About me
Perhaps you’ve spent a long time coping quietly - holding things together for other people while privately feeling anxious, overwhelmed, emotionally disconnected, or exhausted. You may find yourself repeating painful patterns in relationships, struggling with self-criticism, or carrying experiences from the past that still affect you now.
Reaching out for counselling can feel exposing, especially if you’re used to managing things on your own. Therapy offers a space where you no longer have to carry everything alone.
I’m Andy Wareham, a Humanistic and Transactional Analysis (TA) trained counsellor offering counselling in Winchester, Eastleigh, and online. I work with adults and young adults experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship difficulties, low self-esteem, addiction, loss, and emotional overwhelm.
I also offer neuro-affirming support for autistic and ADHD clients, including those exploring identity, masking, burnout and self-understanding.
My approach is warm, relational, and collaborative. I believe therapy works best when you feel emotionally safe, genuinely heard, and accepted without judgement. Together, we can begin to explore what may be happening beneath the surface - at a pace that feels manageable for you - creating space for greater self-understanding, emotional clarity and meaningful change.
As a Humanistic counsellor, I see you as the expert in your own life. Alongside this, Transactional Analysis can help us understand recurring emotional patterns, relationship dynamics, inner criticism, and ways of coping that may once have protected you but now leave you feeling stuck, disconnected, or overwhelmed.
Alongside my counselling work, I also work as a clinical supervisor supporting other therapists, which reflects my commitment to reflective, ethical and thoughtful practice.
Counselling with me can help you to:
- Feel less alone with what you’re carrying
- Understand patterns that keep repeating in your relationships or emotional life
- Develop a kinder and less critical relationship with yourself
- Explore emotions more openly and safely
- Build healthier boundaries and ways of relating
- Feel more connected to who you are beneath coping and survival
- Create lasting change that feels authentic and sustainable
It’s completely normal to feel nervous about starting therapy. The first step is a free 30-minute phone conversation - an informal opportunity for us to talk about what’s bringing you to counselling, ask any questions you may have, and get a sense of whether working together feels right for you.
If we decide to work together, we’ll agree a pace and focus that suits your needs. Some clients come for short-term counselling around a specific issue, while others choose longer-term therapy for deeper exploration and lasting change.
Finding the right therapist matters. If something in this resonates with you, you’re welcome to get in touch.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Registered Member of the British Association for Counsellors & Psychotherapists (BACP). Registration no. 389067
- Foundation Degree in Humanistic Counselling based on Transactional Analysis (BACP Accredited)
- L6 Diploma in Supervision
- Level 3 Diploma in Counselling Skills (ABC)
Member organisations
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£70.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
- Client counselling - face-to-face 50 mins £70
- Client counselling - video call 50 mins £70
- Client counselling - telephone 50 mins £70
- Initial consultation - telephone/video call 15-30 mins (Free)
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Further information
Many people come to therapy after spending years trying to cope alone - managing outwardly while privately struggling with anxiety, low mood, self-criticism, overwhelm, relationship difficulties, or a sense of disconnection from themselves and others. Often, the ways we have learned to cope once helped us survive difficult experiences, but over time they can begin to feel exhausting or limiting.
My role is not to tell you who you are or what you should do, but to offer a therapeutic relationship where you can explore your thoughts, emotions, patterns, and experiences safely and openly. I believe meaningful change often begins with feeling genuinely heard, understood, and accepted.
I work relationally and collaboratively, adapting therapy to your individual needs rather than applying a “one size fits all” approach. Some clients come wanting support through a specific difficulty, while others seek deeper exploration of longstanding emotional or relational patterns.
My core approach is Humanistic, informed by Transactional Analysis (TA). TA can help us understand how past experiences, relationships, and unconscious patterns may continue to shape how we relate to ourselves and others in the present. I aim to offer therapy that is thoughtful, compassionate, and grounded in curiosity rather than judgement.
I work with adults and young people aged 16+, both online and in person in Winchester and Eastleigh.
