Andrea Ferrara , LPC

Andrea Ferrara is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 17 years of practice. She works with adults on common but painful problems like anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and addiction. Andrea focuses on practical steps that help people feel steadier day to day.

She offers a direct, goal-oriented style that favors clear skills and behavior changes. Sessions often include learning coping tools, improving communication, and setting realistic goals for progress. Clients can expect straightforward strategies they can try between appointments.

Andrea draws from several therapeutic approaches, including client-centered work that follows each person’s pace, cognitive behavioral techniques to shift unhelpful thoughts and actions, and emotionally-focused ideas for relationship issues. She also uses ideas from the Gottman method and Jungian therapy when those fit a person’s needs.

Her background includes private practice, inpatient and outpatient care, crisis call centers, suicide hotlines, and work on military installations. That variety shaped a flexible way of responding to stress, grief, trauma, and life transitions.

Andrea practices in Georgia and conducts sessions in English. She helps people tackle parenting stress, sleep and eating concerns, career questions, ADHD symptoms, and issues tied to identity and intimacy. She aims to help clients build the skills to manage their lives more effectively and move forward with confidence.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Andrea often blends cognitive behavioral therapy and emotionally-focused techniques in sessions. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors, which helps with anxiety, panic, depression, and impulsive patterns. Emotionally-focused therapy (EFT) centers on understanding feelings and improving connection in relationships, which can help with intimacy, conflict, and repair work.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Andrea works with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and comfort level, and she adjusts plans as progress unfolds. Clients are invited to give feedback so the work stays relevant and practical.

Online therapy with Andrea is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video lets people read facial cues and practice new skills in real time. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Live chat and text messaging work well for quick check-ins, shorter coaching-style exchanges, or people who prefer writing to speaking. These options help fit therapy into busy days and varied schedules.