Andrea Kelliher , BACP

Andrea Kelliher works from an integrative, relationship-focused perspective using approaches such as client-centred work, psychodynamic thinking and cognitive behavioural techniques. She aims to help people make sense of how past experiences affect day-to-day life and to find practical steps forward. Andrea holds BACP and brings three years of professional experience in counselling settings.

Andrea creates a calm, honest space for people to talk through stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, low self-esteem and depression. She encourages clients to name clear goals and to notice the skills they already have. Sessions aim to be conversational and focused rather than full of jargon.

Her background includes work with NHS services and private practice, where she offered face-to-face counselling for a range of concerns. That experience shaped a style that balances listening with gentle challenge. She draws on psychodynamic ideas to look at patterns, and on CBT to try practical changes in thinking and behaviour.

Andrea also pays attention to attachment and relational themes, helping people who struggle with abandonment, attachment issues, trust or repeated relationship difficulties. She supports work on body image, communication problems, control issues and the emotional impact of divorce or separation.

Additional areas Andrea addresses include forgiveness, guilt and shame, impulsivity, isolation and loneliness, life purpose, money worries, narcissism and some men’s issues. Her aim is to collaborate with each person to identify a main focus and work steadily toward meaningful change.

How Andrea's approaches translate to online therapy

Andrea often uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current feelings and reactions; this can help with trust, abandonment concerns and repeated relational patterns. She also draws on cognitive behavioural therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and try practical experiments that change moods and behaviour.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Andrea will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, and then adapt her style so the sessions meet each client's needs. That collaborative planning is aimed at making sure the therapy fits the person and their situation.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls let people work visually and maintain a near face-to-face feel, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins and text messaging allows ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to fit counselling around work, childcare and busy lives while keeping the focus on practical, relational and reflective work.