Despina Andreou , BACP

Despina Andreou welcomes people who are feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or uncertain about their next step. She offers calm, steady support for problems like stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, addiction concerns, and low self-esteem. Despina presents herself as a listening presence who helps people talk through what matters most to them.

She uses straightforward, practical methods in sessions. These include cognitive behavioural ideas to spot unhelpful thinking patterns, mindfulness practices to build grounding, and trauma-focused work when painful past events are getting in the way. Sessions aim to teach skills people can use between meetings and to make small, manageable changes over time.

Despina trained to the standards of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and brings three years of professional experience. She offers therapy in English and Greek and works with people across the United Kingdom and internationally.

In conversations she pays attention to attachment and communication patterns that shape relationships. She also supports people facing midlife shifts, work and career stress, pregnancy and childbirth related concerns, and the emotional impact of separation or family difficulties.

Sessions are practical and collaborative. Despina helps set clear goals, checks progress, and adapts the approach to each person’s situation. The emphasis is on everyday steps that reduce distress and increase a sense of control.

How Despina uses structured approaches online

Despina commonly draws on cognitive behavioural therapy and trauma-focused therapy in online work. Cognitive behavioural therapy helps people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours, which can ease anxiety, depression and panic; it often includes practical exercises to try between sessions. Trauma-focused therapy concentrates on reducing the lingering impact of distressing events, using paced processing and grounding techniques to reduce overwhelm.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Despina will work collaboratively to choose methods that match a person’s goals, pace and preferences, and she will adjust those choices as progress is made. The aim is to build a plan together that feels manageable and useful in day-to-day life.

Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation from different locations, while phone sessions suit people with lower bandwidth or who prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging can support brief check-ins, ongoing reflections between sessions, or a step-by-step process for those who write more comfortably. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and travel commitments.