Andrea Croston, BACP
4 years in practice
Andrea Croston is a counsellor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, addictions and trauma.
License and registration
- BACP
- 414548 · expires June 2026
- Years in practice
- 4
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Andrea
Andrea Croston is a counsellor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, addictions and trauma. She also supports people facing low self-esteem, depression, grief and relationship or intimacy-related concerns. Andrea works with a wide range of other issues too, such as sleeping and eating problems, parenting strain, ADHD and career or life transitions.
Andrea trained to a Level 4 in counselling and psychotherapy in September 2022 and holds BACP membership. She describes her work as person-centred at its core and draws on a holistic outlook to shape sessions.
Background and approach
Clients can expect a respectful, listening-first approach where their experience guides the work. In practice she blends ideas from Existential therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to meet practical needs. Sessions often involve talking through difficult moments, noticing patterns and trying out small, manageable changes between meetings.
The aim is to help people clarify values, cope with distress and make choices that fit their life. Andrea has over 20 years of voluntary experience in charity settings and four years of professional practice since completing formal qualifications. She says ongoing professional and personal development is central to her approach.
That background informs a calm, patient manner in sessions. People wanting to start are invited to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a session. Andrea works with international clients and offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging depending on preference.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Andrea lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Andrea names
- Existential Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Gottman Method
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How therapeutic approaches translate to online counselling
Existential therapy focuses on meaning, choice and facing life’s big questions. It helps people who feel stuck, overwhelmed by change, or uncertain about purpose to name what matters and make decisions that reflect their values.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, teaches practical skills for accepting difficult feelings while committing to actions that align with a person's values. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people build more helpful ways of connecting and relating.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Andrea will listen to your concerns and goals, then suggest ways of working that match your needs. Together you can try different techniques and adapt them over time so the therapy fits your situation and preferences.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video works well for in-depth conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited or for a focused check-in. Live chat and messaging let people write things out, fit brief sessions into a busy day, or keep a written trail of thoughts between meetings. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit around work, family and other commitments.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Andrea help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, low self-esteem and depression, among many other issues such as grief, relationship concerns, parenting strain and ADHD.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Andrea works from a person-centred foundation and keeps a holistic outlook, listening closely and letting the client's experience shape the work.
What is her professional background?
She graduated with a Level 4 in counselling and psychotherapy in September 2022 and has around four years of professional practice plus extensive voluntary experience in charity settings over two decades.
What credentials and region are listed?
She holds BACP membership and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English and Andrea accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does the cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Andrea?
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