- Years in practice
- 4
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Andrew
Andrew Leighton is a counsellor who focuses on building a warm, non-judgemental relationship where people feel heard. He uses a compassionate style and encourages clients to lead sessions while offering guidance to explore difficult feelings and patterns. His aim is to help people uncover limiting beliefs and life scripts that may be keeping them stuck.
Andrew works from an integrated perspective, drawing on several therapy approaches to match what each person needs.
Background and approach
He commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based ideas, Client-Centred methods, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Mindfulness practices. These approaches are blended to fit the concern and the person rather than following a single formula. He has four years of professional experience and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP.
His practice covers a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, grief and parenting concerns. Additional areas Andrew pays attention to include attachment and abandonment issues, blended family challenges, fatherhood matters, communication and intimacy-related problems, and recovery from substance use. He also offers support around body image, self-esteem and coping with life changes.
Sessions are offered in English and take place online by video, phone, live chat or messaging. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and arrange sessions through the site.
What Andrew works with
Everything Andrew lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Andrew helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Andrew lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Andrew blends proven approaches for online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that fit their values. It can be useful for anxiety, stress and for managing urges related to addiction. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting and changing patterns of thinking and behaviour that sustain problems; it often helps with anxiety, depression and sleep difficulties. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current feelings and patterns and can help with intimacy issues, fatherhood concerns and difficulties in close ties.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Andrew will talk with each person about their goals, preferences and what feels helpful. He adapts methods collaboratively rather than insisting on one route, so the plan evolves as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation, phone can fit around a busy day, chat and messaging suit brief check-ins or people who prefer not to be on camera. These options help people fit therapy into work, parenting and travel schedules while keeping continuity between sessions.
Questions people ask about Andrew
What kinds of concerns can be addressed?
Areas covered include stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, parenting worries and self-esteem among others.
What is Andrew's therapeutic style?
He uses a compassionate, non-judgemental, client-led style and offers guidance to unpack narratives and identify limiting beliefs.
How much experience does he have?
Andrew has four years of professional experience working with a range of mental health and life concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
He is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP, and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English and he is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is available by video call, phone session, live chat or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How are fees handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with him?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to therapist availability.
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