- Years in practice
- 5
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Grief
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Andrew
Andrew Merz is a counsellor with five years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. He holds BACP registration, and he aims to offer a respectful, sensitive approach to people feeling overwhelmed by life. He explains things plainly and shapes sessions to each person's needs.
He commonly helps with depression, anxiety, stress, grief and parenting concerns. He also supports people facing relationship strain, problems with sleep or eating, and those coping with major life changes.
Background and approach
His work includes addressing addictive behaviours and compassion fatigue when these arise alongside other difficulties. Andrew draws on several practical therapies to help people build skills and make changes. He uses cognitive behavioural techniques to spot unhelpful thinking, and acceptance and commitment ideas to clarify values and small steps forward.
Attachment-informed work looks at how past relationships affect current patterns. Sessions focus on straightforward conversation, practical exercises and collaboratively set goals. Andrew adapts pace and tasks to suit how someone prefers to work, whether that means skill-building or reflective discussion.
He encourages small, achievable steps between meetings. People can expect a calm, non-judgemental space to talk things through and try new ways of coping. He frames therapy as a partnership and will adjust plans as needs change.
The aim is clearer thinking, steadier mood and more workable day-to-day routines.
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
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- 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 counselling
- 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 Andrew lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Gottman Method
- Hypnotherapy
- 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
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Approaches that suit online counselling and practical change
Andrew often uses cognitive behavioural therapy, which helps identify unhelpful thoughts and teaches practical strategies to change patterns of thinking and behaviour. CBT is commonly used for anxiety, depression, sleep and eating difficulties, and stress management.He also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which encourages people to clarify what matters to them and take small committed actions in that direction. ACT can be helpful when someone feels stuck or is coping with ongoing pain or uncertainty.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The counsellor will discuss what feels most useful and adapt methods to fit the person's goals and preferences. This is a collaborative process and plans are adjusted as progress is made.
Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls recreate face-to-face conversation and allow visual cues, while phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit easily into a work break. Live chat and text-based messaging suit short check-ins, reflection between meetings, or people who prefer not to be on camera. These options make it simpler to keep therapy consistent despite a busy life.
Questions people ask about Andrew
What kinds of concerns can be brought to sessions?
Sessions cover a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting concerns, relationship and intimacy-related matters, addictions, eating and sleeping problems, anger and career questions.
What is the therapist's general approach in sessions?
Andrew combines practical, evidence-based methods with a person-centred outlook. He focuses on clear conversation, skill practice and setting small goals to support day-to-day change.
How much experience does the counsellor have?
He has five years of professional experience working in the United Kingdom and has helped people with issues such as depression and anxiety.
What professional credentials and location are listed?
The counsellor is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP, and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available for online work?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on the person's preference.
How do costs and payments work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are delivered through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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