Andrea Croston

Andrea Croston is a BACP counsellor who helps people manage anger alongside stress, anxiety, depression and relationship concerns. She offers a calm, person-centred way of working that puts the client’s experience first. Sessions focus on what matters to each person and on practical steps to feel steadier day to day.

Andrea trained to Level 4 in counselling and psychotherapy and has four years of formal experience as a practising counsellor. She also brings over 20 years of voluntary work in charity settings, where listening and supporting people through trauma shaped her approach.

Her style is warm and non-judgemental. She does not present herself as the expert in a client’s life. Instead she works with people to identify what hurts and what they want to change. Conversations often include noticing feelings, exploring patterns and trying small, manageable actions between sessions.

Andrea draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy alongside attachment-based and client-centred work. She blends these methods to suit each person rather than following a fixed formula.

Clients may be offered tools for coping with intense emotions, strategies for improving sleep and appetite, and support for relationship and life transitions. Andrea emphasises ongoing learning and adapts sessions to the needs of the person she is supporting.

How Andrea’s approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings while learning to take small actions that match their values. It can be useful for anger, anxiety and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying patterns of thinking and behaviour and trying practical experiments to change them, often helping with anxiety, depression and sleep. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationships shape current patterns and can help with intimacy, relationship strain and feelings of abandonment.

Choosing the best approach is part of the work. Andrea will listen to what matters to the client and discuss which methods might help most. She adapts her mix of person-centred listening and practical techniques to suit goals and preferences, and makes the choice together with the person she is supporting.

If you are considering online therapy, please confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking, as the biography does not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove the need to travel to a clinic. It can also make it simpler to keep continuity of care for international clients. Registered or accredited professionals often use online sessions to continue therapy in a flexible way that matches everyday life.