- Years in practice
- 20
- Credentials
- LCMHC
- Licensed in
- New Hampshire
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Andrea
Andrea Bednarz is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) in New Hampshire with 20 years of experience. She focuses on parenting concerns alongside stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues. Her style is direct and practical, aimed at helping parents who feel overwhelmed, stuck, or emotionally drained find steadier ground.
Andrea helps people notice unhelpful patterns and try different ways of responding. She works with parents managing grief, estrangement, blended family stress, or the strain of chronic illness in a household.
Background and approach
Sessions often include straightforward skills for communication, boundary setting, and coping with life changes. Her approach balances real-life problem solving with time to understand where painful behaviors began. She pays attention to family of origin themes, attachment wounds, and how those histories show up in parenting.
That makes it easier to change daily routines and reactions that create strain. Andrea understands how avoidance looks day to day - numbing, scrolling, overworking, or using substances to cope. She supports people who want to stop those patterns and build a more honest, manageable life.
Work in therapy is paced to match what a parent can handle while keeping progress steady. Sessions are offered in English and available to international clients. Formats include video calls, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging.
She describes therapy as hard work that can still be tolerable and worth the effort.
What Andrea works with
Everything Andrea lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Andrea helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual dysfunction
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Women's issues
Evidence-based approaches for parenting and family stress
Andrea uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that blend skill practice with exploration of family patterns. One common approach focuses on improving communication and setting boundaries; it teaches concrete phrases and routines to reduce conflict and increase predictability in daily family life. Another approach looks at attachment and family of origin issues to identify how past relationships shape parenting choices and emotional reactions, helping clients make different decisions in the present.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with the client to match methods to goals, needs, and what feels doable in everyday life. Together they adjust pace and focus as progress unfolds so the work fits a parent's schedule and energy.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people work face to face when screen time works for their routine. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging support quick reflections, brief coaching between sessions, or ongoing prompts to practice new skills. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy parenting lives and to maintain continuity through transitions.
Questions people ask about Andrea
What concerns does Andrea commonly address?
She focuses on parenting-related stress along with anxiety, relationship and family problems. Additional areas include grief, attachment issues, codependency, and coping with chronic illness.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is practical and direct, with attention to real-life habits. She combines skill-building with exploration of family history and attachment patterns.
How long has she been practicing?
Andrea has practiced for 20 years, bringing long-term experience working with mood and family-related concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds the credential LCMHC, which stands for Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, and she practices in New Hampshire.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are offered?
Therapy is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does pricing and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.
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