- Years in practice
- 13
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Alabama, Georgia, New Jersey, Arizona, New Hampshire, Wisconsin, Oregon, Delaware
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Andrea
Andrea Douglas is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Alabama with 13 years of experience. She focuses on practical steps parents and individuals can use to reduce stress, manage anxiety, and regain direction. Her work emphasizes clear goals and small changes that add up over time.
She uses client-centered techniques to make sessions feel collaborative and respectful. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) appears often in her work to help people notice unhelpful thinking and try different actions.
Background and approach
Solution-Focused Therapy is used to identify strengths and build on what already works for the client. Andrea helps people facing relationship strain, parenting challenges, anger, career transitions, and coping with life changes. She also supports those dealing with depression, self-esteem concerns, and compassion fatigue.
Additional focuses include blended family issues, infidelity, communication problems, and feelings of emptiness or isolation. Sessions aim to be straightforward and goal-oriented. Clients can expect to set practical steps, track progress, and adjust plans as needed.
Andrea frames therapy as a process of learning skills and testing new behaviors rather than a one-size-fits-all solution. Her background includes practice across state lines and work with diverse cultural backgrounds. English-language sessions are offered, and international clients are accepted.
She blends approaches to match each person’s situation and priorities.
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
- Self esteem
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Andrea lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approach-driven online care for parenting and life stress
Andrea commonly combines Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Client-centered work focuses on listening and building a respectful relationship so clients feel heard and understood. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors to change how they feel and act.She also draws on Solution-Focused Therapy to set small, achievable goals and build on existing strengths. This approach is useful for parenting concerns and life transitions because it emphasizes practical steps and measurable progress. Choosing an approach is part of the work together; the therapist and client review needs, goals, and preferences and then try the methods that fit best.
Online sessions offer flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a break at work. Live chat and messaging support shorter check-ins or ongoing coaching-style contact. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around parenting schedules and life demands.
Questions people ask about Andrea
What issues does Andrea help with?
She helps people address stress, anxiety, relationship strain, parenting challenges, anger, career concerns, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is collaborative and practical, using client-centered work and solution-focused steps to set clear goals and track progress.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Andrea has 13 years of experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor working across different settings and with diverse backgrounds.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds LPC credentials and practices in Alabama; the listed license details include AZ LPC and OR LPC as provided.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Andrea?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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