- Goal focused
- Skill building
- Relationship work
About Andrea
Andrea Ferrara is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 17 years of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, relationships, addiction, and money and financial issues. She approaches sessions with a practical, goal-focused mindset. Andrea aims to help people change unhelpful patterns and build coping skills they can use day to day.
She has worked in a wide range of settings, including private practice, inpatient and outpatient care, crisis call centers, suicide hotline work, and military installations. That range informs her work with individuals and couples and when she delivers group psychoeducation. Her background means she is used to short-term crisis work and longer-term therapeutic change.
In sessions she partners with clients to set clear goals and learn new behaviors. Andrea uses hands-on techniques to manage symptoms like panic, low mood, and compulsive urges. She also supports people dealing with family conflict, parenting strain, intimacy concerns, and life transitions.
Andrea blends several approaches to fit each person’s needs, including client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral methods for shifting thoughts and habits, and emotion-focused work for repairing relationships. She helps clients practice skills in between sessions so progress carries over into daily life.
People who choose her often want structured guidance and real tools for change. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions based on the therapist’s availability. Andrea works in Georgia and conducts therapy in English.
How Andrea’s Approaches Translate to Online Work
Andrea commonly uses client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral techniques, and emotionally-focused work. Client-centered work means the therapist listens closely and follows each person’s pace, helping clients feel heard and understood. Cognitive behavioral techniques focus on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety, low mood, and compulsive patterns. Emotionally-focused work looks at how emotions shape relationship interactions and helps partners or individuals shift patterns that keep them stuck.Finding the right approach is collaborative. Andrea will talk with each person about goals, present concerns, and preferred ways of working. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made or new needs appear.
Session formats are not listed in the provided biography, so confirm current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, for example by removing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins during work breaks, or letting someone join from a different room when needed. Licensed professionals can use structured skill practice, thought records, and emotion-focused exercises effectively in remote sessions, and Andrea supports applying those skills between appointments to help change carry into everyday routines.
Areas of focus
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Andrea address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship and family issues, grief, trauma, parenting challenges, self-esteem, career struggles, ADHD, and money and financial issues among others.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and goal-focused, combining listening with skill teaching and behavioral change work to help clients manage symptoms and reach personal goals.
What experience does she bring to therapy?
Andrea has 17 years of experience across settings such as private practice, inpatient and outpatient care, crisis call centers, suicide hotlines, and military installations.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and practices in Georgia.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can I work with her from another country?
International clients are not currently accepted; therapy is offered only within the regions she is licensed to serve.
How are sessions scheduled and what about cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started if I want to work together?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.