- Compassionate listening
- Practical coping skills
- Goal focused
About Andrew
Andrew Merz is a counsellor working in the United Kingdom with five years of professional experience. He holds BACP registration, and he focuses on helping people who are managing depression and a wide range of related concerns. He aims to create a respectful and compassionate space where clients can begin to make changes.
He uses short, practical conversations to understand what feels hardest right now. Sessions are shaped around each person’s needs rather than a fixed formula. That might mean working on unhelpful thinking patterns, strengthening emotional awareness, or practising small behaviour changes to ease day-to-day life.
Andrew draws on several approaches including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centred Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy. He adapts these methods depending on the issue, whether the focus is on anxiety, stress, grief, addiction or relationship and intimacy-related concerns.
He also supports people facing issues such as parenting strain, body image worries, chronic illness and caregiver stress, ADHD, and workplace or career pressures. Conversations can cover practical coping strategies and ways to rebuild a sense of direction.
Andrew works in English and does not take international clients. To get started, people follow the service sign-up, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on availability. He uses a subscription system that can be cancelled at any time.
Therapeutic approaches and online working
Andrew commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in his work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings and choose actions that match their values. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviour and helps people try new ways of thinking and acting to reduce distress.Finding the right approach is part of the work itself. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and choose or adapt methods together. This collaborative process helps match techniques to the particular problems someone wants to address, whether that is anxiety, depression, grief or stress related to money and life changes.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around work, family or medical commitments, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Registered or accredited professionals can use online sessions to offer consistent contact and practical tools that fit into everyday life.
Areas of focus
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does Andrew help with?
He supports people with depression, anxiety and stress, plus related concerns such as grief, addictions, self-esteem and relationship or intimacy-related issues.
What is his general therapeutic style?
He offers a respectful, sensitive and compassionate approach. Sessions focus on practical conversation and personalised plans rather than a fixed method.
How much experience does he have?
Andrew has five years of professional work experience in the United Kingdom.
What credentials does he hold and where is he based?
He is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practices in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with him?
He does not accept international clients at this time.
How much do sessions cost?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.