Andrea Croston, BACP
Compassionate, person-centred counsellor
Details
| Name | Andrea Croston |
|---|---|
| Credentials | BACP |
| Based in | United Kingdom |
| Registered with | BACP |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 4 |
About Andrea
Andrea Croston is a counsellor who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression and addictions. She works with a wide range of concerns including trauma and abuse, self-esteem, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, ADHD and compassion fatigue. Andrea uses a person-centred stance and takes a straightforward, kind approach in sessions.
She trained to a Level 4 in counselling and psychotherapy and holds BACP membership. Andrea also brings many years of volunteer experience in charity settings where she listened to and supported people through difficult times.
Background and approach
That background informs how she meets clients now. Her style is collaborative and respectful. She treats each person as the expert in their own life and helps them name what hurts.
Sessions tend to focus on listening, reflecting and building small, practical steps forward. Andrea draws on Narrative ideas to help people reframe stories they tell about themselves. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based approaches alongside client-centred work and cognitive behavioural tools when they fit the person’s needs.
She offers sessions in English and accepts international clients. Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Fees vary by location and sessions are provided through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Trauma and abuse among the things Andrea works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Andrea among the ways she works.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Andrea among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Andrea among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Andrea among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Andrea among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Andrea among the ways she works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Andrea among the ways she works.
- Gottman Method: Listed by Andrea among the ways she works.
- Imago Relationship Therapy: Listed by Andrea among the ways she works.
- Jungian Therapy: Listed by Andrea among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Andrea among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Andrea among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Andrea among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Andrea among the ways she works.
- Somatic Therapy: Listed by Andrea among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Andrea among the ways she works.
- Internal Family Systems: Listed by Andrea among the ways she works.
- Systemic Therapy: Listed by Andrea among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Andrea directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Andrea directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How Andrea uses therapeutic approaches online
Andrea often blends Narrative work with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and attachment-informed ideas. Narrative work helps people look at the stories they tell about themselves and try new ways of describing their life. That can be useful for issues like self-esteem, grief and relationship questions.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings without being ruled by them. It supports values-based action and can help with anxiety, depression and coping with life changes. Attachment-based ideas look at how early relationships shape expectations and reactions in close relationships, which can help with intimacy, abandonment and caregiving concerns.
Finding the right approach is a joint process. Andrea listens to your goals and preferences, and will suggest methods that fit your situation. Together you can try different ways of working and adjust as you learn what helps.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls are suited to deeper dialogue and visual connection. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a break at work. Live chat and text-based messaging are handy for short check-ins, coaching notes or when typing feels easier. Many registered or accredited professionals use these formats to make therapy more accessible across time zones and busy schedules.
Common questions about this listing
What difficulties does Andrea help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression and addictions, plus trauma, relationship and intimacy issues and grieving. There is also work around ADHD, self-esteem and career or parenting strain.
How would she approach my concerns in sessions?
She takes a person-centred and collaborative approach, listening first and helping you identify what matters. Techniques from Narrative, ACT and CBT may be used to reframe stories and build practical steps.
What experience does she bring?
Andrea has around four years of experience since qualification and over 20 years of volunteering in charity settings supporting people through traumatic times.
What credentials and region are listed?
She holds a Level 4 in counselling and psychotherapy and is a BACP member. Her practice is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered online?
Available formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different schedules and preferences.
How are sessions priced?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided via a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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