About Andrew
Andrew Higginbottom is a counsellor with three years of professional experience in the United Kingdom and NCPS credentials. He helps people who are feeling stuck by focusing on practical steps and personal strengths. He aims to make the first step less daunting and offers steady support while people work through change.
He uses several approachable methods to help with stress, anxiety and low mood. He also helps with relationship and family matters, self-esteem, motivation and confidence.
Background and approach
Other concerns he works with include grief, trauma, addiction, bipolar mood issues and difficulties with sleep or eating. Andrew often brings Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas into sessions, helping people notice what matters and take small actions towards it. He also draws on attachment-based thinking to look at how early relationships affect current patterns.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and elements of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy are used when practical strategies and skills are needed. Sessions aim to build on what already works for each person. Andrew adopts a client-centred stance and listens for the strengths someone can use when facing hard things.
He encourages clear, manageable steps rather than overwhelming plans. He offers therapy in English and does not accept international clients. To begin, clients use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to his availability.
What Andrew works with
Everything Andrew lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Andrew is listed here; the rest shows what else Andrew works with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- 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
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- 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
- Workplace issues
Approaches Andrew lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How his approaches translate to online counselling
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people name what matters and take small steps towards it, even when thoughts or feelings feel overwhelming. It can be useful for anxiety, depression and coping with life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns from past relationships and how they show up now, which can help with relationship issues and family conflicts. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical experiments; it suits problems like anxiety, low mood and sleep or eating difficulties.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then suggest which methods to try first. Sessions can be adjusted as work progresses so the plan stays relevant to the person's needs.
Please confirm available session options before booking, as specific formats are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy around work, caring duties and daily life. It can also allow shorter check-ins or sessions without video when that is more convenient. Registered or accredited professionals tailor timing and practical arrangements to fit each person's routine.
Questions people ask about Andrew
What concerns does Andrew work with?
He addresses stress, anxiety, low mood and a wide range of life issues such as relationship and family matters, grief, addictions and issues linked to self-esteem and motivation.
What is his therapeutic style?
He takes a client-centred approach and uses practical methods from ACT, CBT, DBT and attachment-based thinking to help people make manageable changes.
How much professional experience does he have?
He has three years of professional work experience in the United Kingdom supporting people through everyday and complex challenges.
What credentials and location are listed?
He is listed with NCPS and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with him?
He does not accept international clients at this time.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start therapy with him?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to his availability.
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