Andrea Browning , LMHC

Andrea Browning is a licensed mental health counselor with 23 years of experience working in outpatient clinics and private practice in New York. Her clinical journey began in addiction treatment and care for co-occurring mental health conditions, and over time she developed a focused practice in trauma treatment. She integrates a range of therapeutic models - including Internal Family Systems, Schema Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and EMDR - alongside holistic practices such as mindfulness, energy medicine, tapping, and qigong to support healing on multiple levels.

Andrea invites exploration of the body, personality, community, and spiritual dimensions of a person, offering a supportive setting that honors each individual’s unique strengths and insights. As an LMHC - a Licensed Mental Health Counselor - she blends evidence-informed techniques with more experiential methods to help people build resilience, process painful experiences, and reconnect with self-compassion and purpose. Her work emphasizes nuanced understanding of trauma, addiction, grief, relationship patterns, and related concerns, aiming to foster greater self-awareness and sustainable change.

Integrating Approaches for Online Therapeutic Work

Mindfulness Therapy cultivates present-moment awareness and gentle self-observation. It offers practical skills to ease stress and anxiety, support emotional regulation, and create space to respond rather than react to difficult thoughts and sensations.

Trauma-Focused Therapy centers on processing and resolving the impacts of traumatic experiences. It uses structured strategies to help people reduce the intensity of trauma-related symptoms, work through painful memories, and rebuild a sense of safety and continuity in daily life.

Internal Family Systems views the mind as composed of distinct parts along with a core sense of Self. By identifying and relating to these parts with curiosity and compassion, people can heal inner conflicts, reduce self-criticism, and restore internal balance.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Andrea works collaboratively with clients and with licensed professionals to identify which methods best fit a person’s needs, goals, and preferences, adapting strategies over time as healing progresses.

Online sessions - via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging - provide flexibility for scheduling and access from different locations. These formats allow ongoing work without travel, support continuity between sessions, and make it easier to integrate therapy into a busy life while maintaining a therapeutic connection with a licensed therapist.