Andrew Thomas , BACP

Andrew Thomas is an integrative counsellor based in the United Kingdom who works with adults aged 18 and over. With five years of clinical experience, he combines multiple therapeutic models to tailor support to each person's needs and goals. He holds a Foundation Degree in Integrative Counselling (FdA Counselling) and is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) - a professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists in the UK.

Andrew specialises in areas including stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, family issues, anger, low self-esteem, career concerns, bipolar and depression, ADHD, and coping with life changes. He also works with clients facing abandonment and attachment issues, codependency, communication and control difficulties, dissociation, caregiver stress, and substance-related problems. His clinical focus includes working in a trauma-informed way and integrating somatic and neurobiological perspectives where helpful.

His approach is integrative - drawing on Attachment-Based, Client-Centered, Cognitive Behavioral, Psychodynamic, and Somatic methods to shape interventions that suit the individual's presenting problems. Psychoeducation about nervous system responses, the Window of Tolerance, Polyvagal ideas, and practical coping strategies feature in his work. He aims to be flexible with scheduling within typical Monday to Friday hours and generally reviews messages daily, responding within 24 hours on weekdays. Andrew is not currently accepting new clients.