Andrea Kelliher, BACP

Andrea Kelliher works from an integrative, relationship-focused approach. She is a BACP member and uses a mix of talking therapies to help people make sense of painful experiences. Andrea aims to build a trusting connection so people can set clear goals and move forward.

Andrea has three years' experience and has worked in NHS settings and independent practice. She previously provided face-to-face counselling with Talk Wandsworth and at The Awareness Centre in Tooting, London. Her background includes an HN Access Diploma in Social Work.

Sessions focus on everyday problems such as stress, anxiety, low mood and anger. She also helps people concerned about trauma and abuse, self-esteem and relationship challenges. Additional areas Andrea pays attention to include attachment and abandonment, body image, control issues and guilt.

Her work combines person-centred listening with psychodynamic ideas and cognitive behavioural techniques. That means she pays attention to patterns from the past while also using practical steps to manage symptoms now. Andrea helps clients identify skills they already have and build on them.

Conversations are guided by honesty and straightforward goals. Andrea supports people to clarify what they want from therapy and to take achievable steps towards those aims. The focus is on making sense of current difficulties and finding workable ways forward.

How Andrea's approaches translate to online work

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape present patterns. It helps people understand why they may feel anxious about closeness, abandonment or trust, and supports building more secure ways of relating.

Client-Centred Therapy emphasises an empathic, non-directive way of working. The counsellor listens closely and helps people find their own answers, which is useful for tackling low self-esteem and making sense of personal values.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Andrea will work together with each person to decide which methods suit their needs, goals and preferences. That collaboration means therapy can shift as new priorities emerge.

If you are considering online options, check which session formats Andrea currently offers before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also make it simpler to keep continuity of care when life circumstances change. Registered or accredited professionals, including therapists with relational and CBT-informed approaches, often adapt their techniques to work well at a distance while focusing on practical steps and emotional understanding.