Andrew Higginbottom, NCPS

Andrew Higginbottom works from a person-centred stance and draws on several evidence-based approaches to help people facing common life pressures. He meets people where they are and focuses on small, manageable steps towards clearer thinking and steadier moods. Andrew holds NCPS, which is listed as his credential, and he has three years of professional experience in the UK.

He supports people dealing with stress, anxiety and low mood, and he helps with relationship and family concerns. He also works with issues around self-esteem, motivation, addiction, grief and trauma. Intimacy-related worries, sleeping and eating problems, and career stress are also part of his practice.

Additional areas Andrew pays attention to include attachment and abandonment concerns, autism and Asperger Syndrome, codependency, and communication difficulties. He is experienced with a range of personality and mood presentations and with adjustment after life changes. He also offers help around caregiving strain, chronic illness, and compassion fatigue.

In sessions he uses approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Attachment-Based Therapy and Client-Centred Therapy. These approaches guide conversation, practical exercises and goal-setting rather than relying on jargon.

People working with him can expect a collaborative style. He emphasises the client as the expert on their life and aims to build on existing strengths. Taking the first step can feel hard, and he offers practical support while you consider changes.

If you want to begin, follow the site's Start Therapy process and complete the short matching questionnaire to arrange a session.

How his approaches translate to online counselling

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and choose actions that match their values; it is useful for anxiety, low mood and life changes. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and building practical skills to change behaviour, which can help with stress, sleep and eating challenges. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how past relationships affect current patterns and can be useful for intimacy and relationship difficulties.

Deciding which approach fits best is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to agree goals, try techniques and adjust the plan as things move forward. That way sessions stay relevant to what the person needs and prefers.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, for example by removing travel time or allowing shorter check-ins around work breaks. It also lets people use written exercises, screen-sharing or audio-focused sessions where helpful. Many registered or accredited professionals adapt practical exercises so they work just as well at a distance, and the same collaborative planning applies to online work as to face-to-face sessions.