Counsellor profile
Andrea Croston, BACP
United Kingdom
Counsellor - Codependency and relationships
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- Credentials
- BACP
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom / 414548
- Experience
- 4 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- United Kingdom
About
- Person-centred approach
- CBT and ACT methods
- Emotional regulation skills
About Andrea
Andrea Croston is a BACP-registered counsellor with four years of professional experience. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression and relationship and intimacy-related concerns. Andrea also supports people dealing with codependency, grief, sleep and eating issues, and life changes.
Andrea practises from a person-centred stance and uses that as the base for her work. She listens first and follows what the client brings. Sessions focus on clarifying what is painful, what a person values, and small practical steps to reduce distress.
Her approach also draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based ideas. That mix can help with coping skills, spotting unhelpful thinking patterns, and understanding how early relationships affect present behaviour. She uses Dialectical Behaviour Therapy skills where emotional regulation or intense stress is getting in the way.
Andrea began supporting people through charity work more than 20 years ago and completed a Level 4 qualification in counselling and psychotherapy in September 2022. Those years of listening and volunteering shape how she responds to people in difficulty.
Clients can expect straightforward, respectful sessions that aim to make things easier to manage day to day. Andrea describes the person as the expert on their own life and offers practical support rather than claiming to have all the answers.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Andrea uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people identify what matters to them and take values-based steps even when feelings are difficult. ACT tends to be useful for anxiety, low mood and getting stuck in unhelpful patterns. Attachment-Based Therapy is used to look at how early relationships influence current trust, closeness and boundary patterns; it can help people understand patterns that feed codependency and relationship difficulty.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Andrea treats this as a collaborative process and will talk through which methods might suit a client’s goals and preferences. She starts from listening, then suggests practical techniques from ACT, CBT or DBT as they fit the situation.
The original biography does not specify session formats, so confirm which online options are offered before booking. Online work can make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy week, allow quicker check-ins when stress spikes, and remove travel time. It can also let people choose shorter conversations or phone-based check-ins when that suits their day. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt techniques used in-person to an online setting to focus on coping skills, values-based action and improving emotional regulation.
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Also works with
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
4+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, codependency and related problems.
What is her therapy style like?
Her base approach is person-centred listening, with practical techniques added from CBT, ACT and DBT as needed.
How much experience does she have?
She has four years of professional practice and more than 20 years of volunteer experience supporting people in charity settings.
What credentials and where is she based?
She is registered with the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can non-UK clients work with her?
Sessions are offered to international clients and are conducted in English.
What session formats does she offer?
The original biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current options directly before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.