Andrew Higginbottom
Supportive counsellor focusing on practical change
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About Andrew
Andrew Higginbottom is a counsellor in the United Kingdom with three years of professional experience. He focuses on helping people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, motivation and confidence. He also supports those facing relationship and family tensions, loss and grief, and difficulties with addiction or bipolar mood challenges.
Andrew works from the belief that each person knows their life best. He helps people name their strengths and use them to face difficult moments.
Background and approach
Sessions are aimed at making steady, practical changes rather than quick fixes. He frames therapy as a collaborative process where the client leads the story. His practice draws on several evidence-informed approaches.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy helps people spot and shift unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy supports people to accept difficult feelings while committing to meaningful action. Attachment-Based and Client-Centred ideas shape how he builds trust and explores relationship patterns.
Andrew also uses tools from Dialectical Behaviour Therapy to teach emotional regulation and coping skills when feelings feel overwhelming. He tailors techniques to the issue at hand, whether that is trauma, intimacy concerns, sleep or eating difficulties. He keeps plans simple and practical so people can try them between sessions.
Sessions are carried out in English and aimed at helping people make manageable changes. Andrew encourages realistic goals and regular review so therapy stays relevant to everyday life.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 3
- Registered with
- NCPS
- Registration number
- NCS21-00072
- Languages
- English
- Approaches include
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Andrew's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Andrew works with
Everything Andrew lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Workplace issues
Approaches Andrew lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Andrew works online
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss different ways of working and choose methods together based on your goals and preferences. That collaborative process means techniques can be adjusted if something does not feel like a good fit.
If you are considering online therapy, please confirm the session options before booking as the biography does not list specific formats. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also make practising skills between sessions more straightforward, since tools and worksheets can be shared and reviewed in context.
Questions and answers
What concerns does Andrew commonly help with?
He helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem and motivation issues, plus relationship and family tensions. Other areas include addiction, grief, intimacy concerns, eating or sleeping problems and ADHD related challenges.
What style of therapy can I expect?
Therapy is collaborative and practical. Techniques draw on cognitive behavioural ideas, acceptance and commitment work, attachment and client-centred methods to suit each person's needs.
How much experience does he have?
He has three years of professional work experience in the United Kingdom supporting a range of common mental health and relationship concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
He holds NCPS as a credential and practices in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with him?
International clients are not accepted at this time.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with him?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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