Andrew Merz
Compassionate, practical counselling for everyday struggles
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About Andrew
Andrew Merz is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom. He has five years of professional experience and focuses on helping people manage depression, anxiety and stress. He aims to treat every person with respect, sensitivity and compassion and tailors conversations to each individual's needs.
He works collaboratively to build a clear plan that fits what someone wants to change. Sessions are shaped around everyday challenges like coping with life changes, caring responsibilities, work stress and sleep or eating struggles.
Background and approach
He also addresses relationship and intimacy-related concerns, addiction and issues linked to identity including LGBT matters. Andrew draws on practical, evidence-informed methods such as cognitive behavioural approaches and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. He also uses attachment-based ideas and person-centred techniques to help people feel heard and understood.
Dialectical strategies are included when emotion regulation or intense distress are part of the picture. Clients can expect straightforward conversations that identify small, achievable steps. Andrew will help people develop tools for managing symptoms and for handling difficult situations as they arise.
He balances short-term skills with attention to deeper patterns that maintain distress. He offers sessions in English and does not work with international clients. Fees vary by location and are delivered through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 5
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 45296
- 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
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- 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
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult 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
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Gottman Method
- Hypnotherapy
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic 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 talk with the person about needs, goals and preferences and then choose or combine methods together. That collaborative process helps ensure sessions feel relevant and practical for everyday life.
The practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions into a busy day and avoiding travel time. Online work can make it easier to attend shorter check-ins or regular weekly sessions around work or caregiving commitments. This profile does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current session options before booking to know which arrangements are offered.
Questions and answers
What kinds of problems does Andrew help with?
He helps people with depression, anxiety and stress, and supports coping with life changes, grief and addictions. He also works with relationship, intimacy and identity-related concerns.
What is his therapeutic style like?
His style is respectful and sensitive, focusing on straightforward conversation and practical steps. He tailors the approach to each person's goals and needs.
How much experience does he have?
He has five years of professional work experience in the United Kingdom. That experience informs how he blends different approaches in sessions.
What are his credentials and where is he based?
He holds BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with him?
He does not accept international clients at this time.
How much do sessions cost?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started?
Click the Start Therapy button, fill in a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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