Andrea Croston, BACP
4 years in practice
Andrea Croston is a counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship strain and issues around self-esteem.
License and registration
- BACP
- 414548 · expires June 2026
- Years in practice
- 4
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Andrea
Andrea Croston is a counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship strain and issues around self-esteem. She also supports people dealing with addiction, grief, parenting pressures, work stress and concerns linked to identity and intimacy. Andrea uses a person-centred stance and draws on Jungian ideas alongside other talking approaches to guide conversations.
Andrea began her counselling pathway over 20 years ago through volunteering in charity settings. In September 2022 she was awarded Level 4 in counselling and psychotherapy.
Background and approach
She holds BACP membership which is listed as her professional credential. Her recent four years of direct practice have been shaped by that long history of listening and informal learning. She prefers straightforward, conversational sessions where the client leads most of the story.
Andrea frames the person as the expert on their own life and offers questions, reflections and practical tools to make changes. Sessions are aimed at helping people notice patterns, name difficult feelings and try small steps that feel doable. Her approach mixes person-centred work with Jungian perspectives, acceptance and commitment techniques and cognitive-behavioural ideas when those fit the aim.
Attachment-based thinking also informs how she looks at relationships and care patterns. Andrea describes ongoing professional and personal development as important to her practice. She adapts session style to what each person needs and uses open discussion to agree goals and next steps.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Andrea lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- 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
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- 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 counseling
- 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 Andrea names
- Jungian Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
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Online support
How therapeutic approaches work in online sessions
Jungian Therapy looks at personal stories, symbols and dreams to help people make sense of recurring patterns and inner conflicts. It can be useful for people wanting deeper self-understanding and meaning in their lives.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings without getting ruled by them and committing to actions that match personal values. It often helps with anxiety, depression and managing difficult emotions.
Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to how early care and relationship patterns influence current connections. This approach can help people improve how they relate to others and manage attachment stress.
Finding the right approach is part of the therapy journey. Andrea will work collaboratively to identify which methods best match a person’s goals and preferences, adjusting work as needed over time.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people use visual cues for deeper conversation, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging suit brief check-ins or notes between sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, parenting or travel while keeping continuity of care.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Andrea support?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and addictions plus relationship, parenting and identity issues. Additional areas include grief, eating and sleeping problems, ADHD and career change.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Andrea takes a person-centred, conversational style where the client leads the story. She offers reflections, practical steps and joint planning rather than directing the process.
What is her background and experience?
Her counselling journey began over 20 years ago through volunteering in charities. She has four years of recent practice and completed a Level 4 in counselling and psychotherapy in September 2022.
What credentials and location are listed?
Andrea holds BACP as her listed credential and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international clients are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be held via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are costs handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
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