About Andrea
Andrea Mcphatter is a licensed mental health counselor who brings 15 years of experience to her work in Florida. She uses a collaborative, person-focused style to help people cope with stress, anxiety, trauma, anger, and major life changes. Andrea speaks English and accepts international clients for online work.
Her approach centers on listening first and then building a plan together. She draws on Client-Centered Therapy to create a respectful, nonjudgmental space where people can talk through painful events and confusing feelings.
Background and approach
She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help identify unhelpful thoughts and practice new coping skills. Andrea has worked in community mental health, independent practice, schools, and substance abuse treatment settings. That range of experience informs how she adapts conversations and tools to different situations.
She focuses on practical steps people can try between sessions to reduce panic, manage anger, and ease social anxiety. She often helps people facing family conflict, caregiver stress, issues around abandonment, and the emotional aftermath of trauma or separation. Andrea also supports people wrestling with guilt, shame, relationship communication problems, and questions about life purpose or sexuality.
Sessions are shaped around each person’s goals. Andrea tailors the pace and techniques to match what someone needs right now. She aims to make the first step clear and manageable so people can move forward without feeling overwhelmed.
How Andrea’s approaches work in online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and creating a respectful space where people can tell their story without judgment. In online sessions this means the therapist follows your lead, reflects what she hears, and helps you clarify what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is more skills-focused and looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. Andrea uses CBT techniques to help manage panic attacks, reduce anxiety, and try small behavioral experiments between appointments.Finding the right approach is a team effort. Andrea will talk with each person about goals, current struggles, and personal preferences, then jointly select techniques that fit. If something isn’t helping, she adjusts the plan so sessions stay useful and relevant to daily life.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls are good for face-to-face conversation and teaching coping exercises. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or when camera time feels tiring. Live chat and text messaging work well for shorter check-ins, quick coping reminders, or when someone prefers writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, or travel while keeping focus on practical change.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Anger management
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Florida, Virginia
- Languages
- English