Andrew Merz, BACP
Andrew Merz is a counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with five years of professional experience.
About Andrew
Andrew Merz is a counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with five years of professional experience. He works with people facing depression, anxiety and stress. He approaches each person with respect, sensitivity and compassion to make starting therapy less daunting.
He uses straightforward conversation to help people understand what matters to them and what gets in the way. Sessions are shaped around the person's goals and daily life. That might mean learning practical coping skills, noticing unhelpful thinking patterns, or trying new behaviours between meetings.
Background and approach
Andrew combines Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy with client-centred principles. That mix allows him to focus on values and acceptance, while also teaching clear strategies for changing reactions and habits. Attachment-based ideas are used when past relationships affect how someone connects now.
People come to him for a wide range of concerns. These include grief, self-esteem, coping with life changes, addictions, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, eating and sleeping problems, parenting stress, anger, career worries, bipolar and ADHD related difficulties among others. He will listen to the full story before suggesting a plan.
Sessions can include short-term coaching tasks or deeper therapeutic work depending on what the person wants. Andrew aims to make therapy practical and easy to fit into everyday life. He supports people as they try new ways of coping and build habits that match their values.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 45296 | November 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
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.
Online support
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Andrew will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and then try methods that fit. He treats this as a collaborative process and checks in to see what is helpful or needs adjusting.
Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits quick check-ins and messaging is useful for short updates or ongoing support between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and other commitments and to keep continuity when schedules change.
Frequently asked
What concerns does Andrew focus on?
He works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, self-esteem, addictions and relationship and intimacy-related problems.
What style of therapy does he use?
He blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and client-centred approaches, tailoring the style to each person's needs and goals.
How much experience does he have?
He has five years of professional experience working with people facing depression and related concerns.
What are his credentials and where is he located?
He is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and practises in the United Kingdom.
Does he run sessions in other languages or accept international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and he does not accept international clients at this time.
Which session formats are available?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with him?
Select the Start Therapy button, fill in a short matching questionnaire, then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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