Andrew Leighton , BACP

Andrew Leighton is a BACP-registered integrated psychotherapist working in the United Kingdom with four years of professional experience. He adopts a compassionate, empathic and non-judgemental stance that aims to create a strong therapeutic relationship where people feel heard and understood. Sessions are primarily led by the client to allow personal exploration, while Andrew offers gentle guidance to help unpack personal narratives and surface limiting beliefs, life scripts, or mindset patterns that may be keeping someone stuck.

He holds a Level 7 Post Graduate Diploma in Integrated Psychotherapy, a postgraduate qualification in psychotherapy training, and is registered with BACP - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. This integrated training enables him to draw on a variety of approaches and tailor interventions to each person’s needs. His additional training includes courses in addiction therapy, substance misuse counselling, grief and loss, existential anxiety, recovery pathways, and compassionate enquiry.

Andrew works with a wide range of concerns including addictions, bereavement, anxiety, depression, divorce and separation, body image issues and low self-esteem, as well as relationship, family and parenting challenges. He also supports those facing trauma and abuse, coping with life changes, eating and sleeping difficulties, career and coaching questions, and compassion fatigue. His practice emphasizes collaboration, clarity and practical steps to help clients move toward more workable lives.

Approaches That Guide Online Therapeutic Work

Andrew draws on evidence-informed approaches suited to online work and to a range of presenting problems. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify personal values and take action toward a more meaningful life while learning to relate differently to difficult thoughts and feelings - it often helps with anxiety, stress and motivation. Attachment-Based Therapy explores early relational patterns and how they shape current relationships and emotional responses, which can be especially useful for attachment issues, abandonment concerns and relationship difficulties. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviours through practical strategies and skills, commonly used for anxiety, depression and coping with life changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and Andrew works collaboratively to determine the best fit based on each person’s needs, goals and preferences. Licensed professionals and therapists tailor methods over time, blending elements when that serves the client’s progress.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions by video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to access support from different locations. These formats support continuity of care, convenience and ongoing collaboration between therapist and client.