Andrew Merz, BACP
5 years in practice
Andrew Merz is a counsellor practising in the United Kingdom who works with people seeking relief from depression, anxiety and life stress.
License and registration
- BACP
- 45296 · expires November 2026
- Years in practice
- 5
- 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 Andrew
Andrew Merz is a counsellor practising in the United Kingdom who works with people seeking relief from depression, anxiety and life stress. He uses a blend of approaches to suit each person’s needs and focuses on building a respectful, compassionate relationship from the start. He holds BACP accreditation and brings five years of professional experience to his practice.
He emphasises plain conversation and practical steps rather than jargon. Sessions are shaped around the individual, so goals and techniques change as progress is made.
Background and approach
Hypnotherapy can be offered as one tool alongside cognitive behavioural ideas to change unhelpful thinking and acceptance strategies to manage difficult emotions. Andrew also draws on attachment-based and client-centred ways of working. That means he pays attention to how past relationships affect current feelings and offers a warm, listening space where people set the pace.
These approaches can help with grief, relationship worries, low self-esteem and parenting strain. Over five years he has supported people dealing with addiction, trauma, bipolar mood challenges and complex medical or caregiving stresses. He is familiar with concerns around body image, sexual expression such as BDSM and kink, neurodiversity, and adoption or abandonment themes.
Conversations tackle both immediate coping and longer-term patterns. Sessions are offered in English and run online by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging. Andrew uses a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and sessions are scheduled according to therapist availability.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Andrew lists on their public professional profile, 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 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 Andrew names
- Hypnotherapy
- 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
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Gottman Method
- 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
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Approaches that suit online work
Andrew commonly uses Hypnotherapy to help people access calmer, more focused states for managing habits, sleep and stress, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify and change patterns of unhelpful thinking. He also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people accept difficult feelings while moving toward chosen values. Each approach is explained in clear terms and aimed at everyday problems such as anxiety, low mood and sleep difficulties.Finding the right way of working is part of the process. The therapist will discuss options and try different techniques with the client to see what helps most. This is a collaborative process where goals and methods are reviewed and adjusted as progress is made.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when more nuance is needed. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a busy day. Live chat and text messaging suit shorter check-ins, brief coaching or those who prefer not to be on camera. These formats make it easier to keep continuity of care across location and schedules, while letting people choose the style that fits their day.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does this counsellor help with?
He supports people with depression, anxiety, stress, grief and self-esteem issues, along with addictions, trauma and relationship or intimacy-related worries.
What is his therapeutic style like?
He keeps language plain and focuses on practical conversation. Sessions combine empathy with tools from hypotheses such as CBT and ACT to tackle thoughts and behaviours.
What experience does he bring?
He has five years of professional experience working with a range of challenges, including bipolar mood concerns, caregiving stress and complex trauma-related themes.
What credentials and region apply?
He is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and works from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and routines.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided via a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with this counsellor?
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