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Andrew Reay, ACA, PACFA
Australia
ACA PACFA counsellor - Anxiety and trauma
See online therapy options- CBT and ACT methods
- EMDR and hypnotherapy
- Practical behavioural work
About Andrew
Andrew Reay is an ACA and PACFA counsellor with 16 years' experience. He works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self esteem, depression and coping with life changes. He speaks English and operates from Australia.
Andrew frames therapy around practical changes in thinking and behaviour. He uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, client-centred methods, EMDR and hypnotherapy. Sessions focus on noticing unhelpful thoughts, testing them and trying different responses.
He draws on a mix of psychotherapy, clinical hypnotherapy and counselling techniques to suit each person's concerns. His background includes supervising counsellors and clinical hypnotherapists through ACA and PACFA, which informs how he plans sessions and supports longer term work.
In practice he helps people work through issues such as abandonment, body image, chronic pain and illness, communication problems, control issues and isolation. He also supports those facing life transitions, first responder issues, guilt and shame, and questions around life purpose and men's issues.
Sessions aim to be straightforward and task-focused. People can expect clear steps to test new habits, simple mindfulness and behavioural experiments, and targeted work on traumatic memories when appropriate. To start, he asks clients to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
Costs vary by location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. International clients are not currently accepted.
How Andrew uses CBT, ACT and EMDR online
Andrew commonly works with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing when suitable. CBT focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing different behaviours to reduce stress and anxiety. ACT teaches skills to notice thoughts without getting stuck and to act towards values despite difficult feelings. EMDR is used to work directly with troubling memories and can help with trauma related symptoms when the client is prepared for that approach.Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. He will discuss goals, preferences and the practical steps needed, and then suggest a way forward. That may mean combining short CBT experiments with ACT exercises, or introducing memory processing work such as EMDR when appropriate.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm the current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins between longer meetings. Some approaches work well with a video call, others can suit audio-only or a mix depending on what the person prefers and what the work requires.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
16+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does he commonly help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self esteem, depression and coping with life changes, plus related issues such as body image and chronic illness.
How does he use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
He uses CBT to identify unhelpful thoughts and habits, then tries concrete experiments to change them. Sessions include practical steps and behavioural tasks between meetings.
How much experience does he have?
He has 16 years' clinical experience working in counselling and psychotherapy contexts.
What credentials and location apply?
He is listed with the Australian Counselling Association (ACA) and the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation Australia (PACFA) and practises in Australia.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does he accept international clients?
He does not accept international clients at this time.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, then schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe, use the crisis numbers.