How Andrea works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Texas
- Years in practice
- 6
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Andrea
Andrea Bray Ryan is a licensed professional counselor offering calm, practical support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anger, anxiety, or major life changes. She helps clients break problems into small steps and build skills they can use each day. Her manner is warm and nonjudgmental, and she focuses on what will help in the moment.
Andrea brings six years of clinical experience working in a behavioral hospital and in independent practice across Texas.
Background and approach
She has supported people with trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, grief, and issues tied to identity and relationships. She also helps those coping with ADHD, bipolar mood challenges, and problems that come from messy family histories. Her work emphasizes clear, practical tools.
Andrea teaches breathing and relaxation methods, self-regulation skills, and simple behavioral strategies so clients can handle strong feelings like anger and anxiety more effectively. She also uses mindfulness exercises and approaches that focus on emotions to help people understand and change patterns that cause pain. Sessions often include skill practice, short-term goal setting, and talking through what’s happening in daily life.
Andrea values a collaborative approach and helps clients use their existing strengths while trying new ways to respond to stress or triggers. People who want steady, skills-based support for mood, trauma, or relationship-related struggles may find her style helpful. She aims to be a steady companion during hard moments while helping clients move toward clearer routines and better coping.
What Andrea works with
Everything Andrea lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Andrea's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Co-morbidity
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
Approaches Andrea lists
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Using evidence-based approaches in online sessions
Andrea commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Trauma-Focused Therapy to help clients understand how thoughts and experiences shape feelings and behavior. CBT involves identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing small behavioral changes to reduce anxiety, anger, and depressive symptoms. Trauma-Focused Therapy helps people process and make sense of traumatic events while building stronger emotion regulation skills and reducing triggers. Finding the right approach is part of the work. Andrea will talk with each person about their goals, history, and comfort with different methods, then try interventions collaboratively to see what fits best. Clients are invited to give feedback so the plan can be adjusted over time. Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexible ways to connect. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and teaching calming techniques, while phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging are practical for brief updates, skill reminders, or ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and maintain steady progress.Questions people ask about Andrea
What kinds of concerns does Andrea address?
She works with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, parenting strain, relationship and family issues, bipolar and ADHD-related struggles, and related concerns listed in her specialties.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her approach is warm and nonjudgmental with a focus on practical skills, emotion awareness, and short-term goal setting to manage symptoms and improve daily functioning.
What is her background and experience?
Andrea has six years of clinical experience working in a behavioral hospital and in independent practice in Texas, supporting people with a wide range of mental health concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the LPC credential, licensed in Texas, and practices from that state.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She sees clients through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How does cost and billing work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to the therapist's availability.