About Andrew
Andrew Merritt is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 20 years of practice. He helps people tackle stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar concerns, and relationship and parenting challenges. He also supports those coping with trauma and abuse, grief, anger, sleeping problems, self-esteem struggles, ADHD, career questions, and compassion fatigue.
He draws on a wide background that includes living in several U.S. states and time abroad. That experience shaped his respect for cultural differences and different life ways.
How Andrew works
He holds a master’s degree in counseling and maintains LPC credentials in Oklahoma and Colorado. In sessions he uses practical, down-to-earth conversation. He asks questions, listens closely, and gently challenges unhelpful beliefs.
He works with people to notice patterns, try new skills, and build routines that help daily coping and long-term wellbeing. His training includes Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Cognitive Processing Therapy, and he often blends methods to fit each person. He favors exploring thoughts and behaviors while adding concrete skills and celebrations that support change.
Andrew describes counseling as a partnership. He aims to travel alongside people briefly while they work toward clearer thinking, improved relationships, and better coping. The focus is on useful steps someone can try between sessions to make life more manageable.
What Andrew works with
The areas below are the ones Andrew selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Oklahoma |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches for online work
Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people address distressing memories and reduce trauma-related reactions by identifying and changing unhelpful thought patterns and practicing coping skills. It is often used when trauma or abuse has affected daily life and relationships.Cognitive Processing Therapy focuses on examining and shifting beliefs tied to traumatic events. It guides people to notice stuck thoughts, test their accuracy, and build new ways of understanding difficult experiences.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist and client will discuss symptoms, goals, and preferences and choose methods that fit. This collaborative process can change over time as needs and progress evolve.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video allows face-to-face conversation while phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a shorter break. Live chat and text are useful for brief check-ins, ongoing support, or when typing feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy schedule and keep continuity when life is busy or travel interferes.
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