Andrea Witt, NCPS

Andrea Witt is a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist who specialises in postnatal mental health while also treating a wide range of mental health concerns including anxiety, depression, intrusive thoughts, and obsessive-compulsive patterns. She brings lived experience to her practice, having experienced postnatal anxiety after the birth of her daughter, and uses that perspective to relate to clients who feel lost, frightened, isolated, or angry as they navigate early parenthood. Andrea works with women at different stages after childbirth - from those with newborns to parents of toddlers and older children - and she also supports men who are struggling with the transition to parenthood.

Her clinical work is grounded in a form of CBT known as rational emotive behavioural therapy or REBT, which focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns in the here and now. Alongside this core approach she integrates training from other therapeutic models and targeted work around birth trauma when needed. Andrea aims to create an open, warm, and non-judgemental space where clients feel heard and supported while working toward clear, goal-oriented change. She holds the NCPS credential, indicating registration with a recognised professional body for counselling and psychotherapy.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Andrea uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients recognise and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviours that maintain symptoms such as anxiety, intrusive thoughts, and low mood; this approach is practical and goal oriented, aimed at producing tangible changes in daily life. She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy, which prioritises a warm, empathic relationship and supports clients to explore feelings at their own pace and find their own solutions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) may be used to help clients clarify values and build psychological flexibility, supporting coping with difficult emotions and life transitions.

The right therapeutic approach is often discovered collaboratively. Andrea works with each person to identify goals, consider what resonates with them, and adapt techniques to fit their needs and preferences, so therapy becomes a joint process rather than a one-size-fits-all prescription.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility: sessions can take place by video call, by phone, or through live chat and text-based messaging, making it easier to fit support around parenting, work, or other commitments. Working remotely with registered professionals lets clients access consistent care from wherever they are, maintain momentum between sessions, and choose the format that feels most comfortable for them.