Andrew Wood , BACP

Andrew Wood is an integrative therapist who provides coaching, counselling and psychotherapy to adult clients, working with individuals and couples from diverse backgrounds. He creates a professional and welcoming space where people can explore their thoughts and feelings, gain clearer insight into their lives, and work toward meaningful change to enhance overall wellbeing.

He adopts a holistic, integrative approach that draws on multiple therapeutic methods and is tailored to each person’s needs and preferences. Rather than treating difficulties in isolation, he recognises how psychological, physical, social and environmental factors interact and seeks to address the whole picture when helping clients manage relationship challenges, grief, career changes, stress, anxiety, addiction concerns and other life transitions.

Andrew completed a Master of Science degree in Counselling and Psychotherapy and holds Relate’s Certificate in Relational Counselling. He is a Registered and Accredited Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), an Accredited Member of the National Council of Integrative Psychotherapists, a member of the International Coaching Federation and a qualified clinical supervisor.

His experience includes therapeutic roles with organisations such as Mind, Relate, the Dove Service and two NHS Trusts, and leadership positions including Counselling Service Manager for the NHS Talking Therapies service in Oxfordshire, Clinical Director at Care first, Mental Health Service Delivery Manager at IPRS Health Ltd., and Mental Health Clinical Lead at Bupa. He has supported people with a wide range of personal and work-related issues throughout his career.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Andrew Wood works with approaches that adapt well to remote formats, including client-centered, solution-focused and systemic methods. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes the therapist’s empathic listening and unconditional positive regard, helping clients explore their feelings and gain self-understanding in a supportive, non-directive way - it is useful for managing anxiety, low self-esteem and life transitions. Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on practical goals and small, achievable steps toward change, making it well suited to clients who want rapid progress on specific issues such as stress or career decisions. Systemic Therapy looks at relationships and patterns within families or couples, exploring how interactions and roles affect problems and how changes in those patterns can improve wellbeing and communication.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Andrew Wood and clients work together to identify which methods best match the client’s needs, goals and preferences, and the approach can be adjusted over time as progress is made. Licensed professionals and therapists often combine techniques to create a plan that fits each person.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging - which helps accommodate different schedules, mobility needs and comfort levels. These options make it easier to maintain regular sessions and to access support from home or work when required.