Andrea Bragdon

Andrea Bragdon is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with seven years of clinical experience. Andrea holds LMHC and LCPC credentials and offers a warm, down-to-earth style that makes it easier to talk about difficult things. She brings practical tools and a sense of humor to sessions to help people facing life transitions and everyday stressors.

Andrea works with a wide range of concerns including depression, anxiety, mood disorders, post-traumatic stress, and struggles with self-esteem. She also helps people navigate relationship and intimacy issues, parenting challenges, career changes, and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include body image, chronic illness and pain, communication problems, codependency, and non-monogamous relationships.

Her approach blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Client-Centered therapy, Mindfulness therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused strategies. That mix means sessions often include values-based planning, short-term goal-setting, and attention to present-moment awareness. Andrea adapts techniques to fit each person’s needs rather than using a single, fixed method.

Andrea has worked with people who have experienced emotional, sexual, or physical trauma and with those who carry family-of-origin wounds. She also integrates coaching and mind-body perspectives when they match a client’s goals. Sessions focus on practical steps, clearer communication, and building everyday skills to manage stress and change.

Clients are invited to set goals and take gradual steps toward a more satisfying life. Andrea emphasizes collaboration and tailors each plan to the individual. Prospective clients should confirm current session options before booking.

How therapeutic approaches shape online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on identifying personal values and taking small actions that align with them. It helps people move through life changes and persistent worries by clarifying what matters and building committed habits. Client-Centered Therapy centers on empathetic listening and acceptance; the therapist follows the person's pace and mirrors their concerns to create a trusting space for self-discovery. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention skills to notice thoughts and feelings without getting pulled into them, which can reduce reactivity to stress and improve emotional regulation.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to try methods and adjust based on goals and preferences. That means sessions can mix acceptance work, short-term problem solving, and mindfulness practices to find what helps most in daily life.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, shorten commute time, and allow check-ins from different locations. Some methods work well with brief, goal-focused meetings while mindfulness or values work can be stretched across several sessions. Discussing practical needs during the first meeting helps shape a plan that fits everyday routines.