About Andrew
Andrew Perez is a licensed clinical mental health counselor (LCMHC) with nine years of experience in behavioral health. He combines practical strategies with a warm, straightforward style. He likes to keep sessions focused and down-to-earth so parents can get clear steps to try at home.
He has worked in a range of settings including a jail diversion program for teens, a residential evaluation hospital for children and adults, and community programs for at-risk youth.
Background and approach
That background shaped a hands-on approach to coping skills, routines, and problem-solving. He pays attention to how daily habits affect mood and functioning. Andrew believes identity and connection matter.
He talks with clients about personality, family patterns, and social ties to help them see what’s helping and what’s holding them back. He also helps people notice thoughts that get in the way and replace them with clearer, more useful ideas. Therapy sessions use tools from cognitive behavioral approaches, acceptance work, and client-centered counseling.
He draws from several methods to match each person’s needs rather than sticking to a single technique. Measurement-based care informs decisions so progress is checked and adjusted over time. Sessions often focus on strengths, daily routines, and small experiments to build new skills.
Parents can expect concrete suggestions, simple practice tasks, and explanations that make sense for busy families. The goal is steady, usable change that fits real life.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on noticing thoughts and values and taking small steps that align with what matters. It can help people who feel stuck by encouraging actions even when feelings are uncomfortable. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, looks at patterns between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical tools to shift unhelpful thinking and build better habits. This approach often targets anxiety, depression, and day-to-day functioning.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each client to pick methods that match their goals, preferences, and life situation. That means trying tools, checking what helps, and adjusting plans based on what works and what doesn’t.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls let people use visual cues and longer conversations, phone sessions work well when bandwidth or camera time is limited, live chat suits quick check-ins, and messaging supports shorter, ongoing support between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to practice new skills in real-world settings.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Money and financial issues
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- North Carolina
- Languages
- English
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