Andrew Westcott, BACP

Andrew Westcott is a person-centred counsellor and a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). He brings 11 years of experience helping people deal with loss, grief and difficult life changes. His approach aims to create a calm space where the client leads the conversation and sets the pace.

He focuses on stress and anxiety, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, depression and anger. He also supports people facing low self-esteem, compassion fatigue and the strain of caregiving. Sexual dysfunction is listed among his areas of focus and is part of the wider relationship and personal concerns he can address.

In sessions he follows a person-centred style. That means he listens without leading with questions and works beside people as they make sense of their experiences. The therapist helps clients find their own answers rather than prescribing solutions.

Andrew’s work can also help with attachment and abandonment issues, communication and commitment problems, infidelity, and feelings of emptiness or guilt. He has experience with eldercare stress and fatherhood issues, plus more specific concerns such as hoarding and dissociation.

Sessions are offered in English and take place in the United Kingdom. His registration with the BACP is noted in his credentials. To begin, people use the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling according to the therapist’s availability.

Person-centred support and online working

Andrew practises person-centred counselling, which means the therapist follows the client’s lead, listens deeply and helps people make sense of their feelings. This approach suits issues where feeling heard and understood is important, such as grief, anxiety, relationship strains and sexual concerns that sit within broader personal difficulties.

The process is collaborative. The therapist will work with the client to find the best way of addressing their goals and preferences. Together they discuss what feels most helpful and adjust the approach over time as needs change.

Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and cut travel time. They also allow for shorter check-ins when that is preferable, or sessions without video if that suits someone better. Specific session formats are not listed in the biography, so it is important to confirm current options before booking. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists often adapt how they meet to match a client’s life and needs, helping therapy to slot into everyday routines without adding extra strain.