- Years in practice
- 20
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Oklahoma, Colorado
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Andrew
Andrew Merritt is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with two decades of clinical experience. He focuses on concerns such as stress, anxiety, relationship and family difficulties, parenting challenges, self-esteem, grief, and mood disorders. He also supports people dealing with trauma and abuse, sleeping problems, anger, career stress, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.
He describes a practical, conversational style. Sessions often use gentle questioning to help people reframe beliefs and notice patterns that get in the way of daily coping.
Background and approach
He encourages adding concrete skills and routines so clients can move from surviving to functioning better each day. Andrew has practiced in multiple U.S. states and abroad, which has shaped his respect for cultural differences. He holds a master’s degree in counseling and maintains LPC licenses in Colorado and Oklahoma.
His background includes work with individuals, couples, youth, and organizational leadership roles focused on staff and leadership development. When trauma is part of the story, he uses focused cognitive approaches to assess and reduce distress while carefully challenging unhelpful beliefs. He prefers an eclectic mix of methods and adapts tools to each person’s needs rather than using a single fixed model.
People who choose him can expect a collaborative process. He frames therapy as a shared journey where practical coping skills, clearer thinking, and changes to daily routines are goals. The aim is improved functioning and stronger connections with the people who matter most.
What Andrew works with
Everything Andrew lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Andrew helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
Approaches that guide online parenting and life work
Andrew often uses focused cognitive methods that help people identify unhelpful thoughts and reframe them into more balanced perspectives. These techniques are useful for anxiety, low mood, trauma-related beliefs, and everyday stressors that affect parenting and relationships.He also draws on skills-based strategies that teach concrete routines and coping tools. This can include sleep habits, anger management steps, communication practices for relationships, and parent-focused routines to reduce household stress.
Choosing the right method is a collaborative process. The therapist and client talk about goals, what feels comfortable, and what has worked in the past. Together they test approaches and adjust the plan so it fits the person’s needs and preferences over time.
Online therapy makes those choices easier to follow. Video calls let people work face to face from different locations for fuller conversations. Phone sessions are a good option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging support quick reflections, coaching-style prompts, and ongoing skill practice between longer sessions. These formats offer flexibility for busy parents and for people balancing work, family, and life changes.
Questions people ask about Andrew
What concerns does he commonly address?
He works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, parenting challenges, depression, bipolar disorder, trauma and abuse, grief, sleeping problems, anger, career concerns, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.
What is his therapeutic style like?
His style is conversational and practical, using gentle questioning to challenge unhelpful beliefs and to build new coping skills people can use day to day.
How much experience does he have?
He has worked as a counselor for about 20 years and has held roles with individuals, couples, youth, and in organizational leadership.
Where is he licensed and based?
He is a Licensed Professional Counselor with licenses in Colorado and Oklahoma and practices from Oklahoma.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does payment work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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