Andrea Ferrara

Compassionate, skill-focused counseling for life challenges

LPC Georgia

Experience: 17 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Relationship
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages: English

About Andrea

Andrea Ferrara is an experienced Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who draws on 17 years of clinical work to support people navigating stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, grief, addiction, and a wide range of life transitions.

Background and approach

She welcomes clients seeking practical coping skills and collaborative problem solving, aiming to help them regain balance and move forward when situations feel overwhelming. Her background spans independent practice, inpatient and outpatient care, crisis call centers, suicide hotlines, and work within military installations.

This variety of settings has shaped a flexible, goal-oriented style that emphasizes changing unhelpful habits and building concrete skills. Andrea partners with individuals, couples, and families and also offers psycho-educational group presentations when appropriate.

Andrea focuses on empowering clients to identify solutions, strengthen self-care, and pursue meaningful goals. She uses established therapeutic methods, including cognitive-behavioral techniques, to help clients reduce symptoms and learn tools for long-term resilience.

Her approach balances active skill teaching with an attentive, client-centered stance to support lasting change.

How Andrea's Approach Translates to Online Therapy

The practice blends cognitive-behavioral methods with client-centered and emotionally-focused approaches to address practical problems and relational patterns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and teaching concrete skills to reduce symptoms like anxiety, panic, and low mood. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathetic listening and supporting the client's own capacity for growth, which can help people feel heard while exploring life purpose and self-esteem. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) attends to attachment and emotional experiences in relationships, offering a path forward for couples and family members dealing with intimacy, communication, and repair.

Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist works together with each person to assess needs, goals, and preferences and then tailors techniques so the plan fits the client's situation and priorities. Adjustments are made over time based on what is most helpful for progress.

Online sessions using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging provide flexibility for scheduling and make it easier to attend from different locations. These formats support ongoing skill-building, short check-ins, and regular therapeutic work while accommodating busy lives and changing circumstances.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Andrea commonly address?

She works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, relationship and family problems, grief, trauma and many life-stage concerns such as career struggles and midlife questions.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is collaborative and goal-focused, combining client-centered support with techniques aimed at changing unhelpful behaviors and building coping skills.

What is her clinical experience?

Andrea has 17 years of experience working across the lifespan in independent practice, inpatient and outpatient settings, crisis call centers, suicide hotlines, and military installations.

What credentials and location information are provided?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Georgia; her licensure is listed as GA LPC LPC005634.

Does she offer services in other languages or accept international clients?

Sessions are conducted in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.

In which formats are sessions available?

Andrea offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and needs.

How are fees and subscriptions handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What are the steps to begin working with her?

To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a time based on therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety AddictionsRelationship issuesDepression

Also works with

LGBTFamily conflictsTrauma and abuse GriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoachingCompassion fatigue ADHD

Additional focus areas

Communication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shame ImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesPanic disorder and panic attacksSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Gottman MethodJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

17+ years

Licensed

Georgia

Languages

English