Despina Andreou

Despina Andreou is a counsellor who focuses on helping people navigate major life shifts and intense emotions. She welcomes conversations about stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, and the practical fallout from separation or divorce. Sessions are aimed at making things more manageable, one step at a time.

Despina uses clear, structured approaches to help people spot unhelpful patterns and try different ways of coping. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to work with difficult thoughts and emotions. Mindfulness and trauma-focused approaches are used when past experiences continue to affect day-to-day life.

In the room she aims for straightforward work - noticing what keeps problems going, testing small changes, and building simple skills for calmer days. Conversations are paced to the person’s needs, mixing practical exercises with time to reflect. The emphasis is on what helps in daily life rather than jargon or theory.

Despina has three years of practice experience and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She offers sessions in English and Greek and accepts clients from outside the United Kingdom.

To begin, people are invited to use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and book according to availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time, and fees vary with location and therapist arrangements.

How therapy approaches translate to online support

Despina uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Trauma-Focused Therapy as core ways to help people understand and change patterns that cause distress. CBT looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and offers practical tasks to test new ways of responding. Trauma-Focused Therapy helps people make sense of painful events and reduce their impact on everyday life through careful, paced work.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process and is decided together. The counsellor will discuss goals, preferences and what feels manageable, then try methods that match those aims. This is a collaborative effort rather than a fixed plan from the start.

Session arrangements should be confirmed before booking since formats are not specified in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and helps people join from different locations. It can also allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so sessions fit around work or family commitments. Ask about current session options when you book to find the best practical fit.