- Stress and anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Guilt and shame
About Andrea
Andrea McPherson Mendes is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor licensed in Arizona and Colorado with 17 years of experience. She helps people who are carrying stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma or grief. Andrea also addresses concerns like abandonment, attachment issues, chronic illness or pain, communication problems, control issues, forgiveness, guilt and shame, loneliness, and questions about life purpose.
Her approach is straightforward and conversational. She invites clients to talk through their thoughts and feelings and notices patterns that keep them stuck. Sessions focus on practical steps people can try between meetings, not just talking about problems. The aim is clearer thinking and more useful responses to difficult moments.
Andrea draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address trauma, anxiety, and relationship concerns. She pays attention to how past attachment and abandonment experiences shape current behavior. When grief or illness is present, she helps people hold practical routines while working through loss and change.
She frames therapy as a collaborative process. Clients and Andrea set goals together and adapt methods based on what helps. She emphasizes steady progress over quick fixes and supports clients as they test new ways of coping.
Sessions are offered in English and are organized through an online subscription system that can be canceled at any time. Prospective clients choose the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule an initial session to get started.
How Andrea uses evidence-based approaches online
Andrea often relies on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address anxiety, trauma, and relationship concerns. One common approach focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which helps with anxiety, control issues, and social fears by teaching new ways to respond to stressful situations. Another approach emphasizes processing trauma and its effects on present relationships and attachment, which supports people working through past abuse or abandonment.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Andrea collaborates with each person to test methods and choose what fits their goals and preferences. She adjusts techniques over time based on what people find useful, and she encourages small experiments between sessions to see what helps in daily life.
Practical benefits of online sessions include fitting therapy into a busy schedule and reducing travel time. Online work can make it easier to attend regular meetings and try skills in real-world settings between appointments. Confirm current session formats before booking so you know whether options match your routine.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
17+ years
Listed in
Arizona, Colorado
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, and coping with life changes, plus related concerns like guilt and shame.
How would she approach feelings of shame or guilt?
She uses conversational, evidence-based techniques to help people name their feelings, notice unhelpful patterns, and try practical changes between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Andrea has 17 years of professional experience working with a range of concerns including trauma, grief, and relationship strain.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor, licensed in Colorado and Arizona, and practices from Arizona.
Does she work in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for and what do costs look like?
Costs vary with location and sessions are arranged through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule an initial session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.