Andrew Higginbottom, NCPS
3 years in practice
Andrew Higginbottom is a counsellor who uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside other practical approaches to help people make sense of hard feelings and relationships.
License and registration
- NCPS
- NCS21-00072 · expires January 2027
- Years in practice
- 3
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Andrew
Andrew Higginbottom is a counsellor who uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside other practical approaches to help people make sense of hard feelings and relationships. He works from a straightforward, person-centred stance and invites clients to name what matters most to them. He holds the NCPS credential and has three years of professional experience in the United Kingdom.
Clients come with worries such as stress, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem and struggles with motivation.
Background and approach
He also supports people facing grief, trauma, addiction-related concerns, sleep and eating issues, and difficulties linked to neurodiversity. Conversations often focus on identifying what’s getting in the way and spotting strengths to build on. Andrew combines Emotionally-Focused Therapy with methods from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.
He keeps work practical and grounded - helping people notice patterns, try small changes and practise new ways of relating to thoughts and feelings. Sessions are collaborative and paced around each person’s needs. He is used to addressing relationship and family tension, intimacy worries, communication problems, and attachment-related themes.
Additional areas he works on include career stress, caregiver strain, body image, and issues connected to kink and alternative sex culture. Sessions are offered online in English by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging. Therapy operates on a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
To begin, choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to the therapist’s availability.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Andrew lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Workplace issues
Approaches Andrew names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How emotion and values shape online therapy
Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people tune into and name the emotions that drive their behaviour and relationships, making it easier to change long-standing patterns and improve connection. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on values and small committed actions to move life in a chosen direction, useful for stress, anxiety and motivation problems. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early bonds affect current relationships and helps people spot attachment patterns that cause pain or distance.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide which approaches to use and adjust them as therapy progresses so the way of working fits the client’s needs.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls let people work face to face from different locations, phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit into a short break, and messaging or live chat can support quick check-ins or ongoing reflection between longer sessions. These options help people fit therapy around work, caring duties and other commitments.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does this counsellor help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem and motivation issues, and also supports people with grief, trauma, addictions and sleep or eating difficulties.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
He blends Emotionally-Focused Therapy with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to keep sessions practical and relational.
What relevant experience does he have?
He has three years of professional experience working with emotional and relational concerns in the United Kingdom.
What credentials and location are listed?
He holds the NCPS credential and practices from the United Kingdom.
Can sessions be held in other languages or countries?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats are available?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Session cost varies with location and therapist availability and services are provided through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a course of therapy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.
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