Meet Andrea
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Counselor. Author. Speaker.
A respected professional counselor, published author, and keynote speaker, Andrea draws on over 20 years of clinical experience, engaging storytelling, and deep compassion to help women of faith face the deepest truths shaping their lives—so freedom and healing become possible.
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Andrea's Professional Path
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Andrea is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and is a National Certified Counselor (NCC). She completed her graduate training in clinical mental health counseling, followed by a 4,000-hour supervised residency and successful completion of the required licensure examination.
She previously served as President and Vice President of the Virginia Mental Health Counselors Association (VAMHCA), formerly known as the Northern Virginia Licensed Professional Counselors (NVLPC), contributing to statewide leadership and advancement of the counseling profession.
She is a board-approved clinical supervisor, providing supervision for counseling residents pursuing licensure.
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In addition to her clinical training, Andrea is a Certified Professional Coach and holds a ministerial diploma, bringing an interdisciplinary perspective that integrates psychological science and theological understanding into her work.
Andrea's Psychotherapy Practice
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Andrea has a private mental health practice, Andrea Anderson LPC, LLC & Associates, providing faith-based psychotherapy. She believes healing happens through relationship—the wounds that occur in relationship must be healed in relationship. Therapy is not merely a conversation; it is a relationship between two people. Therapy is not something that happens to us; it is something that happens through us.
Andrea specializes in counseling women navigating work-life balance and life transitions; self-esteem and confidence issues; stress and overwhelm; depression and anxiety; relationship challenges, and other personal concerns.
Whether in motherhood, ministry, business, or other meaningful roles, Andrea helps her clients move toward calm, clarity, and connection.
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Through her hands-on, evidence-based approach to therapy, Andrea and her clients form a dynamic team, collaborating to identify patterns in thinking, relating, and self-perception that contribute to distress and address them in a focused, intentional way.
This approach facilitates insight into the root causes of symptoms and the implementation of effective interventions to reduce or eliminate them, supporting real healing and enduring change. ​
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Andrea's Associations and Memberships
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Andrea maintains active involvement in professional organizations that support ethical practice, continuing education, and excellence in mental health care.
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She is a member of:
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American Counseling Association (ACA)
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Virginia Mental Health Counselors Association (VAMHCA)
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Northern Virginia Licensed Professional Counselors (NVLPC)
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Psychology Today
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National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC)​​
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Andrea's Book
Andrea is the author of, The Cuckoo Syndrome: The Secret to Breaking Free from Unhealthy Relationships, Toxic Thinking, and Self-Sabotaging Behavior.
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"Andrea intimately understands the human heart and the heart of God. As a follower of Jesus and with over a decade of clinical experience counseling hurting people, she powerfully integrates scripture, science, and psychology. Andrea’s words, equally elegant and surprisingly provocative, demonstrates that by facing our deepest heartaches and identifying the lies we believe, that transformation and healing happen. You will be welcomed into an honest conversation with yourself, God, and others about your wants, needs, and desires. You’ll discover that what or who is keeping you stuck, is not what you think it is. The Cuckoo Syndrome is driven by the truth of John 8:32 that the truth will set you free.” - Mark Batterson, lead pastor of National Community Church, and New York Times best-selling author
Drawing from years of clinical experience, she offers a distinctive framework that uses the cuckoo metaphor to reveal limiting relational and personal patterns and to guide people toward insight, responsibility, and emotional healing.
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Andrea in the Press and Media
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Andrea has been featured in national media outlets including The 700 Club, 700 Interactive, The Christian Post, 100 Huntley Street, USA Today, Money Magazine, Perspective TV, Authority Magazine, Church Growth Magazine, The Science of Personality Magazine, and Publishers Weekly.
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