Andrea Pugh is a licensed counselor who brings a warm, down-to-earth approach to therapy.
01About Andrea
Andrea Pugh is a licensed counselor who brings a warm, down-to-earth approach to therapy. She earned a Master of Science in Counseling Psychology and holds the LPC credential, and she has about 10 years of clinical experience. Andrea often uses practical, talk-based methods in sessions and keeps the process straightforward and respectful.
She aims to meet people where they are and to build on their strengths. Andrea uses person-centered, solution-focused, and cognitive behavioral techniques to help shift unhelpful thinking and patterns.
Background and approach
Sessions often include practical tools and simple experiments to try between meetings. She also uses lightness and humor when appropriate to ease tension and make progress feel more possible. Her background includes work in schools, community mental health, substance use clinics, and corrections.
That variety gives her experience with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, panic, and addiction-related concerns. She has also worked with people managing symptoms of serious mental health conditions. Andrea pays attention to relationship and communication problems, attachment concerns, body image, guilt and shame, and feelings of isolation.
She helps people who want clearer boundaries, more self-compassion, or a renewed sense of purpose. Her style is collaborative - she treats therapy as a team effort with transparency and accountability. Andrea practices in Texas and offers sessions in English.
Outside work she enjoys travel, concerts, dancing, and spending time with her family and her black Labrador, Bentley. She encourages the first step and supports people as they begin change.
02Credentials
- LPC (Texas)
- License 85622 · expires October 2027
- LPC (Oregon)
- License C7396 · expires October 2026
- LCPC (Maryland)
- License LC14744 · expires January 2028
- NPI
- 1023481058 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
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04Online support
Evidence-based approaches for online care
Andrea often draws on person-centered work, which focuses on listening closely and building a respectful partnership. This approach helps people feel heard while they name goals and make changes. Andrea also uses solution-focused techniques that aim for small, practical steps people can try between sessions to see quick shifts.She frequently applies cognitive behavioral methods to identify unhelpful thoughts and replace them with more helpful patterns. This approach is useful for anxiety, panic symptoms, low mood, and patterns that keep people stuck. Each plan is tailored in collaboration with the client, so the therapist and client decide together which techniques fit best for the person's goals and preferences.
Online sessions are offered by licensed professionals using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options let people choose what works for their schedule and comfort - video for face-to-face conversation, phone when bandwidth is limited, chat for shorter check-ins, and messaging for ongoing support between meetings. The flexibility helps fit therapy into busy lives and supports steady progress over time.
05Questions people ask
What concerns does Andrea commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, relationship and family concerns, and panic symptoms. Additional focuses include body image, shame and guilt, isolation, and communication problems.
What is Andrea's general approach in sessions?
Sessions are conversational and practical, using person-centered, solution-focused, and cognitive behavioral techniques to change thoughts and behaviors. She often adds humor and small experiments to make progress feel doable.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Andrea has about 10 years of experience working in varied settings such as schools, community mental health, substance use clinics, and corrections.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds MD, LCPC, and LPC credentials and practices in Texas. The profile lists licensure as TX LPC among the provided credentials.
Are sessions available in other languages or countries?
Sessions are offered in English only. International clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats are available online?
Andrea offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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