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Andrea Watson, LMFT

  • Experience5 years
  • LocationTennessee
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Relationship
  • Therapy approachesAcceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Andrea

Andrea Watson is a licensed marriage and family therapist who helps people struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, addiction, grief, and ADHD among other concerns.

Background and approach

She brings a warm, accepting manner and centers each person's values and life experience when shaping treatment, aiming to build practical insight and coping skills that address present challenges and everyday goals. With five years as a licensed clinician and licenses in Tennessee and California, Andrea draws on a mix of evidence-informed methods tailored to the individual.

Her approach blends cognitive behavioral strategies with acceptance-oriented practices and emotion-focused techniques, selecting tools that fit a client's needs rather than following a single rigid model. Clients can expect respectful, compassionate care that emphasizes collaboration and skill-building to navigate life changes, intimacy and communication problems, caregiving stress, and issues like compassion fatigue or emptiness.

Andrea also supports work on parenting and family concerns, LGBT-related issues, trauma and abuse recovery, and a range of additional focuses such as adoption and foster care, blended family dynamics, caregiving and aging challenges, and substance-related concerns. She offers sessions in English and organizes treatment according to availability and client goals.

Approaches that guide online work and what to expect

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people clarify personal values and take meaningful action even when difficult thoughts or feelings are present; it is useful for stress, anxiety, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns with practical exercises and skill-building to reduce symptoms of depression, anxiety, and addictive behaviors. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) concentrates on understanding and reshaping emotional responses and interaction patterns, which can help with relationship and intimacy concerns.

Finding the right approach is collaborative rather than predetermined. Andrea uses these methods as tools and will work with each person to determine which combination fits their goals, preferences, and life situation, adjusting the plan as progress and needs evolve.

Online formats offer flexibility for people juggling work, caregiving, or mobility constraints. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions offer a simpler option when video is not available, and live chat or text-based messaging can support shorter check-ins, skill practice, or ongoing coaching between sessions. These options make it easier to maintain consistent care while matching session style to what feels most practical and effective for the individual.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does Andrea commonly address?
She works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, career transitions, and ADHD among other focuses.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm and accepting, integrating clients' values and perspectives into treatment while helping build insight and practical skills using evidence-informed approaches.
What is Andrea's background and experience?
Andrea has five years as a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and has worked with people facing depression, anxiety, dual diagnosis, addictions, and trauma-related concerns.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds LMFT licenses in Tennessee and California with license numbers TN LMFT 1717 and CA LMFT 106692, and she is located in Tennessee.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
She does not accept international clients at this time; services are offered to clients located where her licensure and availability allow.
In what formats are sessions offered?
Sessions are available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to match different scheduling and communication preferences.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use 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 according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsParenting issuesDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesBlended family issuesCancerCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexualityWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Gottman MethodMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

5+ years

Licensed

California, Tennessee

Languages

English

What Andrea can help with

Andrea Watson works with clients on stress and anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, parenting issues, and depression.

Andrea works with depression, anxiety, dual diagnosis, and addictions.

How Andrea approaches therapy

Andrea's clinical approaches include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Gottman Method, Motivational Interviewing, and Narrative Therapy.

Experience and training

Andrea is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist practicing in Tennessee.