About Andrea
Andrea Ziebell helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship strain, and big life changes. She creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where feelings can be talked about and heard.
Background and approach
Andrea introduces practical steps you can try between sessions when that feels useful. She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, or LMFT, practicing in California.
Andrea uses straightforward tools to help people understand symptoms and build skills. That can include keeping a simple journal, learning ways to cope day to day, or practicing clearer communication.
She often works from the person's strengths and keeps plans focused and manageable. Her background includes work in mental health and substance use settings, and experience with people affected by legal problems.
Andrea has also worked with adults and with children who experienced abuse or neglect during her career. She draws on about 15 years of clinical experience to shape each plan.
Sessions are conversational and practical. Andrea can introduce education about how symptoms work, walk through behavioral strategies, or use short focused exercises in-session.
She aims to tailor methods so they fit the person and their life. People who prefer a task-oriented, caring approach often find this style helpful.
Andrea offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as ways to connect.
Online approaches that meet you where you are
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person's experience. The therapist follows the person's lead, reflects what is said, and helps people feel heard so they can decide next steps; this approach often helps with emotional pain and uncertainty.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It breaks down problems into small parts and teaches hands-on skills for changing unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors, which can help with anxiety, depression, and low mood.
Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention practices to reduce reactivity and increase calm. Short breathing or grounding exercises are used to help manage stress and stay present in difficult moments.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, try techniques, and adjust based on what helps most. That collaboration makes the plan more likely to fit real life.
Online sessions are offered by licensed professionals using video calls, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people read facial cues and have deeper conversations, phone works well if bandwidth is an issue, live chat can be useful for quick check-ins, and text messaging supports brief updates or ongoing reflection. These options aim to make therapy flexible and easier to fit into a busy schedule.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English