Andrew Breen, LMSW

Andrew Breen is a licensed social worker who helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and parenting concerns. He emphasizes practical support for life changes, motivation, and confidence. Andrew approaches difficult moments with a straightforward, respectful style that focuses on each person's strengths.

He frames the work as a partnership. Andrew treats clients as the experts on their own stories and offers tools to build on what already works. Sessions focus on real-life goals like managing worry, improving routines, and rebuilding confidence after setbacks.

With 13 years of experience in Michigan, Andrew has supported people through grief, trauma, addiction concerns, and relationship strain. He also works with issues connected to adoption and foster care, attachment, autism and Asperger Syndrome, and intellectual disability. He brings steady, practical guidance when clients face anger, impulsivity, or burnout from caregiving and work-related compassion fatigue.

Andrew uses straightforward, evidence-based therapeutic techniques and helps clients learn skills they can use between sessions. He encourages small, manageable steps such as changing a daily habit, trying a new communication approach, or testing a coping strategy when stress rises.

Sessions are conducted in English and are scheduled according to the therapist's availability. To start, a person completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules sessions through the site. The subscription model used for sessions can be canceled at any time.

Approaches that guide online work

Andrew draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skills and problem solving. One common approach emphasizes skill building for managing anxiety and stress, with exercises that teach breathing, pacing, and stepwise exposure to feared situations to reduce avoidance and build confidence. Another approach centers on strengthening self-esteem and motivation through identifying small achievable goals and tracking progress to reinforce change.

Finding the right approach is collaborative. Andrew works with each person to choose techniques that match their goals and daily life. He reviews what helps, adjusts methods as needed, and encourages clients to try tools between sessions so they can see what fits.

The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, eliminate travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let someone continue work consistently when life changes make in-person visits harder. Discuss scheduling and format choices during the initial matching and planning steps to find the best fit.