Andrew Perez , LCMHC

Andrew Perez is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) based in North Carolina with nine years of experience supporting people confronting stress, anxiety, trauma, relationship struggles, addiction, and life transitions. He combines an active, strengths-based outlook with practical therapeutic tools to help clients build resilience and clearer self-understanding. Outside of his clinical work he stays active through running and hiking, and also enjoys reading, writing, family time, and travel.

His professional background includes work in a jail diversion program for teens, a residential evaluation hospital serving children and adults, and a community-based program for at-risk children, teens, and their families. Those varied settings inform a flexible approach that values identity, family dynamics, and social connection as central to mental health and recovery. He views thoughts and daily habits as key levers for change and emphasizes interventions drawn from Positive Psychology and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients move toward meaningful goals.

Andrew integrates a range of evidence-informed methods including Adlerian individual counseling, client-centered techniques, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), trauma-focused CBT, motivational interviewing, collaborative problem-solving, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and existential therapy. His work is supported by measurement-based care and insights from neuroscience. In sessions he focuses on identifying strengths, interests, and daily routines that can be shaped to build skills and improve functioning across relationships, parenting, career, and personal wellbeing.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Andrew integrates cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) into his online practice, a structured approach that helps identify and shift unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety, depression, and stress. He also uses acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), which combines acceptance strategies with values-based action to help clients live in alignment with what matters to them despite difficult emotions. In addition, client-centered methods inform his work, emphasizing a respectful, empathetic therapeutic relationship that supports self-expression and personal growth.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Andrew collaborates with each person to determine which combination of strategies best fits their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting methods over time to match progress and changing priorities.

Online therapy with Andrew is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for busy schedules, accommodate different communication styles, and increase access for those balancing work, family, or mobility constraints. Licensed professionals can adapt these methods effectively across remote formats to support practical skill-building, coping strategies, and meaningful change.