01 · Who Andraya works with

Andraya works with family conflicts and parenting issues

Andraya lists 2 specialisms and 5 further focus areas. Specialisms are the subjects Andraya chose to list first, which is the closest a listing gets to “this is my actual practice”.

02 · In Andraya's own words

What Andraya says about the work

Reproduced in full and unedited - not summarised, not tightened, not rewritten in a house voice.

I am licensed mental health counselor in Washington with 17 years of professional work experience. I also have a master's of education degree with a school counseling emphasis. My unique education and career experience give me insight into parenting issues related to behavior and school across the developmental life span. I am trained in Functional Family Therapy which is an evidenced based model for wok with youth 11-18. A direct approach is what I have found is my typical style although I am able to read and relate to clients in order to meet whatever style need they prefer. It takes courage to seek outside support to meet your life goals. Congratulations on the first step in the right direction.

Andraya McGregor, on the BetterHelp listing · read 9 Oct 2026

03 · How Andraya works

The 4 approaches Andraya lists, in plain English

These are the clinical methods Andraya lists. The descriptions are Maker Therapy's, not Andraya's - a general explanation of what each method is, so the list means something before you have spoken to anybody. They are not a claim about how Andraya runs a session.

Cognitive Behavioural TherapyCBT

Structured, present-focused work on the loop between what you think, how you feel and what you then do. Usually means noticing a thought pattern in the room, testing it against evidence, and practising something different between sessions. Among the most heavily researched talking therapies for depression and anxiety.

Mindfulness-Based TherapyMBCT

Trains attention on what is happening right now - body, breath, the thought as it arrives - so distress can be observed rather than automatically acted on. Strongest evidence is in preventing depression from recurring, and it is usually taught as a practice you keep doing outside the session.

Motivational InterviewingMI

A way of talking about change with somebody who is genuinely in two minds about it. The therapist does not argue for the change; they help you say your own reasons out loud, which is the part that predicts whether it happens. Common around substance use and health behaviour.

Solution-Focused Brief TherapySFBT

Starts from where you want to end up rather than from how you got here. Sessions look for the times the problem is already smaller and work out what is different about those, so the number of sessions tends to be short and the work concrete.

04 · What happens next

From this page to a first session

Andraya practises through BetterHelp, so the route in is BetterHelp's. This is that sequence, written by Maker Therapy from the platform's published process - not a description of Andraya's own practice, and not a promise about how quickly anything happens.

1. A questionnaire, not a booking form

   BetterHelp opens with a set of questions about what you are dealing with, what you want from therapy, and any preferences on the therapist. You are not booking Andraya at this point.

2. Naming Andraya specifically

   BetterHelp matches algorithmically by default, so asking for Andraya is a step you have to take. There is a field for requesting a specific therapist during sign-up, and you can switch afterwards from your account. Starting from a link on this page does not by itself assign you to Andraya.

3. If the caseload is full

   You will be offered somebody else rather than put on a waitlist. Worth knowing, because it is easy to assume a match is the person you asked for.

4. The first conversation

   A first session is typically history and orientation: what brought you, what has been tried, what you want to be different. It is also where the questions in the next section belong.

5. If the fit is wrong

   Changing therapist on BetterHelp does not need a reason. A first session that does not click is common and is not a verdict on therapy. That option existing is the main practical difference between a platform and a private practice.

05 · Before you commit

2 questions worth asking Andraya

Built from what Andraya actually lists, so they are answerable and specific rather than generic. Maker Therapy's, not Andraya's - Andraya has not seen them and is under no obligation to answer any of them.

• “With 17 years in, what has changed most in how you work?”

  Long experience is only an advantage if it has been examined. This tends to surface whether it has.

• “How do you handle the gap between sessions if something comes up?”

  On BetterHelp this varies a great deal by therapist. Better to know the rhythm now than to discover it on a bad week.

06 · Practical details

Credentials and licensing

Credential

LCMHC

Licensed in

Washington

Licence

WA LCMHC LH61517490

Licence number

LH61517490

Licence expires

20 Jan 2027

NPI

1609688787

Years in practice

17

Gender

Female

Languages

English

International clients

Not accepted

Listed since

15 May 2026

07 · Provenance

Where every line on this page came from

Andraya's name, credential, state, subjects, approaches and biography are read from BetterHelp's therapist roster, which Maker Therapy re-reads once a day; this page reflects the reading taken on 9 Oct 2026. The licence number and NPI are cross-checked against public registers.

The plain-English method descriptions, the first-session walkthrough and the questions are written by Maker Therapy and labelled as such wherever they appear.

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