01 · Who Andrew works with

Andrew works with stress, Anxiety, grief and self esteem

Andrew lists 12 specialisms and 27 further focus areas. Specialisms are the subjects Andrew chose to list first, which is the closest a listing gets to “this is my actual practice”.

02 · In Andrew's own words

What Andrew says about the work

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

Hello. It takes courage to reach out for help and I acknowledge you for taking this step to take care of yourself. I am a licensed mental health counselor in Massachusetts with 26 years of clinical experience. My therapeutic approach is collaborative, relational, and client-centered. I draw from my clinical experience and skills, deep listening, encouragement, compassion, and intuition to help clients achieve their growth. I believe in the inherent capability of each client to change in the ways that are important for their well-being. The approaches I utilize include family systems theory, grief counseling, psychodynamic, humanistic, Rogerian emotionally focused, spiritually focused, as well as expressive modalities including writing and role playing. Therapy assignments and a variety of supportive resources can be provided to help clients strengthen their progress in their daily lives. The integration of psychotherapy and spirituality is an acknowledged and expanding field in mental health and one which I support. I welcome clients who would like to incorporate their spirituality into their process of therapy. I have helped clients address grief and loss, depression, anxiety, life and career transitions, communication problems, and healing from family of origin dysfunctional patterns, including emotional abuse.

I am not licensed to treat addictions. If you have any concern about having an addiction, for example to food, alcohol, street drugs, prescription pills, pornography, sex, gambling, internet/gaming, marijuana, or any other suspected addiction, please find another counselor who is licensed to treat addictions. Also please be aware that problems with addictions may be better addressed with in-person treatment than with an online platform. I do not treat sexual trauma or eating disorders, which may also be better addressed with in-person treatment.

Andrew Oxman, on the BetterHelp listing · read 7 Nov 2026

03 · How Andrew works

The 7 approaches Andrew lists, in plain English

These are the clinical methods Andrew lists. The descriptions are Maker Therapy's, not Andrew'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 Andrew runs a session.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Reads present-day relationship difficulty through the lens of how safety and closeness were learned early on. The therapeutic relationship itself is treated as part of the work, because it is where the pattern tends to show up first.

Client-Centred TherapyPerson-centred · Rogerian

The therapist does not steer toward a technique or a diagnosis. They offer sustained, non-judgemental attention and reflect back what they hear, on the premise that people find their own direction when they are genuinely listened to. Often what people mean by “someone who just gets it”.

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.

Narrative Therapy

Treats the story you tell about your life as something that can be examined and retold rather than as the plain facts. Separates the person from the problem - “the anxiety” rather than “your anxiety” - to make room for the parts the current story leaves out.

Psychodynamic Therapy

Works on the assumption that current patterns - in relationships, at work, in how you treat yourself - have a history, and that seeing the history loosens the pattern. Less structured than CBT, usually longer, and more interested in what comes up unbidden than in a weekly agenda.

Trauma-Focused TherapyTF-CBT · trauma-informed

CBT adapted for people whose difficulty is rooted in a frightening or overwhelming event. Pacing is the point: safety and stabilisation come first, the memory itself is approached gradually and only when you are ready, and the aim is that recalling it stops hijacking the present.

Also listed

• Existential Therapy

04 · What happens next

From this page to a first session

Andrew 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 Andrew'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 Andrew at this point.

2. Naming Andrew specifically

   BetterHelp matches algorithmically by default, so asking for Andrew 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 Andrew.

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

4 questions worth asking Andrew

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

• “You list both Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy. Which do you lean on with someone like me?”

  Those two point in different directions - one structured and led by the therapist, the other led by you. The answer tells you what the sessions will actually feel like.

• “How do you decide when someone is ready to work on a traumatic memory itself?”

  Pacing is the biggest safety question in trauma work. A clear, unhurried answer here matters more than any credential.

• “With 30 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

LMHC

Licensed in

Massachusetts

Licence

MA LMHC 4644

Licence number

4644

Licence expires

31 Dec 2027

NPI

1851503742

Years in practice

30

Gender

Male

Languages

English

International clients

Not accepted

Listed since

15 May 2026

07 · Provenance

Where every line on this page came from

Andrew'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 7 Nov 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.

Maker Therapy is not BetterHelp, does not take bookings, and has not met Andrew. There are no reviews or ratings on this page because we have no way to verify one. If you start therapy through a link here, we may be paid a commission - it does not change your price and it does not affect who appears here or in what order.

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