Andria Howard, LPC-MHSP

Andria Howard is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Mental Health Service Provider in Tennessee. She focuses on stress and anxiety along with trauma, grief, depression, and LGBTQ concerns. She meets people where they are and aims to support them in making manageable changes.

She believes each person knows their own story and brings strengths to work from. Sessions are conversational and collaborative, with an emphasis on practical steps clients can try between meetings. The goal is to build coping skills and clearer choices rather than quick fixes.

With five years of experience, she has worked in a community mental health setting helping people who face trauma, abuse, and loss. That background shapes a calm, steady approach to difficult material and to rebuilding a sense of day-to-day stability.

Her practice draws on client-centered ideas to keep the client's priorities central. She also uses cognitive behavioral strategies to identify thought patterns and DBT skills for managing strong emotions. For clients who have trauma, EMDR and mindfulness techniques may be offered when appropriate.

Andria encourages people to take the first small steps toward change. She explains options, listens closely, and helps plan realistic next steps. People who want clear tools for stress, anxiety, and related concerns may find her style practical and down-to-earth.

Online approaches and how they help

Client-centered therapy centers the person's priorities and values. Sessions focus on listening, reflecting, and helping the client name goals. This approach helps when someone needs a respectful space to sort through what matters most.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thinking and behavior that keep stress and anxiety active. It uses simple exercises and practice tasks to shift those patterns and reduce symptoms over time.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, adds skills for regulating intense emotions and handling conflict. Skills include emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improved interpersonal communication.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and then suggest options. That decision is made together so the plan fits the client's life and what they hope to change.

If you are interested in online therapy, confirm current session options before booking. Different formats can help fit therapy into a busy schedule, for example shorter check-ins around work, sessions that do not require video, or regular weekly meetings. Ask about available formats when you schedule so sessions match your routine and goals.