About Andrew
Andrew Wynkoop is a licensed clinical social worker who offers short-term and ongoing therapy focused on stress, anxiety, self-esteem, and mood concerns. He brings three years of clinical experience and aims to create calm, manageable steps for people feeling overwhelmed. Andrew speaks plain language and keeps sessions straightforward so parents can understand what happens in therapy.
He has experience in school settings and community programs. That background helps him support people who are navigating adoption or foster care, attachment questions, and family of origin issues.
Background and approach
He is familiar with concerns tied to autism spectrum differences and intellectual disability, and can help people address communication problems and feelings of isolation. Andrew also works with clients facing depression, guilt and shame, emptiness, and impulsivity. He addresses multicultural concerns and issues specific to LGBT people and men.
Sessions can focus on practical strategies for daily life and clearer ways to talk about emotions with others. His approach is grounded in evidence-based therapeutic techniques that aim to be concrete and useful. He draws on simple interventions to reduce anxiety and build coping skills over time.
The therapy process emphasizes collaboration and small goals that fit into busy family routines. Clients meet with Andrew through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. He communicates in English and practices in North Carolina as an LCSW (licensed clinical social worker).
Evidence-Based Techniques Adapted for Online Sessions
Andrew uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear skills and steady progress. One common approach is skills-based cognitive work, which helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and practice new, more helpful thinking patterns to reduce anxiety and low mood. This can be useful for everyday worries and mood shifts.Another approach emphasizes behavioral strategies - small, practical actions to change routines and build coping skills. These steps can target sleep, activity, and social connections to reduce isolation and improve mood. A third technique involves attachment-focused strategies to improve communication and sense of safety in relationships, which can help with family of origin concerns and issues tied to adoption or foster care.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. Sessions begin with clear, shared goals and adjust over time based on what is working.
Online therapy offers flexibility for people with busy schedules. Video calls let the therapist and client use visual cues and screen-sharing for worksheets. Phone sessions can be a lower-bandwidth option when video isn’t practical. Live chat or text-based messaging supports brief check-ins, focused skill practice, and ongoing reflection between scheduled meetings.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
Also works with
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- North Carolina
- Languages
- English