- Guilt and shame work
- Addictions support
- Attachment issues
About Andrea
Andrea Throndson is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in California with 14 years of clinical experience. She works with adults dealing with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship concerns, grief, and depression. Andrea approaches difficult emotions and experiences in a straightforward way and respects each person as the expert on their own story.
Her background includes focused work with grief, addictions, and trauma. She draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people who carry guilt and shame tied to relationships, faith, or past choices. Sessions aim to make sense of feelings and to try practical ways of responding to them day to day.
Andrea pays attention to attachment and abandonment concerns and the ways these shape present behavior. She also supports people facing chronic illness or pain, caregiver stress, body image struggles, money worries, impulsivity, and isolation. Communication problems, control issues, divorce and separation, and questions about life purpose or midlife transition are part of her practice.
Her style is collaborative and direct. She encourages clients to name what matters and to test small changes between sessions. That can look like clearer boundaries, different ways of communicating, or new coping strategies for urges and anxiety.
Sessions are conducted in English, and she accepts international clients. The therapist asks prospective clients to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session to get started.
How evidence-based methods are used in online sessions
Andrea uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear skills and practical steps. One common approach she draws on teaches emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills to reduce intense reactions and urges; this can help with addictions, anxiety, and shame-driven behaviors. Another approach looks at attachment and relational patterns to understand why certain situations trigger guilt or abandonment fears and to try different ways of relating that reduce reactive cycles.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Andrea collaborates with each person to figure out which methods fit their goals and day-to-day life, and she adjusts methods as needed based on how things are going. The client and therapist decide together what to try and when to change course.
Confirm current session options before booking, as formats were not specified in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. They can also let someone keep a session while on a break at work or when video is not convenient. Practical scheduling and format details are confirmed during sign-up.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
14+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of guilt and shame does she help with?
She helps people dealing with shame or guilt tied to relationships, past choices, faith, or family patterns. Grief-related shame and role-based guilt are also part of her focus.
How would she approach guilt or shame in sessions?
Her approach is collaborative and practical. She helps name feelings, connects them to life patterns, and tests small changes between sessions.
How much experience does she have working with these issues?
Andrea has 14 years of professional experience working with stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, and trauma-related concerns. That background shapes her work with guilt and shame.
What credential does she hold and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, licensed in California and practices from that state.
Can sessions be held in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with clients outside the United States?
She accepts international clients. Confirm time zones and scheduling when you book.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Specific pricing is provided during the sign-up process.
What is the first step to begin working together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session to begin.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.