As a mental health professional myself I find Alan Andrews to be an excellent therapist: insightful, compassionate, available. His easy going nature and sense of humor makes the experience even more productive.
Alan Andrews has been very helpful to me. He was very direct, caring and helped me sort out some very painful personal issues. I was lucky to have found him (a friend recommended him) and I would recommend him to others.
I found Alan Andrews to be very professional, caring and effective. His counseling helped me out when I was in a very confusing and vulnerable time in my life. His advice was excellent and on target. I have referred a couple of friends and a colleague to him and they have likewise been very satisfied.
Mr. Andrews is extremely unethical and harmful to those who feel they need counseling and are in a vulnerable position. The boundaries he violates are many and I consider him to be very dangerous.
I am very surprised by the negative reviews. Dr. Andrews helped me resolve a decades old inner conflict. I felt his approach was extremely professional, caring and appropriate for my circumstance. I advised him that I was not interested in spending years in counseling, and his help was direct and exactly on point...never wishy washy and never too demanding. I would highly recommend him. I found him to be caring and personable, but never unprofessional in the least.
Unfortunately, I must agree with the previous review. While Mr. Andrews seemed to have a genuine interest in helping people, his approach and overall demeanor was rather unprofessional. Mr. Andrews allowed continued contact with me outside of our normal therapy sessions which often led to confusion and mixed messages, something that ultimately did me more harm than good. He eventually began to initiate hugs after our sessions which further added to his growing list of boundary violations. It became clear that Alan did not have enough control to constrict himself to appropriate therapeutic behaviors and crossed these boundaries in order to satisfy his own emotional needs.