Andrea Weekes

Hello, and welcome. My name is Andrea (she/her), and I'm a Registered Social Worker, trauma-informed therapist and qualified mindfulness teacher.

If your mind gets hooked in cycles of worry, rumination, or obsessive and intrusive thoughts, you may know how exhausting and lonely that can be. Maybe you're also carrying something heavy: grief, a complicated family relationship, or the burnout that comes from giving more than you have.

You've come to the right place. With 18 years in mental health and social work — including six years of one-to-one therapy practice — I've helped people meet the parts of themselves that get caught in worry, rumination, and intrusive thoughts with evidence-based treatments for anxiety and OCD, held within a practice of mindfulness and self-compassion. Together, we won't just work toward symptom relief; we'll help you cultivate a more compassionate relationship with yourself, so you can live your values and not let anxiety and OCD run your life.

I support teens (13+) and adults who are:

Experiencing anxiety, intrusive or obsessive thoughts, or OCD — including those who identify as neurodivergent or highly sensitive

Navigating grief and loss, including the death of a loved one or other significant life transitions, including those experiencing disenfranchised or complicated grief

Struggling with family estrangement or painful and confusing relationship dynamics

Experiencing chronic stress or burnout, often from caregiving, work, or long periods of emotional strain

Feeling overwhelmed by complicated emotions such as guilt, sadness, anger, or loneliness

Wanting to develop healthier boundaries, greater self-compassion, and emotional resilience

On the clinical side, I'm trained in Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) — the standard treatment for OCD — along with  Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). My approach also integrates Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and an Internal Family Systems (IFS)–informed perspective.

On the depth side, I'm a qualified MBSR teacher with over a decade of personal Insight Meditation practice. In our work together, you'll learn to develop a kinder relationship with yourself, set boundaries, live your heart-centred values, and get back in touch with your own innate aliveness.

Mindfulness offers a way of relating to ourselves with patience and understanding rather than harsh self-judgment. We learn to observe painful thoughts and feelings and simply be with them as they are. From that allowing, curiosity develops — and curiosity plants the seeds for kindness and compassion. Feel free to check out my website to find out more about my upcoming Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Course (MBSR) in October. 

If you are curious about how we might work together, I offer a free 20-minute consultation. 

Thank you for reading!