{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a21509fe25fe33c7c3b5b18/6a21519f17f169d643d1b2d4?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Introduction to Andrea ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a21509fe25fe33c7c3b5b18/1780568307495-312f3fa0-fed2-4709-8a73-d3876d6bf741.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Hi, I’m Andrea — a licensed professional counsellor specialising in relationship and psychosexual therapy.</p><p>Before we dive in, there are a few important things I need you to know.</p><p>I don’t know you personally, which means I’m not your therapist.</p><p>Everything I share here is general information, not individual advice.</p><p>I’m a licensed therapist — but I only provide therapy to my lovely clients here in Surrey, and across the UK online, who’ve completed the proper consent process.</p><p>So, please enjoy my content for what it is — thoughtful conversation, research-based insights, and hopefully a few “aha” moments about sex and relationships.</p><p>But if something really resonates and you’d like personalised support, reach out to a licensed professional who can tailor advice to you.</p><p>A quick heads-up — I talk about sex, bodies, desire, and real human stuff, so you might occasionally hear a swear word or explicit language.</p><p>It’s never for shock value — just part of honest, grown-up conversation.</p><p>And finally, you’ll hear me use a mix of pronouns when I speak — because pleasure, intimacy, and love belong to everyone, regardless of gender or identity.</p><p>So, take what fits, leave what doesn’t, and remember — this space is for learning, not for labelling.</p>","author_name":"Andrea Simson"}