Dr. Andrea has truly been the best thing for my husband and me. We've been seeing her for nearly two years, and the impact she's had on our lives is immeasurable. She has helped me improve my communication skills and taught me de-stress breathing techniques, among so many other valuable tools. Dr. Andrea creates such a supportive and understanding environment, and I always leave our sessions feeling more grounded and empowered. I'm extremely grateful for her and so happy to have her guiding us through this journey. read more

I have been seeing Andrea Cairella off and on for a few years. We have worked through a few different modalities and interventions. EMDR has helped me process and release deep-seated traumas that once felt insurmountable. It enabled me to revisit painful memories with a sense of safety and to reframe my narrative in a way that empowered me. Somatic Experiencing allowed me to reconnect with my body, releasing stored tension and fostering a renewed sense of grounding and vitality. I felt supported, respected, and guided in a way that honored my unique journey. An IFS approach has allowed me to explore and heal parts of myself I didn't even realize were influencing my thoughts and behaviors. The sessions were all tailored to my needs, and the integration of approaches worked beautifully together, creating a holistic healing experience that addressed my mind, body, and spirit. The transformation I've undergone is evident not only to me but also to those around me. I feel lighter, more present, and more in tune with myself. Anxiety and fear that once controlled my life have significantly diminished, replaced by confidence, peace, and resilience. I've gained tools to navigate life's challenges with greater ease and grace. I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to explore these therapies with Andrea and would highly recommend them and her to anyone seeking healing and personal growth. read more

I have tried other therapists in the past, and talk therapy was always helpful, but I could not tap into a more peaceful connection with myself. I was in search of something more and found Andrea. I have been working with Andrea for two years. We have used EMDR and somatic experiencing and internal family system hypnosis integration. These therapy techniques have enabled me to reach beyond my emotional blocks and source a deep level of personal connection. I am grateful for Andrea, she is truly committed to her patients well being. read more

Andrea is quite possibly the best therapist I've ever had. I have been in and out of therapy for the past 15 years, not always feeling understood by my therapist, not always sure if I wanted to do the work or what that even meant. But after stumbling upon Andrea, thanks to my ex and our couple sessions, I quickly realized that Andrea was the therapist I had always been looking for and needed. She is incredibly patient, sweet, flexible, insightful, and also knows how to comfortably push me to face what I had always been running away from. I have now worked with Andrea for a total of 2-3 years. No therapy I've ever tried has ever felt like it has shifted my core trauma the way this has. The work with Andrea has changed my life and has taken a weight off my shoulders that I thought was permanent. It has literally saved my life. Thank you Andrea for your unconditional support, truly caring about your patients, always believing in me, and helping me reach my true potential. I am eternally grateful. read more

Andrea has changed my life in a 1000 ways. After 6 months I feel more freedom than I have in the past 6 years. My relationships, my work, my family have all grown thru her help. I have resisted therapy for so long mainly due to tough past therapy experiences but I actually look forward to my sessions with Andrea. I am beyond grateful for her help, kindness, insight and strength. read more

Healthy, whole & complete. Andrea is a therapist, a safe place- a spiritual guide. Wise- authentic- approachable- powerful- knowledgeable- kind- compassionate- & no nonsense. She'll lift you to reach your higher self- & access your true potential. She has helped me to both heal & open my heart. & she's encouraged me to grow- deeper still- & shift away from fear & into love. I am honestly & forever grateful for the work we've done together (8+ years). I highly recommend her to anyone in search of support in walking their healing path. read more

Andrea's counseling techniques are truly life changing. I told someone a few days ago that with the counseling I have received to heal my past, I feel like I have a second chance at life. I didn't know it but I had been in survival mode my whole life. On the outside I was a successful senior leader filling the hole inside me with luxury shoes and purses, massages, and mani pedi's. Happiness was extrinsic and fleeting. I had no inner peace or joy and could not pause to be present in the moment. When I started with Andrea in 2018 I was so stressed and anxiety ridden I was checking work email every 5-10 minutes for 14 hours a day. My self worth had been based on what I achieved. After regularly working with her, including attending her Italy retreat, I found inner peace and could truly enjoy spending time with my daughter, family, and friends. Without her support I could have gone my whole life without having connected loving relationships. What I love about Andrea's approach is that she's quantitative in her assessments, keen on tracking progress, and keeps sessions focused on moving forward. She's the first and only counselor I have worked with that guides clients forward instead of what feels like circular talk therapy. I could not recommend Andrea more. read more

Andrea is amazing! She helped me get through some very difficult trauma and gave me the tools I needed to succeed. I felt a genuine connection with her and would highly recommend her. read more

Ive worked with Andrea one on one and through her women's groups and found these experiences transformative. Andrea makes you feel comfortable and supported, and I enjoyed the significant progress I experienced by following her methods for healing, growth and development. She provides so many forums to interact with her, and her research--and her Women's groups build a community for fostering the female voice and leadership. I highly recommend the True Potential services. read more

I have worked with Andrea for the past 3 plus years and can whole-heartedly say that she has changed my life for the better. She has and continues to provide compassionate care and a deep understanding of my experiences. She creates a safe environment from the get go and has provided me with a plethora of strategies and tools to heal from past traumas as well as deal with present day stressors. I am beyond grateful to have found her and to continue growing with her. read more

Andrea has completely impacted my life in the most profound and positive ways - and in a short amount of time. I respect Andrea as a human and appreciate her smart, compassionate, and no-nonsense style of therapy. She has an ability to quickly set a foundation that feels safe and comfortable. Her methodology and modalities are very progressive yet have an unexpected nuisance of very deep soul work. She's amazing - and I consider it an honor to experience healing in this manner. (Her sense of humor and sensibility is so fun and special too - even through tears, she makes me smile). Background: I was floating through my life, unconscious of my potential with the façade of a person who was consistently recognized for being "very upbeat, together and successful". The Truth: I was exhausted, my body sick from stress, my mind overwhelmed, my heart unhealed from trauma, my soul deteriorated by hurt + betrayals, with a side of chronic anxiety and depression. When I met Andrea, all that shifted quickly. She cut through my persona of perfection and started helping me unload decades of gunk that had been weighing me down. Andreas's guidance, and tools have given me the peace in my mind, my heart, my body, and peace all around that I know I so deserve. It feels like the best parts of me are being recovered, and I'm living life authentically, efficiently, and productively. I will continue my work with Andrea so I can live free and in my truest expression of love for myself and others. I one-thousand million percent recommend her services. Juls read more

Life is really tough but it doesn't need to get unmanageable before you seek professional help. Andrea Cairella has been an important part of my personal growth journey, and I find her to be compassionate and supportive, yet also informational and nuanced in her approach. She is a very experienced and knowledgeable counselor and certified in several therapy types. I have also worked with her colleague Tim Dreher for couples counseling and I have found those sessions both productive and helpful. read more

I cannot put into words how much Andrea has helped me. I have been seeing her for the past 3 years and she has helped me process and honor my feelings regarding past trauma. Whether you are looking to become more in tune with your body and mind or to truly pin point what past experience is influencing your present day life. Andrea and her practices are your lock and key. read more

Andrea is a great person, very easy to talk to and impressively good at what she does. I have been dealing with some anxiety for the past few months and i started feeling remarkably better after my very first session. She helped me understand the source of my problem and in addition, she taught me different techniques to make the healing process way smoother and more ideal. Andrea's strategy has been working perfectly for me and i am more than grateful to her and her team. read more

Andrea has been a true gift in my life. I have been seeing her for the last 4 years. She has provided me with tools, perspective and great resources I will have with me always. Andrea's approach flexes based on my needs each session. Sometimes we talk, other times she does guided meditations, or even incorporates movement. Love my time with her and grateful for my growth she has helped facilitate read more

My wife and I have been seeing Andrea over the past 3 years, and really appreciate the work we have done together. As a couple Andrea has greatly improved our ability to communicate with one another and connect on the same page. Our coupleship has improved as a whole with a focus on learning how to relate to one another and better understand how to listen to each other. The strategies we have learned and continue to practice have kept us focused on our own self growth, which has been beneficial to our coupleship. I can honestly say that our relationship would not have survived if it hadn't been for the treatment we received from Andrea. read more

Finding the right counselor can take time and it's an important relationship to consider. I discovered Andrea's practice after several failed attempts with very experienced and best intentioned doctors. Andrea has successfully assisted to calm my emotional state and lead me on a path to awareness and development. Through EMDR, Andrea has provided a means for closure and realignment of my mental and emotional well being. I have found such great success with Andrea that I've asked to receive couples counseling for my partner and myself with her associate therapist Tim. The first few sessions have been promising and we're optimistic for equally successful results. Thank you is not enough! read more

My time working with Andrea was pivotal for me in re-discovering my own worth. After being in the depths for so long I was shocked and relieved to discover the confusion and weight lifting and a new sense of self emerge. I am especially grateful for her open, understanding and gentle approach to helping me through what has been the most difficult time in my life. She allowed me to process at my own pace, with gentle suggestions for new approaches and perspectives that, coming from anyone else, would have been extremely difficult for me to integrate. Andrea is a very gifted counselor and I would recommend her services to anyone. read more

I have sought counseling services at various transition points in life and never before have experienced the progress and results I have with Andrea. As someone mentioned below, on other counseling visits I would go to sessions and talk until I felt better though none of the underlying matters which had brought me to counseling in the first place had been addressed. I was thrilled when in my first session with Andrea she worked with me to set goals for what I wished to accomplish through counseling. At the start of each session I decided which goal I wanted to work on and we got down to business! As a result of the work I did with Andrea I've experienced more success at work and greater satisfaction from my relationships. Andrea really does guide you to unlocking your true potential. read more

I had my first session with Andrea yesterday, and I am already feeling much lighter. Going in to the session, I was nervous to bring up a few topics that are difficult for me. Through Andrea's gentle guidance, and respect for what I needed to feel comfortable, we were able to get to the root of some of my present discomfort. We identified past experiences that were in alignment with my current "problem," and worked on releasing the pain through EMDR. Andrea's depth of knowledge, as well as her ability to intuitively adapt to whatever came up for me, was deeply healing and supportive. I am so grateful I was led to her, and look forward to working with her again. read more

Andrea is the real thing! She totally understands relationships and the psychology behind them. Even with my fiance and my first meeting with her, she got right to the issues and I felt a better understanding immediately. I can't recommend her enough! If you're in a relationship that's going sour and you both still want to try to save it, Andrea is who you go to. read more

Andrea provides a great experience, her compassion and professionalism create a safe environment. Very happy with the results, I can see the changes in my life already. read more

I found Andrea at point in my life where I felt the lowest. I had tried other therapist prior to seeing her and always left feeling even worse, but from the very first session I had with her I felt immediately safe, viewed as a whole person, and understood. I'm so thankful and blessed to have her guidance and support, she truly has changed my life. Thanks to Andrea I now have the tools and resources to be my best self and share my gifts with the world. Through EMDR she has helped me make peace with my past and reintegrate myself into one whole person. Honestly if you are looking for some to help you find your true potential this is it. read more

I consider myself lucky to have met and received a session from Andrea. Although opening up to a therapist and uncovering my dysfunctional thinking and behavior isn't my favorite thing to do, sometimes it's a necessity. Andrea helped me see my part in my relationship woes more clearly and also helped reveal some desires I was denying myself. She helped me tap into my resources and guided me with EMDR to have a new experience of support and comfort of which I can continually access. (She gave me homework to spend time meditating on a key word that encompassed the supported feelings for me.) I was surprised at how much benefit and change of attitude came from our session together. I've been to therapy before but I didn't get the same results before as I did with Andrea. I'm thankful for that. I believe her methods work and have piece of mind knowing I can come to her when I need to. read more

In my experience, most sessions with other therapists are all about you sitting there and telling them all about yourself, your life and your issues. That never worked for me in the past - I have friends for that. It took going through many therapists until I found Andrea - a therapist that was more interested in using specialized methods to heal the past, and train you to manage your emotional future. Well, it has worked wonders. Andrea is amazing, and I'd vouch for her and her methods any day! Thank you Andrea. read more

I started seeing Andrea 6 months ago. I suffered from depression, anxiety and a few addictions. It was honestly one of the best decisions of my life. She helped me break so many harmful thinking patterns I grew accustomed to throughout my life. I'm well into my ongoing recovery and its been years since I've been as comfortable with myself as I am today. I'm not perfect but I can see the substantial progress I've made with her. It shows in an endless number of ways in my life and I couldn't be more grateful. I would still be seeing her if I could in person but I had to relocate for work. Shes gentle and compassionate toward whatever may be troubling you. You won't regret meeting with her. read more

Andrea is the best! I have seen other counselors in the past, but it took me a very long time to open up and I felt like I was not making any progress. Not so with Andrea! She has a way of making me feel like I can overcome things I had given up hope on overcoming! She is very patient and really wants to see you succeed. I have left every appointment with more peace and hope. She is definitely in the right line of work! read more

I can honestly say, one session was more effective for me than years with other therapists. Andrea makes you feel comfortable and safe, making it easier to completely let go and be honest. I HIGHLY recommend True Potential to anyone in need of addressing issues. read more

Andrea is a fantastic counselor, adept, patient and empathetic. Her techniques are particularly well suited to optimizing performance and dealing with past trauma. Her technique coupled with her innate talent as a counselor ensure progress is rapid, efficient and lasting. She helped me through a particularly difficult period in my life while simultaneously helping me overcome longstanding issues that had been holding me back throughout my life. I can't thank her enough. read more

Growing up, I have been pretty successful and pretty tough as a person. A few months ago, I went through a very rough time in my life (I fell in love with an emotionally unavailable woman and I was emotionally unavailable myself at first). The emotional ups and downs that I went through were the worst I have ever been through. I started doing some self-help to figure out what was wrong with me and I realized that I had some insecurities that were embedded deep down and I needed to address those. Even though I got some answers by doing some self-help, I started obsessing too much about it and it started to lose value. To get a better perspective, I decided to invest in some counseling and came across Andrea and True Potential counseling and I am glad that I did. Andrea listened to my issues and concerns and guided me through this tough time with an understanding approach. I was able to do the sessions online through the comfort of my own home (it cut out the need to drive or meet with the counselor in person considering how busy I am). Andrea was very flexible and easy to work with. I did not feel like I was in counseling or therapy. It was like having a conversation with a friend over coffee. I did not feel pressured into anything and she allowed me to absorb the information at my own pace. Currently I attended four sessions and I am taking a break to address some of my issues and then I will be back to follow up and continue my process of internal exploration and healing. I highly recommend Andrea. If you are motivated to improve your self-esteem, confidence and worth, this will be one of the best investments you can make and it can impact you for a lifetime! Save that trip to Vegas and do this instead...you will not regret it! read more