Andrea Iatrou

I work with anxiety as more than something to control—it’s often an understandable response shaped by early experiences, attachment patterns, and a nervous system trained to stay on high alert. Many clients feel anxious even when life looks “fine,” or struggle with overthinking, hypervigilance, or shutdown. I help clients understand what their anxiety is protecting against, regulate the nervous system, and loosen long-standing patterns so they feel calmer, more present, and less driven by fear.

Low self-esteem, shame, and harsh self-criticism often develop in response to early relational experiences where it wasn’t safe to feel seen, valued, or emotionally supported. These patterns can shape confidence, decision-making, and relationships long into adulthood. Using a trauma-informed, attachment-based, and parts-oriented approach, I help clients understand these inner dynamics, soften shame, build self-trust, and develop a more stable and compassionate sense of self.

Many relationship struggles—feeling unseen, overgiving, guarded, reactive, or stuck in repeating dynamics—are rooted in attachment history rather than present relationships alone. I help clients understand how early relational experiences shaped patterns around closeness, boundaries, trust, and conflict. This work supports greater awareness, less reactivity, and the ability to relate with more authenticity, emotional safety, and choice—both with others and within oneself.

I am a Certified Trauma Therapist with advanced training through the Trauma Center in Boston, founded by Bessel van der Kolk, one of the world’s leading experts on trauma. My work is grounded in an understanding of how trauma impacts the nervous system, attachment, identity, and relationships. I help clients move beyond survival responses, reduce reactivity, and integrate traumatic experiences in ways that support emotional stability, self-trust, and lasting change.

My work is integrative by design, reflecting over two decades of clinical experience and extensive training across multiple modalities. This means I am skilled at tailoring therapy to the unique needs of each client rather than applying a one-size-fits-all approach. I draw thoughtfully from IFS, trauma-informed and attachment-based therapy, neuroscience, somatic approaches, depth psychology, and cognitive strategies to meet each person where they are and support meaningful, sustainable change.

I'm Level 1 trained in Internal Family Systems and this is a core framework in my work. IFS allows us to understand anxiety, self-criticism, shame, and emotional reactivity as meaningful parts shaped by experience rather than pathology. I help clients identify protective and wounded parts, build internal trust, and access greater self-compassion and clarity. This approach is especially effective for trauma, attachment wounds, and long-standing patterns that haven’t shifted through insight alone.