Meet Andrea
Hi, I’m Andrea Dixon, founder of Mindset. Welcome to my practice, I’m so glad you are here! I established Mindset with the belief that it’s never too late to grow. That you deserve a happy, fulfilling and successful life—and that the right help, at the right time can help you create it. Please make yourself at home. Read a bit more about who we are and what we do, and when the time is right, I hope you’ll be in touch.
Although I have the professional training and credentials needed to be an effective therapist, I believe it is equally important for you to know that my career as a counselor has been a lifetime in the making. I am no stranger to heartache and sorrow, which helps me to understand my clients with the deep knowing that comes from having lived it yourself. I’ve spent over two decades investigating my own life’s path through therapy, life coaching, retreats, and practicing mindfulness, yoga, and meditation. Through these personal experiences and journeys, I have identified universal themes and transformative methods that I can share with you in your own quest for clarity, identity, and happiness. I believe wholeheartedly in the power of good psychotherapy to change lives . . . because it has changed mine.
Andrea Dixon MA, LPC, NCC, CDWF
I earned Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Colorado at Denver and a Master’s Degree in Counseling and Guidance, with a Mental Health emphasis, from the University of Missouri at Kansas City. I am a licensed in Missouri as a Professional Counselor (LPC) and am a Nationally Board Certified Counselor (NCC). I have over fifteen years of clinical experience working with diverse individuals with a wide range of issues and mental health concerns. My approach is compassionate, non-judgmental, honest . . . and smart! I specialize in using effective, evidence-based, action-oriented strategies to help you feel better.
The foundation of my clinical approach is humanistic, person-centered and trauma informed in nature. I work from an integrative perspective and rely on a broad range of techniques. I most often draw interventions from treatment models including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, Positive Psychology, and Mindfulness-Based skills. In recent years my continuing education has been focused on treatment of trauma, and in particular, front-line treatments for Posttraumatic Stress (PTSD). I successfully completed Brené Brown's Daring Way™ Certification Training.