About Andrew Dettman
A counsellor who works at the point where change gets stuck.
In Andrew's words
I have spent decades working with people who are not failing through lack of effort. They are stuck at a specific point, and no amount of willpower moves them past it. That is where I work.
My background spans rehab settings, 12-Step practice, CBT, and more than thirty years of personal mindfulness. Over time I noticed a pattern: the people who struggled most were not weak or unwilling. They had a stuck switch. Healthy problem-solving includes a temporary, focused drive to resolve something and then a return to normal. In stuck-addiction, that return does not happen. Life narrows. Mood drops. Meaning fades.
Diction Resolution Therapy grew from working with that pattern directly. It addresses the language we use internally, the clarity of our intentions, and the structure that lets change hold under pressure. It is practical, focused, and designed to work where other approaches have stalled.
Training and professional standing
BACP Membership
Registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, including the Spirituality Division. Qualified in Online Counselling Skills.
12-Step and rehab experience
Thousands of client hours in rehab and 12-Step settings. Deep, practical familiarity with the patterns and language of addiction recovery.
CBT and mindfulness
Trained in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Over thirty years of personal mindfulness practice informing a clear, grounded, non-dogmatic approach.
Safeguarding and insurance
Enhanced DBS checked. Full professional indemnity and public liability insurance. Regular clinical supervision and ongoing CPD maintained.
The approach
Diction Resolution Therapy works at the exact point where other approaches stall.
Most people focus, solve, then switch off. In stuck-addiction, that switch jams. Life narrows. Mood and meaning slide. DRT repairs the inner on/off of healthy problem-solving.
The method combines three things: clearer inner language to reduce panic and increase precision, focused will with a concrete next step, and a safe therapeutic structure so that change holds under pressure.
Used alongside CBT, which lowers distress quickly and provides immediate tools, DRT addresses the deeper pattern. CBT gives you brakes. DRT repairs the engine.
Diction
Clearer inner language. Less panic. More precision and choice.
Resolution
Focused will with a concrete next step. Training the on/off switch.
Therapy
Safe structure so that change holds under real pressure over time.
Ready to begin?
An initial conversation costs nothing and commits you to nothing. It is simply a chance to talk through where you are and whether DRT might help.