- Life purpose questions
- Anxiety and stress
- Values based work
About Chris
Chris Stavri is a BACP counsellor with 22 years of practice in the United Kingdom. He works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns and questions about life purpose. He also supports those dealing with grief, addictions, parenting strain and career uncertainty.
Chris uses straightforward conversation and practical tools to help people clarify what matters to them. Sessions focus on identifying unhelpful patterns, practising skills for handling strong emotions, and testing small changes in everyday life. He draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy alongside attachment-based listening.
People often come to him when they feel stuck after a relationship change, job transition or health event. He pays attention to attachment history, commitment and control issues, and difficulties like codependency or avoidance. He also works with concerns linked to intimacy, kink and alternative sexual cultures when those are part of a person’s story.
Chris has written a self-help book about change and personal development. He aims to help people recognise patterns between thoughts, feelings and behaviour so they can make clearer choices. Work can include practical exercises, values clarification and learning emotion-regulation skills.
Sessions are conducted in English and Chris accepts international clients. Fee arrangements vary by location and use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and a first session scheduled through the online booking flow.
How therapeutic approaches are used in online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is about clarifying what matters to you and committing to small actions that reflect those values while learning to live with difficult thoughts and feelings. It can help with anxiety, low mood and feeling directionless.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviour. It uses practical exercises and experiments to change patterns that maintain stress, depression or relationship problems.
Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to how early relationship patterns affect current intimacy, trust and communication. It can help people who struggle with abandonment worries, avoidant tendencies or codependency.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Chris will discuss which methods suit the person’s needs, goals and preferences and decide together what to try first. That collaborative process helps shape each session.
Confirm the exact session formats before booking, as the biography does not list them. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins during a lunch break. Some formats also use less bandwidth or do not require video, which can suit different circumstances. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises and worksheets for remote sessions so progress continues between meetings.
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Experience
22+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does he help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship problems and life purpose questions, plus issues like grief, addictions and parenting strain.
How does he approach someone feeling stuck?
He uses clear conversation, values clarification and practical exercises to identify patterns and test small changes in daily life.
How much experience does he have?
He has 22 years of experience working as a psychotherapist and counsellor in the United Kingdom.
What professional credential does he hold and where is he based?
He is BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original profile does not specify session formats; please confirm current options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Fees vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with him?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.