About Chris
Chris Stavri is a counsellor with 22 years of experience helping people cope with stress, anxiety, depression and relationship problems. He also supports people dealing with self-esteem, addictions, grief, sleep issues and career struggles. Chris works in English and accepts international clients from the United Kingdom.
He uses a blend of approaches to suit each person. Sessions are offered in a warm, non-judgemental style that encourages honest conversation. Chris aims to help people increase self-awareness, make clearer choices and build everyday coping skills.
How Chris works
Chris draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Attachment-Based approaches among others. He adapts techniques to practical goals like managing anxiety, improving communication, or addressing difficult patterns that cause pain. Sessions can also include coaching elements for people wanting actionable steps.
He holds membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP. That membership is used to guide professional practice and ongoing learning. Chris is also the author of a self-help book that explores psychological and spiritual development.
People can expect straightforward language and collaborative work in sessions. The focus is on small, manageable changes rather than quick fixes. Chris supports clients as they try new ways of relating to themselves and others, and builds on strengths they already have.
Chris lists 18 ways of working on the entry:
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Hypnotherapy
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
What Chris works with
The areas below are the ones Chris selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 22 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Practical therapeutic approaches and online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing unhelpful thoughts and committing to values-driven action. It can help with anxiety, low mood and finding clearer direction in life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings and behaviour and teaches skills to change patterns that maintain distress. It is often used for anxiety, depression and sleep problems.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk through goals and preferences and choose methods together. This collaborative process means techniques are adjusted as progress is made and new issues arise.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls are used for deeper, face-to-face style conversations. Phone sessions can fit into a break at work or suit people who prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief check-ins, ongoing support between sessions or when someone wants to reflect in writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep continuity when circumstances change.
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