About Christopher
Christopher Hurd offers a calm, straightforward way to start sorting out difficult feelings. He aims to make first steps feel manageable and clear for people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, relationship strain, trauma and similar concerns. He works from the view that each person knows their own life best.
That belief shapes short-term goals and longer work. Sessions focus on understanding how past experiences affect present choices and feelings.
How Christopher works
Christopher helps people notice patterns and try new ways of coping. His practice draws on a few core approaches. Client-centred work keeps the person’s priorities central.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy looks at attachment and how emotions shape relationships. Psychodynamic ideas help uncover repeating patterns that began earlier in life. Hypnotherapy may be used as a tool alongside these methods when appropriate.
Christopher has four years of professional experience and holds NCPS, which is shown as his credential. He runs online sessions for people in the United Kingdom and beyond, using video, phone, live chat and messaging formats. People come for a wide range of concerns including grief, intimacy issues, eating and body image worries, parenting stress, anger, bipolar disorder, ADHD and career questions.
He also supports work on attachment, abandonment, codependency, family of origin issues, and recovery from domestic violence and substance misuse. He aims to be practical and patient in sessions. Conversations tend to focus on what is happening now, what led to it, and small steps a person can try between meetings.
Christopher lists 4 ways of working on the entry:
What Christopher works with
The areas below are the ones Christopher selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | NCPS |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 4 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How these approaches work online
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person’s own goals and rhythms, with the counsellor reflecting and supporting choices so people feel heard and understood. This method suits people who want a gentle, paced way of working on how they feel and what they value.Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) looks at emotions and attachment needs in relationships. It helps people identify core feelings, improve communication, and change unhelpful interaction cycles that cause distance or conflict.
Psychodynamic work explores repeating patterns that started earlier in life and still influence decisions now. It can help when someone wants to understand why they respond to situations in particular ways and break long-standing cycles.
Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Christopher will discuss the options with each person, try things out and adjust the focus based on needs, goals and practicalities. This collaborative way makes it easier to find what actually helps.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow a near face-to-face conversation when visual connection matters. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging let people raise issues between sessions or use a format that feels easier on a given day. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, family and travel.
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