About Chris
Chris Stavri is a psychotherapist with 22 years of experience who helps people facing anxiety, stress, depression and relationship concerns. He works with issues such as self-esteem, grief, addictions, trauma and sleep problems. Chris also supports people dealing with career changes, parenting pressures and compassion fatigue.
His style is warm and non-judgemental. Sessions aim to build self-awareness and practical coping skills. He encourages straightforward conversation so people can spot patterns and make small changes that matter.
Background and approach
Chris uses a blend of evidence-informed methods tailored to each person. He draws on cognitive behavioural ideas to shift unhelpful thinking and action, and uses acceptance and commitment strategies to help people live by their values. Attachment-based and client-centred elements guide how he holds the relationship in sessions.
He is affiliated with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. That reference to BACP indicates professional registration as provided in the original information. Chris practises from the United Kingdom and works in English.
People often come for support with specific problems such as abandonment and attachment issues, body image and intimacy-related concerns, or for help navigating blended family dynamics. Chris also addresses more complex presentations including codependency, avoidant patterns and co-morbidity, always aiming for clear, manageable steps forward.
Approach-driven online therapy for anxiety and relationships
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people notice what matters most to them and take small actions that match those values. It can be useful for anxiety, stress and decisions about life direction. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and introduces practical techniques to reduce worry and change unhelpful patterns. Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to how early relationships shape current connection and trust, which can help with intimacy, abandonment and relationship difficulties.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most helpful. Together they decide which methods to use and adjust them as the work progresses, so sessions remain focused on the client's needs.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, while phone sessions can be a better fit when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging suit people who prefer shorter exchanges or want flexible ways to reflect between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, family life and travel while keeping the focus on practical progress.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- 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
Therapeutic approaches
- 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
- Experience
- 22 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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