Chris Stavri, BACP
22 years in practice
Chris Stavri is a counsellor with over 22 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression and relationship concerns.
License and registration
- BACP
- 21576 · expires October 2026
- Years in practice
- 22
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Chris
Chris Stavri is a counsellor with over 22 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression and relationship concerns. He also supports people dealing with grief, addiction, sleep problems and changes in life or career. Chris works with issues around self-esteem, intimacy and compassion fatigue and offers coaching-style support where helpful.
He takes a straightforward, person-focused approach in sessions. People can expect a warm and non-judgemental space where they are invited to talk about what matters to them.
Background and approach
Chris encourages practical steps alongside reflection so people leave a session with something to try. Chris draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy to look at feelings and patterns in close relationships. He also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based ideas to help people understand values, behaviour and relational patterns.
Cognitive Behavioural tools are introduced when helpful to manage symptoms and build new habits. Chris describes his work as holistic and aims to address emotional, psychological and spiritual dimensions when clients want that. He emphasises building self-awareness and clearer choices rather than quick fixes.
Sessions are collaborative and tailored to each persons pace and goals. He holds BACP accreditation, and works with people in the United Kingdom and internationally. Sessions are offered in English and can be arranged by following the service's matching and booking steps.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Chris lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coaching
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- 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
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- 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
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Chris names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- 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
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How therapeutic approaches work online
Emotionally-Focused Therapy focuses on identifying and reshaping emotional patterns that come up in relationships and close connections; it helps people understand what feelings drive their interactions and how to respond differently. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and encourages actions that match what matters most in life. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relational patterns influence present-day expectations and behaviours, aiming to build safer and more connected ways of relating.Finding the right approach is a joint process. The therapist will work with each person to try methods that fit their goals and comfort level, adapting techniques over time. Clients and therapist discuss what feels useful and change direction when a different approach seems better.
Online work makes it easier to fit therapy into busy lives. Video calls give a face-to-face feel for deeper emotional work, phone sessions can be lower bandwidth and easier when movement is needed, and live chat or text-based messaging suit short check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options provide flexibility to schedule around work, caregiving or travel while keeping continuity of care.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Chris help with?
He supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, addictions and related concerns such as self-esteem and sleep problems.
What is his therapeutic style like?
Sessions are warm and non-judgemental with a collaborative tone. He blends talk and practical tools so people leave with things to try between sessions.
How much experience does he have?
Chris has 22 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of emotional and relational difficulties.
What credentials and location should I know about?
He is MBACP (Accred) which denotes BACP accreditation, and practices from the United Kingdom while also working with international clients.
In which language are sessions held?
Sessions are offered in English for both UK-based and international clients.
Which session formats are available?
Chris offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are fees and payment arranged?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
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