Chris Stavri
Experienced counsellor helping people make lasting changes
About Chris
Chris Stavri is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with more than 22 years of experience. He helps people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, addictions and relationship struggles. He also supports people dealing with grief, trauma, intimacy concerns, sleeping problems and career or life changes.
Chris aims for a warm, non-judgemental space where clients can talk openly about what matters to them. He uses clear, practical language and encourages small steps that fit into everyday life.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on understanding patterns, building skills and trying out new ways of coping. He blends several therapeutic approaches to meet individual needs. These include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based work, Client-Centred ways of relating, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy.
That mix helps with both short-term problems and longer-standing issues. Chris has a long track record working with caring professionals and people under a lot of strain, including those facing compassion fatigue, caregiver stress and blended family challenges. He also offers support around intimacy and alternative sexual cultures such as BDSM and kink, and on concerns like abandonment and attachment difficulties.
As a BACP member he brings a reflective, person-focused style rather than a one-size-fits-all programme. Sessions can include coaching-style tasks, practical coping strategies and chance to reflect on values and identity. He works with international clients in English and uses a range of online formats to suit different needs.
What Chris works with
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Sessions & fees
Therapeutic approaches and online options
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts without getting caught up in them and focus on actions that match their values. It is often useful for anxiety, avoidance and when people want clearer direction in life. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current closeness and trust; it helps people understand patterns in relationships and develop safer ways of relating. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person in the room, offering empathy and acceptance so clients can explore their own solutions and grow at their own pace.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Chris treats therapeutic choice as collaborative and will discuss which methods fit a person's needs, goals and preferences. He often combines elements from different approaches so the work stays practical and relevant to day-to-day life.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different routines. Video calls are useful when visual connection helps the conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone needs a shorter check-in. Live chat and messaging suit people who prefer writing, want short notes between sessions or need flexible timing. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, caregiving or travel while maintaining consistent support.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
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-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour 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
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
