Chris Stavri, BACP
Gentle guidance for personal change
Details
| Name | Chris Stavri |
|---|---|
| Credentials | BACP |
| Based in | United Kingdom |
| Registered with | BACP |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 22 |
About Chris
Chris Stavri is a counsellor with 22 years' experience who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression and relationship strain. He also supports those dealing with grief, addiction, sleep problems and career or parenting pressures. He writes and teaches about change and personal growth, and brings a calm, straightforward presence to sessions.
He uses a narrative-informed outlook that helps people tell and reframe their life stories. He also draws on acceptance and commitment ideas to help people notice what matters and take small steps towards it.
Background and approach
Conversations are client-centred and grounded in practical thinking about day-to-day problems. Sessions aim to be warm and non-judgemental. The focus is on listening, making sense of difficulties and identifying actions that fit a person’s values.
Chris encourages practical experiments between meetings so progress can be tested in real life. Over two decades of practice have included work with trauma, intimacy-related issues, attachment and abandonment concerns, and complex patterns such as codependency. He has also written a self-help book called Know You Can Change: A Path to Psychological and Spiritual Development.
He holds BACP accreditation, which is noted as a professional affiliation. Chris works with people from different backgrounds and orientations and is happy to offer sessions to international clients in English.
What this therapist works with
His listing names Stress, Anxiety, Relationship issues, Self esteem among the things Chris works with, alongside the areas below.
- 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 listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in his listing among his approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Chris among the ways he works.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Chris among the ways he works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Chris among the ways he works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Chris among the ways he works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Chris among the ways he works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Chris among the ways he works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Chris among the ways he works.
- Hypnotherapy: Listed by Chris among the ways he works.
- Imago Relationship Therapy: Listed by Chris among the ways he works.
- Jungian Therapy: Listed by Chris among the ways he works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Chris among the ways he works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Chris among the ways he works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Chris among the ways he works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Chris among the ways he works.
- Somatic Therapy: Listed by Chris among the ways he works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Chris among the ways he works.
- Internal Family Systems: Listed by Chris among the ways he works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Chris directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how he works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Chris directly how he uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
Approaches to online therapy and how they help
Chris blends Narrative work with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people reframe their life stories and live in line with their values. Narrative Therapy focuses on the stories people tell about themselves and aims to open up alternative, more helpful ways of understanding events and relationships. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings while committing to actions that reflect what matters to them.He also uses Attachment-Based ideas to look at patterns that began in early relationships and how they show up now. This approach can be useful for people wrestling with intimacy, abandonment or communication problems. Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work; the counsellor collaborates with each person to choose methods that fit their situation, goals and preferences rather than imposing one fixed model.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video is useful when visual connection helps the conversation, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and messaging suits shorter check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit around work, family or travel commitments.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of issues does this counsellor help with?
He supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, grief and addictions, plus concerns such as sleep problems, parenting pressure and career change.
What is his therapeutic style like?
Sessions are warm and non-judgemental with a focus on listening and making sense of problems. Conversations aim to reframe stories and identify small, practical steps forward.
How much experience does he have?
He brings 22 years of clinical experience and has written a self-help book on personal change and development.
What credentials and location are listed?
He is registered with BACP and practises from the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international clients are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are costs structured?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
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