Chris Stavri, BACP
22 years in practice
Chris Stavri is a psychotherapist with more than two decades of experience helping people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, grief, trauma and addictions.
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 psychotherapist with more than two decades of experience helping people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, grief, trauma and addictions. He also supports people dealing with self-esteem, parenting strain, sleeping problems and career pressure. Chris brings a calm, direct manner and practical focus to sessions.
He trained and practises from a human-focused perspective that honours each person's values and life choices. His work draws on Existential therapy alongside approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-based methods, client-centred work and cognitive behavioural ideas.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to increase awareness, strengthen coping, and help people make choices that fit their values. Chris describes therapy as a collaborative conversation. He creates a warm, non-judgemental space where people can talk through painful experiences and confusing feelings.
He helps clients separate automatic habits from considered decisions so they can act more intentionally in daily life. Over 22 years he has developed ways to address complex problems including abandonment, attachment issues, codependency and blended family challenges. He also works with people exploring kink and alternative sex culture, body image, caregiver stress, and anger or control issues.
Chris is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - BACP. He sees people in the United Kingdom and also accepts international clients by online sessions. Sessions are offered in English.
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
- Existential Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- 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
Approaches and online support that meet you where you are
Existential therapy helps people look at life questions such as meaning, choice and responsibility. It supports those who feel stuck by encouraging honest reflection on values and life direction. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings without getting taken over by them and taking values-based action despite discomfort. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people shift unhelpful ways of relating to others.Finding the right approach is part of therapy. Chris will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and then use methods that fit those aims. Sessions are collaborative so the plan can change as understanding grows and new priorities emerge.
Online sessions use video calls, phone conversations, live chat or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video helps preserve face-to-face contact, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between appointments. These options help people fit therapy around work, family and travel commitments while keeping the therapeutic focus intact.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does Chris help with?
Chris supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy-related issues, grief, trauma, addictions and self-esteem concerns. He also works with parenting strain, sleeping problems, career pressure and compassion fatigue.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
His style is warm, direct and collaborative. He uses open conversation to build awareness and help people make choices that match their values.
What experience does he bring to sessions?
He has 22 years of practice supporting a wide range of concerns, including complex issues such as attachment problems, codependency and blended family dynamics.
What credentials and location are listed for Chris?
He is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and is based in the United Kingdom.
Can people who live outside the UK work with him?
Yes. Sessions can be arranged with international clients and are conducted in English.
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 sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
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