I am a Person-centred cousellor and therapist in Stockport, Greater Manchester with 3 years clinical practice and running my own business for the past year. I work with clients on a range of issues depression, anxiety, relationships, loss, death, trauma and low mood to name a few. My main passion though as a male counsellor is getting more men to talk about their experiences and feelings and not to just bottle it all up until explodes.
My therapy style is relaxed and yet supportive and warm. I believe each person is unique and therefore has unique issues that they bring to therapy. No one person is the same as we all have different experiences and backgrounds. I embrace what my clients bring into the session as it is their objective view and theirs alone. That being said, I will accompany you through your journey of growth and understanding using empathy, genuineness and positive regard. This allows you to come to your own conclusions and answers to how best to fix the issues you face. You are, after all the expert of your own life.
Therapy with me seeks to get you to a place where you can deal with the pain of the past, move on from that bad relationship break up or that job loss and move on to a brighter future that you decide what happens and not weighted down with issues from the past.
If this is where you want to be then I look forward to meeting with you soon.
Chris
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, LGBT, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Eating disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Coping with life changes, Abandonment, Adoption and Foster Care, Body image, Codependency, Commitment Issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Divorce and separation, Domestic Violence, Emptiness, Family Problems, Fatherhood Issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Military and Veterans Issues, Mood disorders , Panic disorder and panic attacks, Polyamory / Nonmonogamous Relationships, Post-traumatic stress, Self-love, Sexuality, Workplace issues
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy
BACP Therapist - Registered Member MBACP #388900
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Chris is a great listener and helps tease out idea very well.
Written on Apr 25, 2024 after therapy with Chris for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, and intimacy-related issues
He does an amazing job!
Written on Apr 11, 2024 after therapy with Chris for 10 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, and intimacy-related issues
He is brilliant!
Written on Apr 05, 2024 after therapy with Chris for 6 months on issues concerning grief, and intimacy-related issues
Just Incredible, Chris helps me so much and I’ve made an enormous amount of progress in my life because of him.
Written on Jan 18, 2024 after therapy with Chris for 8 months on issues concerning relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, and intimacy-related issues
Having never tried therapy before I was unsure what to expect. Chris has been a very good listener and helped me out by suggesting some exercises (e.g. journaling) and asking the right questions in our video sessions. I definitely would recommend him to others seeking quality counselling
Written on Nov 01, 2023 after therapy with Chris for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, relationship issues, and intimacy-related issues
Chris is a great listener, is caring and easy to talk to. He asks thought provoking questions and offers a chance to learn about yourself.
Written on Oct 02, 2023 after therapy with Chris for 2 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues, and intimacy-related issues