Chris — Integrative Counsellor in Gloucester

At a Glance

  • Registered Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
  • BSc (Hons) Counselling & Psychotherapy · Foundation Degree in Therapeutic Counselling, University of Gloucestershire
  • Individual counselling · Couples counselling · Family counselling
  • Integrative approach: Person-Centred Therapy, CBT, and Psychodynamic
  • Face-to-face at Gloucester Docks · Online and telephone UK-wide
  • Adults (18+) · Young people (14+) · Couples · Families · LGBTQIA+ affirming · Neurodiverse-welcoming
  • £65 individual · £85 couples and family sessions
  • Daytime · Evenings · Saturday mornings
  • Free 15-minute consultation — no commitment, no pressure

 

Counselling in Gloucester — About Chris

Sometimes life brings something that is hard to carry alone. Perhaps it is something from the past — an experience of loss, trauma, or abuse — that has never fully been put down. Perhaps it is something happening now: a relationship under pressure, a period of anxiety or low mood, a transition you did not expect. Or perhaps it is simply a sense that you want to understand yourself better.

 

Chris is a qualified counsellor and psychotherapist based at Gloucester Docks, offering face-to-face counselling in central Gloucester and online and telephone counselling to individuals, couples, and families across the UK. He holds a BSc (Hons) in Counselling and Psychotherapy and a Foundation Degree in Therapeutic Counselling from the University of Gloucestershire, and is a Registered Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). He is currently completing advanced postgraduate training in Counselling Psychology.

 

Chris brings warmth, empathy, and a genuine respect for each person’s experience to his counselling practice. He works integratively — drawing on a range of approaches to offer each individual, couple, or family the most relevant and useful support. He is committed to working in a LGBTQIA+ affirming and neurodiverse-welcoming way, and provides an inclusive space that genuinely welcomes people from all backgrounds and identities.

 

Background & Experience

Chris has substantial experience supporting individuals across a wide range of presentations, with a particular commitment to working with survivors of trauma — including childhood sexual abuse, domestic abuse, and emotional abuse. This is an area that requires specific skill, patience, and care, and it is one that Chris approaches with a deep respect for the courage it takes to begin that work.

 

Chris also works with young people aged 14 and above, offering a counselling space that is responsive to the specific pressures young people face — including academic stress, social anxiety, self-esteem difficulties, and the particular challenges of adolescent identity and transition.

 

In addition to his individual counselling work, Chris offers both couples counselling and family counselling — providing a balanced, impartial space for partners and families to navigate difficulties, improve communication, and work through periods of conflict or change.

 

Chris maintains regular professional supervision and is committed to ongoing professional development, reflected in his current postgraduate training. He integrates current evidence-based practices into his work, particularly in relation to trauma-informed care.

 

Therapeutic Approaches

Chris works integratively, drawing on three complementary therapeutic approaches and choosing what is most relevant and useful for the individual, couple, or family he is working with.

 

Person-Centred Therapy

At the heart of Chris’s practice is a Person-Centred foundation — the belief that each person has innate strengths and the capacity for growth, and that the therapist’s role is not to direct or advise but to offer the conditions in which genuine self-exploration can take place. Chris provides unconditional positive regard, empathy, and authenticity in every session, creating a space where you can explore your experiences without judgment and at your own pace. This approach is particularly important in his work with trauma survivors, offering the safety and acceptance that may not have been available before.

 

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

CBT is one of the most well-evidenced therapeutic approaches, particularly effective for anxiety, depression, and stress. It works by exploring the connections between thoughts, feelings, and behaviours — and helping to develop more helpful patterns of thinking and responding. Rather than focusing primarily on the past, CBT offers practical tools for working with what is happening now. Chris integrates CBT within his broader approach, particularly for clients who want structured, skills-focused support alongside the relational depth of Person-Centred work.

 

Psychodynamic Therapy

Chris draws on psychodynamic thinking to help clients understand how past experiences — particularly from childhood and early relationships — continue to shape present thoughts, feelings, and patterns of behaviour. This approach explores unconscious patterns and ways of relating that may have developed as protective mechanisms but which can sometimes cause difficulty in the present. Psychodynamic work can be particularly valuable for understanding recurring relationship patterns and making sense of strong emotional reactions whose roots are not immediately obvious.

 

Areas of Focus — Individual Counselling

Chris offers individual counselling in Gloucester and online and telephone counselling across the UK. The following are areas he works with regularly and has specific experience in.

 

Trauma and abuse

Chris has a particular commitment to working with trauma survivors, including those who have experienced childhood sexual abuse, domestic abuse, and emotional abuse. Trauma counselling in Gloucester and online with Chris is carefully paced and grounded in trauma-informed practice — you will never be pushed further than feels manageable. Whether you are dealing with something recent or something that happened long ago, there is space here to begin to process it at your own pace.

 

Anxiety and stress

If anxiety has been making daily life harder — through worry that won’t stop, physical symptoms, social anxiety, or persistent overwhelm — counselling in Gloucester or online can offer a space to understand what is driving it and develop different ways of responding. Chris draws on Person-Centred, CBT, and psychodynamic approaches depending on what is most useful. Anxiety counselling in Gloucester and online is available for adults across the UK.

 

Depression and low mood

Persistent low mood, loss of motivation, emotional flatness, or a quiet sense of hopelessness — depression takes many forms and can be hard to recognise from the inside. Chris works gently alongside people experiencing depression and low mood, helping them understand the patterns behind it and find a way through. Depression counselling online is available across the UK.

 

Bereavement and grief

Grief counselling in Gloucester and online with Chris offers a space to bring whatever loss looks like for you — whether the death of someone close, the end of a relationship, a major life change, or another form of significant loss. There is no right way to grieve and no timetable. Chris offers a compassionate, non-judgmental space to process loss at your own pace.

 

Identity and LGBTQIA+ affirming counselling

Chris is committed to working in a fully LGBTQIA+ affirming and neurodiverse-welcoming way. Questions of identity, belonging, sexuality, gender, and sense of self are welcomed and treated with the respect they deserve. LGBTQIA+ affirming counselling in Gloucester and online is available to adults across the UK.

 

Self-esteem and confidence

Chronic self-doubt, negative self-beliefs, and difficulty valuing yourself are among the most common things people bring to counselling. Chris works with individuals to develop a more grounded, compassionate relationship with themselves through integrative counselling in Gloucester and online.

 

Young people (14+)

Chris offers counselling for young people aged 14 and above, providing a space that is responsive to the specific pressures of adolescence — academic stress, social anxiety, self-esteem, identity questions, and the challenges of navigating change and transition. Counselling for young people in Gloucester and online is available across the UK.

 

Couples Counselling in Gloucester

Chris offers couples counselling in Gloucester and online across England, providing a balanced and impartial space for partners to navigate challenges, strengthen communication, and work through difficulties together.

 

Every relationship is different, and Chris’s integrative approach means he draws on what is most useful for each couple — whether that involves exploring communication patterns, rebuilding trust, understanding each other’s needs more clearly, or working through the aftermath of conflict or betrayal. Sessions are collaborative and non-judgmental: both partners are heard, and both are supported to develop healthier ways of relating.

 

Whether you are facing recurring conflict, coping with a major life transition together, or simply feeling disconnected and wanting to find each other again — couples counselling in Gloucester and online with Chris offers a space to work on that together.

 

Family Counselling in Gloucester

Chris also offers family counselling in Gloucester and online across England, supporting families to navigate difficult dynamics, improve communication, and work through periods of conflict or change.

 

Family life can be complex and emotionally charged — and sometimes what a family needs is a neutral, supportive space where each person can be heard and where unhelpful patterns can begin to be understood and changed. Chris works with families using the same integrative, compassionate approach that underpins all his counselling work — creating a space where every family member can feel respected and where the family as a whole can find new ways of relating.

 

Family counselling in Gloucester and online with Chris is available for families navigating breakdown, conflict, bereavement, or significant change.

 

Sessions with Chris

Chris offers face-to-face counselling at Gloucester Docks in central Gloucester, and online and telephone counselling to individuals, couples, and families across the UK. Sessions are available during the day, in the evenings, and on Saturday mornings — offering flexibility for people with work or other commitments.

 

Sessions are 50 minutes. Chris works with clients on either a short-term or longer-term basis depending on what you are bringing and what feels right. Whether you are looking for focused support around a specific issue or a longer period of exploratory counselling, Chris will work with you to find a pace and structure that fits.

 

Sessions are confidential. There are limited circumstances in which this may need to change — for example, if there is a serious risk of harm to you or others. Chris will explain these clearly before any work begins.

 

Location

Face-to-face: Gloucester Docks, central Gloucester

Online and telephone: UK-wide

Chris offers face-to-face counselling in central Gloucester and online and telephone counselling to individuals, couples, and families across the UK. If you are based in or near Gloucester, the following gives you a sense of how long it typically takes to reach Gloucester Docks by the fastest available transport.

Quedgeley 8 mins
Churchdown 10 mins
Highnam 9 mins
Brockworth 12 mins
Cheltenham 15 mins
Tewkesbury 15 mins
Newent 20 mins
Painswick 16 mins
Hartpury 12 mins
Stroud 20 mins

 

Journey times show how long it takes to reach Gloucester Docks by the fastest available transport.

 

Chris’s face-to-face counselling is particularly convenient for clients based in Cheltenham, Stroud, and Tewkesbury. Online and telephone counselling is available to anyone across the UK.

 

Fees

  • Individual counselling: £65 per session
  • Couples counselling: £85 per session
  • Family counselling: £85 per session

 

As part of Hope Therapy’s team of 90+ qualified counsellors, Chris is matched to clients where there is a strong therapeutic fit. Counselling in Gloucester and online with Hope Therapy starts from £65 — significantly more accessible than many comparable private practices in Gloucestershire.

 

Book a Free Consultation

If you are looking for a counsellor in Gloucester, or would like to access online or telephone counselling from anywhere in the UK, a free 15-minute consultation is a good place to start. There is no commitment and no pressure — just a chance to ask questions and find out whether Chris is the right fit for you.

 

Hope Therapy’s team is also available by phone 24 hours a day if you would prefer to speak to someone before booking.

 

Book your free consultation: https://calendly.com/hopetherapy/15-minute-consultation

 

 

More Info

 

Qualifications BSc (Hons) Counselling & Psychotherapy, Foundation Degree in Therapeutic Counselling, University of Gloucestershire, Currently completing: Master’s in Counselling Psychology (in progress)
Professional membership Registered Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
NCPS Hope Therapy & Counselling Services is an Organisational Member of the National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society (NCPS)
Services Individual counselling · Couples counselling · Family counselling
Therapeutic approaches Person-Centred Therapy · Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) · Psychodynamic
Session format Face-to-face (Gloucester Docks) · Online · Telephone
Session length 50 minutes
Availability Daytime · Evenings · Saturday mornings
Fees Individual: £65 per session Couples: £85 per session Family: £85 per session
Venue Gloucester Docks, central Gloucester
Languages English
Last reviewed April 2026
Booking https://calendly.com/hopetherapy/15-minute-consultation

 

 

Further Areas Chris Works With

  • Listing ID: 1167
  • Type of Support: CBT Counselling, Coaching, Counselling
  • Types of Counselling: Young People (12 - 18), Adults (18+), Marriage or Couples Counselling, LGBTQ+ Support, Neurodiversity e.g.ADHD, Autism, Dyslexia etc
  • Type of Session: In Person, Online (Via Zoom & Skype), Phone
  • Availability: Daytime, Evening
Contact details

Gloucestershire,England,UK,GL2 9HQ 07379 538411 contact@hopefulminds.co.uk https://calendly.com/hopetherapy/15-minute-consultation

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