About me
Perhaps something in your life has become difficult to carry on your own.
Maybe you know what is wrong, or perhaps you simply have a feeling that something isn't right anymore.
You may be struggling with anxiety, sadness, anger or shame. Perhaps your mind rarely seems to stop, or you find yourself feeling overwhelmed by things you thought you should be able to cope with.
You may be having difficulties in a relationship — finding yourself giving too much, holding back what you really feel, or struggling to let someone get close.
Perhaps you're questioning who you are, where you belong, or whether you can really feel comfortable being yourself.
Or perhaps there isn't one particular thing you can point to. You just know that you don't want to continue feeling as you do.
I'm a Counselling Psychotherapist and have been practising for fourteen years.
For me, psychotherapy is about relationship. I believe that what happens between us can sometimes help us understand what happens for us elsewhere — how we experience other people, what we expect from them, what we find difficult to say, and what we have learnt to expect from ourselves.
I don't see you as a problem that needs fixing, and I don't arrive with a set of answers about who you are. I bring my experience, knowledge and curiosity, but you are the person who knows what it is like to live your life.
My own experiences have also shaped the person and psychotherapist I am. As a gay man, I have some understanding of what it can be like to question identity, belonging and how we are seen by others.
Over the years, I've worked with people struggling with addiction, relationships and dependency, anxiety, depression, shame and loss, as well as people trying to understand questions around identity, sexuality, belonging or neurodivergence.
You don't need to know exactly what you want to talk about, or even be sure that psychotherapy is what you need.
We can begin with whatever has brought you here and see where it takes us.
If something in what you've read feels familiar, you're welcome to get in touch.
You don't need to have the right words. You can simply begin wherever you can.
Training, qualifications & experience
Counselling Psychotherapist
BACP Registered — MBACP
Integratively trained to postgraduate diploma level.
Currently undertaking UKCP-accredited training in Counselling Supervision.
I have been practising for fourteen years and have worked with people from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences.
My work is informed by humanistic and psychodynamic approaches, Transactional Analysis and attachment theory.
I have particular experience of working with addiction, relationships and dependency, anxiety, depression, shame, loss and bereavement, neurodivergence, and questions around identity, sexuality and belonging.
I also have experience of group therapy and facilitation, and of incorporating creative ways of working including clay, drawing, painting, poetry and prose where this feels appropriate.
I continue to develop my practice through ongoing training, supervision and reflection.
Member organisations
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
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Fees
£65.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
£65 per 55-minute individual session.
£95 per 60-minute couples session.
Concessionary rates are available where possible for people on a low income, students and trainee counsellors.
When I work
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Further information
Client feedback.
My time with Christian was transformative, at a time in my life I wanted to make changes, as much as I was afraid too, and as much as I felt impossible to do. His support, patience, and gentleness provided me with a space in which reframing my opinion of myself became a more comfortable, and achievable goal. Throughout our sessions his commitment to my progress, concerns and my wellbeing, were felt in ways that have left me feeling like a fuller person, as well as an incredibly fortunate person, to have shared the time in company as warmhearted as his - GC
"I will remember Christian’s quiet patience with me, his gentle guidance, intuition and compassion and his ability to make space for and listen to whatever needed attention at that moment. He provided a place of safety, acceptance, trust, care and belonging, and that place now resides within me. He taught me things I never had a chance to learn before, about myself, my emotions and relating to both myself and others. I finally have a sense of peace about my traumatic childhood and forgiveness towards those who were responsible for the trauma. I still have challenges to face, but I now have a toolkit to help me and greater confidence that I can deal with whatever life throws at me." - N.L
"A year ago I shocked myself at how angry and unpleasant I had become, and how everything was always someone else's fault. My relationship with my partner was under strain and I was not behaving in a way that was acceptable to me, or him. I did not know why I was being the way I was being, but I couldn't seem to get myself out of it. This was when I decided to try counselling, choosing Christian as I related to the things he had written on his profile. I have had ten months of weekly counselling, and am a different person. Working with Christian allowed me to foster a trusting and honest relationship with him, where I was finally able to face up to some long standing demons. Christian was a warm, welcoming person who believed in me, never judged me, and always showed me kindness and compassion. This was exactly what I needed to start taking some responsibility for my actions. 10 months on I am in much better control and understanding of myself. This has lead to happier relationships with other people, but most importantly a happier relationship with myself!! Though I still have work to do, I have found some of the peace I was looking for in all the wrong places, and it feels great. Thank you for giving me this gift - B.C
