Apostolos Fournaris, BACP
Apostolos Fournaris is a psychodynamic counsellor with 18 years of professional experience.
About Apostolos
Apostolos Fournaris is a psychodynamic counsellor with 18 years of professional experience. He offers a calm, non-judgemental space where people can talk about difficult feelings and life events in plain language. Sessions are offered in English and Greek and he works with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, addiction, grief, relationship and parenting concerns, and other life challenges.
He describes psychodynamic work as a way to understand how past relationships shape present feelings and behaviour.
Background and approach
In sessions he helps people notice patterns that repeat and the hidden motives that can drive actions. This can make it easier to choose different responses and feel less stuck. Appointments can be short term or longer term, depending on what a person wants to explore.
He also provides consultation, reflective group facilitation, and psycho-educational support for organisations such as schools and charities. Brief interventions for family matters are offered when a shorter, focused approach is needed. Apostolos holds a Master of Arts in Psychodynamic Counselling from the University of Essex, and other postgraduate qualifications from the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Essex.
He follows the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy ethical framework, listed as BACP. People often come to him wanting help with loss, identity questions, gender issues, sleeping and eating problems, or coping with life changes. He accepts international clients and can work by video, phone, live chat or text messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
Details from the counsellor's public professional profile · registration number listed
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| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 390428 | February 2027 |
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Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Apostolos lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- 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)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Ways of working Apostolos names
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Psychodynamic approaches and online therapy
Apostolos uses psychodynamic therapy to help people see how early relationships and hidden motives affect current feelings and behaviour. This approach pays attention to repeated patterns, attachment styles and inner conflicts so people can understand why they react in certain ways and choose different responses when ready.He also offers shorter-term, focused interventions when someone wants practical help for a specific issue. These brief approaches aim to clarify the problem, identify unhelpful patterns and plan manageable steps forward in a few sessions rather than ongoing work.
Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. He works collaboratively with each person to decide whether longer psychodynamic work or a short intervention will fit best. The choice is guided by the person's needs, goals and preferences and can be revised as therapy progresses.
Online therapy in his practice is available by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging suit shorter check-ins, people who process better in writing, or times when scheduling a full session is difficult. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into busy lives.
Frequently asked
What kinds of problems does Apostolos help with?
He helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, relationship and parenting concerns, eating and sleeping problems, anger, self-esteem and other life changes.
What is Apostolos' therapeutic style?
He uses a psychodynamic approach that focuses on how past relationships and unseen motives shape present feelings and patterns of behaviour.
How much experience does he have?
He has 18 years of professional work experience in psychodynamic counselling and psychotherapy contexts.
What credentials and region are listed?
He is listed with the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Greek and he is able to work with international clients.
What session formats are available?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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