About Christopher
Christopher "Chris" Rice is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with four years of practice and a BACP credential from the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. He focuses on common life struggles such as anxiety, stress, low self-esteem, depression and grief. He also supports people facing relationship difficulties, sleep problems, addictions and help around major life changes.
Chris takes a straightforward, conversational approach in sessions. He offers a calm space to talk through immediate worries and practical steps.
Background and approach
He mixes listening with exercises from cognitive behavioural therapy when those tools might help reduce unhelpful thoughts and patterns. He has experience working with people who have neurological conditions, including autism, ADHD, traumatic brain injuries and epilepsy. That background helps him adapt the pace and structure of sessions to fit how each person thinks and copes.
Clients can expect short-term practical work or longer conversations depending on what they need. Chris aims to help people build clearer thinking habits, steadier moods and better routines that support daily life. He uses Client-Centred Therapy to keep the focus on the person's experience and CBT to bring in specific strategies for changing thoughts and behaviours.
Reaching out can feel hard, and he aims to be supportive while helping people move toward feeling more able and confident.
Approaches that guide online counselling
Client-Centred Therapy places the person's own perspective at the heart of the work. The counsellor listens without judgement and follows the person's lead, helping them make sense of their experience and decide what matters most to address. This approach suits people who want a supportive, empathetic space to talk things through.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, uses short, practical exercises to spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours. It often involves setting small tasks between sessions and can help with anxiety, low mood, sleep problems and coping with life changes.
Finding the right approach is part of the process and the counsellor will work with the person to decide what fits best. Discussions in early sessions focus on needs, goals and preferences, and methods can be adjusted as progress is made. The relationship is collaborative, and plans evolve with feedback from the person getting support.
Online sessions are offered by registered or accredited professionals and include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video is useful for full conversations and visual cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in, and chat or messaging can suit people who prefer typing or need more flexible timing. These options make it easier to fit counselling around work, family and daily life.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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