Counsellor profile
Apostolos Fournaris, BACP
BACP psychodynamic counsellor - family and parenting concerns
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- Psychodynamic therapy
- Parenting and family
- Trauma and loss
About Apostolos
Apostolos Fournaris is a BACP-registered psychodynamic counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with 18 years of professional experience. He works with adults on concerns such as stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, grief, parenting strains and relationship difficulties. Sessions are conducted in English and Greek and he accepts international clients.
Apostolos describes his approach as psychodynamic. He pays attention to patterns that repeat across relationships and to feelings that may be outside immediate awareness. Therapy can help people understand why they act the way they do and how early relationships shape present struggles.
He offers both short-term and longer-term once-weekly psychotherapy, and also provides consultation, reflective group facilitation and psycho-educational support tailored to organisations such as schools, charities and businesses. He can provide brief, focused interventions for families and short-term support where appropriate.
His training includes postgraduate work at the University of Essex and the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust. He holds a BSc in Psychology and several master's level qualifications in psychoanalytic and psychodynamic studies. He follows the ethical frameworks of the BACP and the BPS as described in his biography.
People often come to him for help with trauma and abuse, identity and gender matters, eating or sleeping problems, ADHD-related concerns, anger and communication difficulties. He also offers coaching for life and work matters and supports those coping with long-term health or caregiving stresses.
To begin, readers should use the site matching process to select a therapy option and schedule an initial session. The therapist uses a subscription model for sessions that can be cancelled at any time; costs vary by location.
How sessions work
Psychodynamic approaches and how online sessions can help
Apostolos primarily works within a psychodynamic framework. Psychodynamic therapy focuses on how early relationships and repeated patterns shape feelings and behaviour. It helps people identify what they may not be fully aware of and understand recurring difficulties such as relationship problems, parenting struggles, attachment issues or unresolved grief.He also draws on psychoanalytic ideas about inner conflict and attachment to look at how different parts of a person compete for attention. This can be useful when someone is dealing with anger, addiction, identity questions or deep-rooted patterns that affect family life.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. He will talk with the client about their goals, needs and preferences and together they will decide whether short-term focused work or longer weekly psychotherapy is more appropriate. That decision is collaborative and may change as therapy progresses.
Session formats are not detailed in the biography, so please confirm the available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, remove travel time and allow quicker access to consultation or brief interventions. It can suit people who need shorter check-ins or who prefer not to commute, while still enabling the reflective conversations psychodynamic work involves.
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Experience
18+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Greek
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of family and parenting issues does he work with?
He lists parenting, family, blended family issues and caregiving stress among his areas of focus and can help people talk through related conflicts and strains.
What is his therapeutic style like?
He uses a psychodynamic approach that looks at repeating patterns, early relationships and unconscious motives to help people make sense of their feelings and behaviours.
How many years of experience does he have?
He has 18 years of professional work experience in psychodynamic counselling and psychotherapy.
What credential does he hold and where is he based?
He is registered with the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with him if I live outside the UK?
International clients are accepted and sessions are offered in English and Greek.
Which session formats does he offer?
The biography mentions once-weekly psychotherapy and short-term family interventions but does not list specific online formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started with him?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
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