Chris Orton
Compassionate, person-focused support for life challenges
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About Chris
Chris Orton offers calm, steady support for people facing stress, anxiety, low mood and relationship concerns. He is a psychotherapist registered with the BACP, and describes the counselling space as one where clients set the pace. Sessions are framed around listening, understanding and helping people make sense of difficult feelings.
Chris draws on client-centred and existential ideas to guide sessions. That means he aims to be present and genuinely curious about how each person experiences their world.
Background and approach
Conversations focus on what matters to the individual, exploring thoughts, emotions and recurring patterns that can make life feel harder. He sees emotional difficulties as arising from both internal struggles and external pressures. While some causes can't be changed, Chris helps people adapt their responses and find new ways of relating to problems.
The work often involves looking at self-image, belonging and the choices people face. Before independent practice he worked in a university counselling service where he supported a diverse student group. He trained to postgraduate level in counselling and psychotherapy and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, or BACP.
In sessions he aims to walk alongside people with compassion and gentle challenge. The client leads the depth and pace of the work while he listens, reflects and helps clarify what change might look like. His interests include cross-cultural therapy and how identity shapes experience.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 3
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 396011
- Languages
- English
- Approaches include
- Client-Centered Therapy, Existential Therapy
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Chris's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Chris works with
Everything Chris lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Chris lists
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How Chris works online
Questions and answers
What concerns does Chris help address?
He helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and self‑esteem issues, along with trauma, grief, eating and intimacy‑related difficulties.
What is the therapeutic style like?
Sessions are grounded in client‑centred and existential approaches, focusing on listening closely and exploring what a person’s experience means to them.
How much experience does he have?
Chris has three years' experience working in counselling and psychotherapy, including time in a university counselling service.
What credentials and location are listed?
He is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts clients from outside the UK.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options with the service before booking.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
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