Christopher "Chris" Rice

Christopher "Chris" Rice is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with four years of practice. He works with people experiencing stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem and depression. He also supports those facing life changes, relationship difficulties, sleep problems and challenges linked to addiction.

Chris has experience helping clients with neurological conditions such as autism, ADHD, traumatic brain injury and epilepsy. He offers practical conversation and tools rather than abstract theories. Sessions focus on what is happening now and on small steps a person can try between meetings.

His main approaches are Client-Centred Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy or CBT. Chris listens first and then introduces CBT techniques to address unhelpful thoughts and patterns. He explains ideas simply and checks they make sense for each person.

People who contact him often want clarity about life purpose, better ways to cope with mood shifts, or support after loss. He works with issues such as abandonment, commitment and communication problems, guilt and shame, isolation, money worries and chronic pain or illness.

Sessions combine active listening with practical skills. Chris encourages small, achievable changes such as testing a new behaviour or reframing a thought. He aims to help people notice when patterns change and build on those moments.

How Chris uses Client-Centred work and CBT online

Christopher uses Client-Centred Therapy to begin; this means listening closely and letting the person set the pace. The approach focuses on understanding the person's experience and making space for them to say what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is used alongside this. CBT involves identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying small experiments to change day-to-day reactions, which can suit issues like anxiety, low mood and sleep problems.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals and preferences, then suggest whether more listening-based sessions or CBT exercises are useful. That decision is collaborative and can change as progress is reviewed.

The practical benefits of online sessions include fitting appointments into a busy week and making it easier to keep regular contact. Online work can allow shorter check-ins when needed, or camera-off conversations if someone prefers that. The biography does not list specific session formats here, so confirm the available options before booking. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt techniques like CBT worksheets and behavioural experiments to online settings to help clients manage stress, explore life purpose and practise new skills.