Apostolos Fournaris

Apostolos Fournaris offers psychotherapy to adults, children and adolescents who are struggling with loss, stress, anxiety or life changes. He aims to create a calm, non-judgemental space where people can speak openly about what matters to them. Apostolos follows the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, or BACP, ethical framework and brings 18 years of professional experience to his work.

He uses a psychodynamic approach that looks at patterns in relationships and feelings that often sit beneath conscious awareness. Sessions can be short term or longer term and are typically scheduled once a week. Apostolos also provides consultations, reflective group facilitation and psycho-educational support tailored to organisations such as schools, charities and businesses.

People come to him for grief and bereavement, trauma, addiction and substance misuse, gender identity concerns, depression and anxiety. He also works with issues around parenting, intimacy, self-esteem, eating and sleeping problems, anger and bipolar mood difficulties. Apostolos notes additional interests in adoption and foster care, caregiving stress, chronic illness, and neurodiversity related themes.

Training and study have included postgraduate work at the Tavistock and Portman and the University of Essex, with a current PhD in Psychoanalytic Studies in progress. Apostolos describes psychotherapy as a way to understand repeated patterns and inner conflict, and as a method to either change aspects of life or come to terms with what cannot change.

He offers brief family interventions alongside individual therapy and tailors psycho-educational work to organisational needs. Sessions are offered in English and Greek, and he is able to work with international clients when arrangements are agreed.

Psychodynamic work online and what it can offer

Apostolos draws on psychodynamic ideas to help people notice patterns in how they relate to others and to themselves. Psychodynamic Therapy pays attention to recurring feelings and interactions that may not be immediately obvious and can be helpful for grief, trauma, relationship patterns and identity questions.

He describes psychotherapy as a way to understand inner conflict and repeated behaviour. Work in this style may involve talking about past relationships, current difficulties and how early experiences shape present reactions. This can be done in short-term focused work or in longer weekly sessions depending on what the person wants to achieve.

Finding the right approach is part of the process and will be decided together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, and then adapt the work to fit those needs in collaboration with the client.

Please confirm the current session formats before booking as the biography does not specify them. Online options can make it easier to fit sessions around work, caregiving or mobility limits, reduce travel time and allow more flexible scheduling. They also let people choose shorter check-ins or full weekly sessions when that suits their routine.