Chris Rottcher, NCPS

Chris Rottcher is an integrative counsellor based in the United Kingdom who combines relational insight with practical therapeutic skills to help people move through stress, anxiety, trauma and relationship challenges. With seven years of experience, he draws on a variety of evidence-informed methods and REMA training to tailor sessions to each person’s needs, creating a space where honest conversation and steady support are central.

Being integrative means Chris adapts his approach as therapy unfolds, attending to how past wounds and present circumstances interact. He emphasises the relational aspects of healing - how connection with others and with oneself shapes wellbeing - and attends to embodiment, meaning-making and personal agency as core parts of change. Those themes guide work on issues such as parenting difficulties, addiction, grief, self-esteem, neurodiversity concerns and complex trauma.

Chris holds NCPS, a counselling credential that indicates formal training and professional standing, and he offers therapy in English and Afrikaans. He aims to build trusting therapeutic relationships so clients feel progressively safer to explore painful memories and patterns. Through reflective dialogue and tailored techniques, his goal is to help people process experiences and regain balance, resilience and clearer sense of direction.

Therapeutic approaches and online therapy

Chris often integrates Attachment-Based Therapy to explore how early and current relationships shape patterns of trust, connection and emotional responses - work that can help with relationship difficulties, attachment concerns and trauma-related issues. He also uses Client-Centered Therapy, offering an accepting and empathetic therapeutic stance that supports self-exploration and builds confidence to make changes. In addition, Existential Therapy is used to examine meaning, choice and personal responsibility for those facing major life transitions or questions about purpose and identity.

Choosing the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. Chris works with each person to identify which methods feel most relevant to their goals, preferences and life circumstances, and adapts the work over time so the therapy remains a good fit.

Online sessions by video, phone, live chat or text-based messaging give practical flexibility, making it easier to fit therapy into busy or complex lives and to access support across locations. These options allow licensed professionals like Chris to maintain continuity of care and to tailor session formats to what helps each person engage most effectively.