Christopher Horrex, BACP

Christopher Horrex is a fully qualified integrative counsellor and psychotherapist and a registered member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). He blends several therapeutic models to respond to each person’s distinct needs, with particular emphasis on person-centred, existential, and psychodynamic approaches. By working collaboratively, he helps clients explore both current concerns and significant past experiences to uncover life scripts and recurring patterns that influence thinking, feeling, behaviour, and relationships. His aim is to offer an open, non-judgemental space where individuals can acknowledge feelings they may have long diminished or dismissed, and to support the growth of awareness, self-acceptance, and integration of the self so clients can make more empowered life choices.

Christopher’s professional journey began in advertising, a period that prompted a gradual shift toward relational and caring work. He spent time on youth development programmes in central India before returning to London, where he works part-time in a centre for people with special learning needs as a tutor and mentor in a neurodiversity-affirming environment. He completed three years’ training in integrative therapy, which included two years’ experience counselling individuals with the NHS. Over this time he has worked with a wide range of issues, including anxiety disorders, panic attacks, depression, suicidal ideation, prejudice and discrimination, abusive relationships, life changes, low self-esteem, ADHD, matters of sexuality, grief and loss.

Therapeutic approaches and online therapy with Christopher Horrex

Christopher draws on client-centred therapy, which focuses on offering an empathic, non-judgemental space where the client’s own goals and values guide the work. This approach helps with issues like low self-esteem, relationship concerns, and developing greater self-acceptance by prioritising the client’s experience.

He also uses existential therapy to explore questions of meaning, choice, and life purpose. This way of working supports people facing major life changes, grief, feelings of isolation, or uncertainty about direction by helping them clarify what matters and how to live in accordance with their values.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey and Christopher treats this as a collaborative process. He will work with each person to identify which methods suit their needs, goals, and preferences, adapting the way he works as understanding deepens.

Online formats - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging - make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to access support from wherever the client is located within the therapist’s service area. These options provide flexibility in scheduling and allow the therapeutic relationship to develop in a way that suits the client’s comfort and practical needs.