Therapist listings are provided by BetterHelp. We will earn a commission at no extra cost to you if you use our links to buy.

Apostolos Fournaris

Therapist · United Kingdom

Apostolos Fournaris, BACP

Therapist helping people understand repeating patterns

Continue with Apostolos

Review online therapy options on BetterHelp.

  • Psychodynamic approach
  • Adults and young people
  • English and Greek

About Apostolos

Apostolos Fournaris offers psychodynamic psychotherapy for people seeking to make sense of stressful thoughts and everyday habits. He provides a calm, non-judgemental space where adults, children and adolescents can talk about anxiety, depression, loss, relationship concerns and other difficult experiences. Sessions are presented as an opportunity to explore feelings, patterns and what keeps repeating in day-to-day life.

He uses psychodynamic ideas to help clients notice how early relationships and hidden motives influence current behaviour. In sessions he helps people name recurring patterns, understand why old coping strategies persist, and look at internal conflicts that affect choices. Work can be short term or longer term depending on what each person wants.

Apostolos has 18 years of professional experience and follows the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, ethical frameworks. His training includes postgraduate study in psychodynamic counselling and psychoanalytic programmes plus a background in psychology and art history. He is currently completing doctoral study in psychoanalytic research.

He also offers consultation, reflective group facilitation and psycho-educational support tailored for schools, charities and businesses. Some brief family interventions are available when a short-term focused approach is needed to address specific family matters.

Sessions are offered in English and Greek and international clients are accepted. If you want to explore thoughts, habits and how relationships shape life, Apostolos invites you to begin with the platform's matching process and schedule a first meeting.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsRelationship issuesParenting issuesDepression

Also works with

LGBTFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Psychodynamic Therapy

Experience

18+ years

Credentials

BACP · United Kingdom

Languages

English, Greek

Psychodynamic thinking and online therapy

Psychodynamic therapy focuses on understanding how past relationships and hidden motives shape current behaviour. It helps people notice repeating patterns, bring unconscious material into awareness, and make different choices about everyday habits and reactions. This approach can be useful for anxiety, depression, grief and difficulties in relationships or intimacy.

Psychodynamic work also looks at internal conflicts - the different parts of ourselves that pull in opposite directions. Talking these through can reduce bewilderment about why old coping strategies keep appearing and allow more intentional decisions about responses to stress and change.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will help you and agree together which pace and style suit your goals and preferences. Sessions can be short term or longer term depending on what you want to explore and how you wish to work.

The source biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy around everyday life, for example by removing travel time or allowing a shorter check-in during a work break. It can also allow people living outside the therapist's city to access his psychodynamic approach and ongoing support.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does he help with?

He works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, grief, trauma, relationship and parenting concerns, eating and sleeping problems, anger and self-esteem.

How would you describe his therapeutic style?

His work follows a psychodynamic approach that looks at recurring patterns, early relationships and unconscious motives to help people understand their thoughts and everyday habits.

What is his professional background?

He has 18 years of professional experience and is undertaking doctoral study in psychoanalytic research following postgraduate training in psychodynamic counselling and psychoanalytic foundations.

Where is he located and what credential does he hold?

He practises in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English and Greek, and he accepts international clients.

What session formats are available?

The original biography lists psychotherapy and brief family interventions but does not specify formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and the therapist's arrangements; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin working with him?

Select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.

Back to all therapists

Apostolos FournarisReview online therapy options on BetterHelp.

Continue with Apostolos