Apostolos Fournaris, BACP

Apostolos Fournaris is a psychodynamic psychotherapist with 18 years of professional experience supporting adults, children and adolescents. He offers both short and long term once-weekly psychotherapy, working with individuals and families to explore emotional patterns, relationship difficulties and life transitions. Alongside one-to-one therapy, he provides consultation, facilitates reflective groups and delivers psycho-educational support tailored to the needs of organisations such as schools, charities and businesses, as well as brief interventions for families.

He is licensed and trained to work with adults, children and adolescents and draws on a psychodynamic framework that pays attention to both conscious and unconscious motives, early attachment experiences and recurring relational patterns. He works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and parenting issues, gender and sexual identity questions, eating and sleeping problems, anger, self-esteem, ADHD and bipolar disorder, among others.

He follows the ethical frameworks of the BACP and the BPS. The BACP refers to the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and the BPS refers to the British Psychological Society. His academic training includes postgraduate and master's level study in psychodynamic and psychoanalytic fields, and he is completing doctoral research in psychoanalytic studies at the University of Essex. Apostolos accepts international clients and offers therapy in English and Greek. For those seeking to explore how they relate to themselves and others, or to address specific psychological or family concerns, he invites contact to discuss possible next steps.

Psychodynamic Work Online and What It Offers

Psychodynamic therapy focuses on understanding how past relationships, early attachments and unconscious patterns shape present feelings and behaviour. In accessible terms, it helps clients explore repeated relationship patterns, inner conflicts and the emotional roots of anxiety, depression, grief and relationship difficulties by reflecting on both current life and formative experiences.

In addition to ongoing psychodynamic therapy, Apostolos offers brief psychodynamic-informed interventions and psycho-educational support tailored to families and organisations. These shorter interventions aim to identify specific dynamics, improve communication and provide practical guidance while remaining attentive to underlying emotional factors.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Apostolos works collaboratively with clients and registered professionals to determine whether longer-term work, brief interventions or tailored organisational support best fits a person or group's needs, goals and preferences.

Online therapy through video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging offers flexibility for busy schedules and for clients who live outside the therapist's immediate area. These options make it easier to maintain regular sessions, access support during life transitions and connect with a therapist who can work with international clients and different time zones.