Christine OPrey, BACP

Christine OPrey is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with 12 years' experience. She holds BACP accreditation, which means she is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. Christine works with people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low mood or anger, and she also helps those coping with sleep problems, grief and trauma. Her approach is practical and focused on the issues a person brings. She offers support for a wide range of concerns including panic, phobias, obsessive thoughts, health anxiety and social anxiety. Christine also assists people dealing with relationship-focused struggles such as communication problems, codependency and separation, and with personal issues like low self-esteem, body image and feelings of emptiness. She has experience supporting people affected by abuse, including narcissistic abuse, and she works with those facing caregiver strain, compassion fatigue and the stresses that come with parenting. Christine also lists attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and bipolar among areas she addresses. In sessions she aims to help people identify patterns that keep problems going and to build realistic steps for change. Her work is grounded in evidence-based therapeutic techniques and practical strategies that people can apply between sessions. The goal is clearer thinking, steadier mood and better coping day to day. Christine asks prospective clients to use the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire to begin. This starts the process of scheduling sessions based on her availability.

How evidence-based techniques can work in online therapy

Christine bases her work on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. Cognitive approaches look at links between thoughts, feelings and behaviour and help people test new ways of thinking to reduce anxiety and low mood. Behavioural techniques use gradual steps and experiments to face fears, improve sleep and break avoidance patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of therapy itself. Christine will work collaboratively to choose techniques that match a person's needs, goals and preferences. Together they review what helps and adjust the plan as therapy progresses so sessions stay useful and relevant.

Please confirm which session formats are offered before booking, as the biography does not specify formats. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around daily life, for example by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins during a busy day, or providing an option when attending in person is difficult. Many people find that having therapy accessible from home or work helps maintain consistency and follow through with agreed steps between sessions.