Chris Bancroft (Old Street)

Therapist Directory Listing Category: Psychotherapists and Counsellors

About the Therapist

About the therapist:

I am Chris, a UKCP counsellor and psychotherapist living and working with the dynamic and multicultural communities of East London. I offer an affirming and collaborative space for individuals, couples, polycules and families of all genders, sexualities, backgrounds, ages, abilities and neurotypes.

I value intersectional context as a key part of therapy and believe in a collaborative approach - where, together, we can identify repetitive, often painful patterns, and how they might be understood, changed, or let go.

I am an integrative therapist, specialising in Relational Transactional Analysis (TA), which means that I bring together all the different aspects of my training and experience to find the best way of working with each individual.

Sexual identity:

Other

Gender identity: Male

Gender history: As assigned at birth

Non-monogamy: Yes

Intersex: No

Neurodivergent: Yes

Personal pronouns: He / Him

Qualifications - Links to websites:

Your mental and emotional well-being is precious, so it is vital that you go to a trained and qualified therapist who is registered with a professional body.

I have an MSc in Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy and a Clinical Diploma in Transactional Analysis Psychotherapeutic Counselling.

I am a European Association for Transactional Analysis (EATA) Certified Transactional Analyst and am working towards becoming a Clinical Supervisor with TA East.

I am a registered and accredited member of the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP). UKCP membership no. 2011182696. I am clinically supervised in all the clinical work I undertake.

Qualifications - Additional:

MSc in Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy	Metanoia Institute	2025

Diploma in Transactional Analysis Psychotherapeutic Counselling

Metanoia Institute

2024

Experience and approach:

My roots in Relational TA combine Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and psychodynamic therapy, which can be used to understand and change unhelpful patterns of thinking. In practice, that means that I foster a more equal relationship between us, so if there’s something you’re not happy with or disagree with, you can tell me and explore it together. I believe the single most important aspect of successful therapy is the quality of the relationship between therapist and client. I therefore invite you to come as you are so we can talk comfortably. I can help you make better sense of your experiences, thoughts and feelings. Together we can discover meanings, recognise patterns, and explore your options.

Approaches:

Attachment theory (Psychodynamic)
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Couple therapy
Family Therapy
Group therapy
GSRD therapy
Neurodivergent
Psychodynamic
Relational
Relationship therapy
Supervision
Transactional Analysis

Marginalised groups:

Ace | Asexual
BDSM | Kink
Bi- | Pansexual
Consensual non-monogamy
Cross-dresser
Gay
Intersex
Lesbian
Neurodivergent
Non-binary | Genderqueer
Queer
Questioning
Survivors of attempted conversion therapy
Trans

Relationship styles:

One to one
Two people
Three or more people

Access:

No adaptation

Age ranges:

Adults

Online status:

Online
In Person

I work in-room (Dalston and City Road) and online. Sessions are 50 minutes long.

Practice locations:450 Kingsland Road, E8 4AE

202 City Rd, Old Street, London EC1V 2PH

Individual therapy (£80)

Safe and caring sessions, co-created with you to explore and work through the thoughts, feelings and behaviours that are causing you difficulties. I offer weekly sessions, usually at a regular time each week. The number of sessions depends on what changes you would like to make, and is something we would review together. Some issues I regularly work with include:

Anxiety, shame and depression
Major life and identity transitions
Coping with ADHD, OCD and neurodivergence
Sex and substance use issues
Grief and bereavement

Relationship therapy (£120)

Impartial, supportive and appropriately challenging sessions, for couples and any other relationship constellations to understand entrenched patterns of behaviour, resolve conflicts, or simply to improve communication and understanding of each other. The stage of your relationship and expectations will inform the frequency and number of sessions we decide on. Relationship issues I regularly work with include:

Changing relationship structures
Sex, kink, BDSM ++
Conflict and communication breakdown
Marriage and separation counselling
Adoption, surrogacy and family planning

Family therapy (£120)

Professional support for families, friends or colleagues to understand and work through the difficulties in their ‘family system’. Through gentle challenge and exploration of one another’s thoughts, feelings and behaviours, each ‘family’ member will gain insight into each other’s differences, improve communication and connection, and make constructive changes. Groups and family issues I regularly work with include:

Gender transitioning
Rejection and estrangement
Neurodivergence
Conflict resolution
Redefining relationships

Supervision (£50)

I offer reflective and supportive supervision for UKCP registered psychotherapists and BACP accredited counsellors, as well as supporting Transactional Analysis, humanistic and integrative trainees through their psychotherapy training. I believe that mutuality, curiosity and an authentic relationship are essential for therapists to be empowered and challenged in their professional development. While I am in training at TA East and refining my supervision philosophy, I am offering a low-cost rate of £50 per session.

202 City Rd, London, Greater London EC1V 2PH, United Kingdom

Email: chris@chrisbancroft.com

Website:

https://www.chrisbancroft.com/