Aristogeiton "Ari" Sotiriou, BACP

Aristogeiton "Ari" Sotiriou helps people who are feeling stuck by offering calm, steady support and practical ways to change. He meets people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem or relationship and intimacy challenges. Ari speaks English, French and Greek and practices from the United Kingdom.

Ari uses psychodynamic therapy to help people understand repeating patterns and where they come from. He aims to make room for feelings that have felt confusing or hard to name. Sessions are conversational and reflective, so people can connect past experiences with present difficulties.

With 11 years of experience and registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), Ari brings steady clinical experience to each meeting. He has worked in private practice in London and has supported people through grief, addiction and major life transitions.

People come to Ari for a range of concerns including depression, coping with life changes, parenting stresses, anger and family of origin issues. He also focuses on attachment and abandonment themes, codependency and communication problems that often repeat between relationships.

In sessions he balances exploring feelings with practical conversation about how to manage day-to-day life. Appointments can happen by video, phone, live chat or text messaging, which makes it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule.

How psychodynamic therapy translates to online work

Psychodynamic therapy pays attention to feelings, memories and repeating relationship patterns. It helps people notice how early experiences influence how they relate now, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, grief and intimacy-related issues.

A conversational, reflective style is central to this approach. In online sessions the therapist listens for themes that recur in a person's life and gently links those patterns to current struggles. That can make problems feel less bewildering and give a clearer path for change.

Finding the right way forward is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to choose the pace and focus that match their goals, needs and preferences. Together they review what helps and adjust the approach as therapy progresses.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging. Video calls let people see visual cues and maintain a more traditional session feel. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a short break. Live chat and text messaging allow shorter check-ins or ongoing written reflection between longer meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, family and travel schedules while still maintaining regular contact with a registered or accredited professional.