Chris Brotherton, MNCPS (Acc.)
About Chris
Meet Your Lead Male Therapist
Who you'll be working with.
My Clinical Philosophy: No-Jargon, Action-Oriented Therapy
When we work together, I bring a blend of different therapeutic styles including my personality. I'm a qualified person-centred counsellor and CBT practitioner, trained over three years as a Therapeutic Counsellor, with further training in Restorative Approaches and Single-Session Therapy.
I've also completed Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST). With lived experience, I can work with you to keep you safe for now and help repair, rebuild and reaffirm your life one conversation at a time.
Alongside private practice at Mettle, I run a free mental health service at the Salvation Army in Southport and mentor young people through the LFC Foundation.
Training & Qualifications
- Therapeutic Counselling (Person-Centred Therapy)
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Restorative Approaches
- Single-Session Therapy (SST)
- Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (FACT)
- Prevent Duty Trained
- ASIST-trained Suicide First Aider
- Safeguarding Adults
- Safeguarding Children
- Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Champion
Professional Memberships and Ethical Practice
- NCPS Accredited Registrant, MNCPS (Acc.)
- Addiction Professionals Advanced Practitioner Member
- Association for Infant Mental Health (AIMH)
- Monthly clinical supervision
- Fully insured, UK GDPR compliant
Local Community Partnerships
Community work.
Places I give time to, or signpost clients toward, outside the private practice. All of them matter to me.
Salvation Army / Southport
Free by-appointment counselling for adults in Southport, delivered by Chris as part of Project Sandgrounder at The Salvation Army hall. Open to men and women in the local community who face barriers to accessing support through the usual channels. Sessions are by appointment - email to book.
info@mettletherapy.co.uk →
LFC Foundation / Mentor Works
I volunteer as a professional mentor through the LFC Foundation Mentor Works programme, supporting young people aged 16 and above across the Liverpool City Region who are not in full-time education or employment.
Participants are matched with mentors. Sessions focus on building confidence, practical skills for work, and figuring out what comes next - typically ten sessions, at least one in person.
Brighter Living Partnership / Southport
A Southport-based partnership I signpost clients to alongside private counselling, for a whole-person approach - practical, social and financial support that sits outside what talking therapy alone can offer.
info@mettletherapy.co.uk →Bespoke
Build your block.
Minimum 4 sessions. Pick your own mix of conversations and check-ins, tell me your availability, and lock in block pricing from £130. No fixed programme - designed around your life.