Counsellor profile
Chiara Stoten, BACP
BACP counsellor - Family and parenting concerns
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- Client-Centred approach
- Psychodynamic insight
- Solution-Focused work
About Chiara
Chiara Stoten is a BACP-registered counsellor in the United Kingdom with six years' experience. She sees adults coping with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, parenting strain, and challenges such as ADHD and autism. Sessions are offered in English and are aimed at people wanting practical ways to manage day-to-day life at home.
Chiara practises in a flexible, person-centred way. She draws on Client-Centred, Existential, Psychodynamic and Solution-Focused approaches to fit what each person needs. That can mean talking through how past experiences link to current difficulties, or working on short-term, goal-focused strategies to ease immediate pressures.
In practice she listens for what a person wants from counselling and adapts pace and focus accordingly. For someone dealing with grief or an abusive past, work may involve exploring emotions and patterns that repeat. For a parent feeling overwhelmed, sessions often include concrete steps to manage routines and stress.
Chiara has private-practice experience in Bristol and has worked with young people in schools and universities as well as adults. She reports particular experience with trauma, dissociation, abuse, depression, anxiety and relational problems, and growing experience with autism and ADHD.
Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time and costs vary with location. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and then a first appointment is scheduled via the site See online therapy options button.
How sessions work
How these approaches work for online sessions
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and making space for what matters to the person. It helps with building clearer self-understanding and is useful for stress, low mood and relationship questions.Psychodynamic Therapy looks at how past experiences and patterns affect current life. It can help people notice repeating dynamics in relationships and understand feelings that feel stuck.
Solution-Focused Therapy is goal-oriented and practical. It concentrates on small, achievable changes and suits people seeking immediate strategies for parenting strain, daily routines or coping with anxiety.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Chiara will talk with each person about what they want and try different ways of working until a good fit emerges. That decision is collaborative and shaped by a person's goals, timing and comfort.
Confirm the session formats offered before booking, as the profile does not list specific formats. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into family life, for example by removing travel time or allowing shorter check-ins during a busy day. They also make it simpler to keep appointments when juggling childcare or work commitments.
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Experience
6+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
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What types of concerns does she help with?
Chiara works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, parenting strain, ADHD and autism-related concerns among others.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
She uses a person-centred approach and blends existential, psychodynamic and solution-focused methods to match the person's needs and goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has six years' experience overall, including four years in private practice in the Bristol area and work with young people in schools and universities.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the BACP and practices in the United Kingdom.
Can she work with people who speak other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted?
She does not currently accept international clients.
How are sessions arranged and what does it cost?
Sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time; exact cost varies with location.
How do I start a first session?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule your first appointment.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.