Chiara Stoten, BACP

Chiara Stoten greets people with a calm, practical style. She focuses on what a person needs now and helps them find clearer ways to cope. Chiara keeps sessions paced to each person's comfort and listens first before offering direction.

Chiara uses several therapeutic approaches so she can match the way she works to the person in front of her. She pays attention to how past experiences shape present reactions. That helps people understand why they feel stuck and where they might begin to make change.

Her practice in the Bristol area gave her four years' independent practice experience before she moved to broader work. She has six years' overall experience working with issues such as trauma, dissociation, abuse, depression, stress, anxiety and relationship difficulties. She has also been building more recent experience supporting people with autism and ADHD.

Sessions are practical and person-led. Chiara aims to help people regain a sense of control and clarity. She works at a pace that suits each person's goals and comfort level.

People bring a wide range of concerns including grief, addictions, intimacy and sexual culture topics, eating and sleeping problems, parenting strain, career questions and coping with life changes. Chiara uses her BACP registration when practicing in the United Kingdom and carries that credential in her professional identity.

She welcomes conversations about what someone hopes to achieve and encourages a collaborative way of working to find the right path forward.

Therapeutic approaches and online working

Chiara commonly uses Client-Centred Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy when working with people online. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening closely and following the person's lead, helping them to feel heard and understood while they make sense of feelings and choices. Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on practical steps and small goals, which can help with immediate worries like stress, sleep problems or coping with life changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Chiara will discuss different ways of working and decide collaboratively which methods fit a person's needs, goals and preferences. That conversation shapes how sessions proceed and how goals are set.

Confirm the session formats available with the therapist before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, requiring less travel and allowing people to join from a familiar setting. It can also make short check-ins or focused goal work simpler to schedule around work or family commitments. Registered or accredited professionals tailor how they run sessions to suit each person's practical needs.