- Client-centred care
- Psychodynamic insight
- Solution-focused steps
About Chiara
Chiara Stoten offers straightforward support for people dealing with money and other life stresses. She listens first and helps each person set practical goals. Chiara keeps sessions paced to what feels manageable and focuses on small, useful steps that can make everyday life easier.
She works in a flexible, integrative way that adapts to each person. Chiara uses client-centred approaches that place the person's priorities at the heart of conversations. She also draws on psychodynamic ideas to look at how past experiences link to current patterns, and she uses solution-focused techniques to find concrete ways forward.
Chiara has six years' total experience, including four years running a private practice in the Bristol area. She has worked with trauma, dissociation, abuse, depression, stress, anxiety and relationship difficulties, and has been building recent experience supporting people with autism and ADHD.
Her practice also covers a wide range of concerns such as grief, addiction, sleep and eating problems, parenting pressures, career change, low self-esteem and compassion fatigue. Chiara helps people explore how these issues connect with daily money worries and practical life choices.
Sessions are guided by what each person needs and wants to achieve. Chiara aims to create an open space to talk through painful memories, unhelpful habits and current pressures, while finding realistic, manageable ways to move forward.
To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first appointment based on the therapist's availability.
How Chiara's approaches translate to online counselling
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding what matters most to the person. It helps clarify values, priorities and what a person wants to change. Psychodynamic Therapy looks at how past experiences and relationships affect current feelings and patterns, which can help uncover long-standing worries or repeated difficulties. Solution-Focused Therapy zooms in on small, practical steps and outcomes the person wants, useful for tackling stress, money worries and immediate life problems.Finding the right way of working is part of the process. Chiara will discuss different approaches with the person and together they will choose what fits best with the person's goals and preferences. This collaborative decision can change over time as needs shift.
Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They can also help maintain continuity of care if relocating within the UK, while conversational methods like psychodynamic reflection or solution-focused planning adapt well to remote appointments.
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Frequently asked questions
What issues does Chiara help with?
She works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and relationship difficulties, as well as money-related pressures and career worries.
What style of therapy can I expect?
The approach is integrative and person-centred, combining client-centred listening with psychodynamic reflection and solution-focused practical work.
What is her professional background?
Chiara has six years' experience, including four years in private practice in the Bristol area, and experience in schools and universities.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a BACP-registered counsellor and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with Chiara?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.