Chiara Stoten, BACP
6 years in practice
Chiara Stoten is a counsellor who aims to help people feel steadier when life feels overwhelming.
License and registration
- BACP
- 377773 · expires June 2026
- Years in practice
- 6
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Chiara
Chiara Stoten is a counsellor who aims to help people feel steadier when life feels overwhelming. She focuses on listening and working at a pace that suits the person. Chiara uses a flexible approach so sessions are shaped around individual needs and goals.
She combines person-centred ways of working with existential thinking and psychodynamic ideas. That means she pays attention to how past experiences link to present problems, while also exploring meaning, choice and responsibility.
Background and approach
She uses practical, solution-focused steps when people want clear actions to try between sessions. Chiara has six years of overall experience, including four years in independent practice in the Bristol area. She has substantial work with trauma, dissociation, abuse, depression, stress, anxiety and relationship difficulties.
More recently she has been supporting people with autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, gaining additional experience in those areas. People come to Chiara for many concerns such as grief, addictions, eating and sleeping problems, anger, low self-esteem and career stress. She also supports those coping with life changes, parenting strain, caregiving stress and long-term health challenges.
Her range includes intimacy-related issues, LGBT matters and complex emotional patterns like attachment or codependency. Sessions are offered in English and are arranged to suit each person. Chiara describes her work as collaborative and respectful, aiming to help people gain clarity and feel more in control of their lives.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Chiara lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Chiara names
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Online support
How Chiara's approaches work online
Existential Therapy looks at questions of meaning, choice and identity and can help when life feels confusing or empty. It helps people talk through values, purpose and the impact of life changes. Client-Centred Therapy centres on empathic listening and respect, letting people lead the pace and focus of sessions while building trust and self-understanding.Finding the right blend of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and try ways of working together to see what fits a person's needs, goals and preferences. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are made as therapy progresses.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when a visual connection helps. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a quieter, simpler check-in is needed. Live chat or text-based messaging give shorter, on-the-go contact and can fit around busy days or shift work. Registered or accredited professionals can use these formats to make therapy more accessible while tailoring methods to each person's situation.
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Questions people ask
What concerns can I bring to sessions?
Chiara supports people with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and relationship difficulties, plus parenting, grief and addiction-related concerns.
How would you describe the therapy style?
The approach is flexible and collaborative, combining person-centred listening with existential reflection, psychodynamic exploration of past links, and solution-focused steps for practical change.
What experience does this counsellor have?
She has six years of experience overall and four years in independent practice in the Bristol area, with notable work on trauma, dissociation, abuse and relational issues.
What credentials and location are listed?
Chiara holds BACP accreditation and works from the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Therapy can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
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