Chiara Stoten, BACP
Chiara Stoten is a BACP-registered counsellor who helps people facing depression, anxiety and stress.
- Stress & Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
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About Chiara
Chiara Stoten is a BACP-registered counsellor who helps people facing depression, anxiety and stress. She offers a calm, patient approach and adapts how she works to fit each person. Chiara listens closely to what a person needs and moves at a pace that feels right for them.
She adopts an integrative style, drawing on client-centred, existential, psychodynamic and solution-focused ways of working. That means sessions can focus on what feels most useful now - solving a practical problem, looking at patterns from the past, or exploring meaning and values.
Background and approach
Chiara pays attention to how past experiences connect with present difficulties to help people gain clarity and more control in their day-to-day lives. Chiara has six years of professional experience, including four years running a independent practice in the Bristol area. She has worked with people dealing with trauma, dissociation, abuse, relationship difficulties and a range of emotional struggles.
More recently she has developed experience supporting people with autism and ADHD traits. She is comfortable helping with concerns such as grief, addiction, eating and sleeping problems, low self-esteem, anger and coping with life changes. Chiara also supports people navigating parenting stress, career decisions and compassion fatigue.
Sessions are offered in English and can take place by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Chiara describes therapy as a shared process and aims to create a space where someone can make small, steady changes that matter to them.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 377773 | June 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
What Chiara works with
Everything Chiara lists, 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 lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Online support
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Chiara will talk through your goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, and then shape sessions around that. This collaboration means the method can change over time as needs shift, combining practical steps with deeper reflection when useful.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, which offer practical flexibility. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation, phone calls need less bandwidth, live chat can suit quick check-ins and messaging lets someone write about thoughts between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep continuity when in-person meetings aren’t possible.
Frequently asked
What concerns does Chiara commonly help with?
She works with a wide range of issues including depression, anxiety, stress, trauma and relationship difficulties, plus areas such as grief, addictions and parenting strain.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Chiara uses an integrative approach that adapts to each person, blending client-centred listening with psychodynamic reflection and solution-focused steps to address current problems.
What relevant background does she have?
She has six years of experience and four years in independent practice in the Bristol area, working with trauma, dissociation, abuse and relational issues.
Which credentials and location are listed?
Chiara is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and is based in the United Kingdom.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently taking international clients.
What session formats are available?
Therapy can be conducted through video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and situations.
How does cost and billing work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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