- Stress and anxiety
- Anger management
- CBT informed methods
About Violetta
Violetta Staron is a BACP counsellor and psychotherapist with 20 years of practice in the United Kingdom. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, relationship and family strains, anger, sleep and eating problems, and a wide range of life changes. Sessions are offered in English and Polish.
Violetta starts from the view that people know their own story and that they already have strengths to draw on. She helps clients name what is getting in the way and then tries practical ways to change unhelpful patterns. The aim is clearer choices, steadier emotions, and better day-to-day functioning rather than quick fixes.
Her approach is integrative. She draws on cognitive-behavioural ideas to spot thought and behaviour patterns, uses solution-focused steps to set achievable aims, and brings in compassion-focused ideas to reduce harsh self-criticism. Person-centred work underpins the way she listens and reflects back what clients say.
Violetta has worked with adults and adolescents across diverse backgrounds. She supports people dealing with parenting strain, blended family issues, polyamory and non-monogamous relationship questions, immigration worries, and midlife reevaluation. She also assists with career shifts, burnout and compassion fatigue.
Practical tools are a regular part of sessions. These include straightforward exercises for stress and anger, thought records to spot unhelpful thinking, and short goal-setting steps to test new behaviours between meetings. Clients follow a subscription model for sessions that can be cancelled at any time.
To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session. Violetta does not accept international clients outside the United Kingdom.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions
Violetta describes her work as integrative and practical. Cognitive-behavioural ideas focus on spotting and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviours through simple exercises and thought records. This approach can help with anxiety, anger triggers and low mood by making patterns easier to see and test small changes in day-to-day life.She also draws on solution-focused steps that set short, achievable goals. These steps help people try a small change between meetings and then check what worked. Compassion-focused ideas reduce harsh self-criticism and offer gentle practices for managing shame, grief or strong self-blame.
Deciding which approach to use is collaborative. The therapist and client review needs, preferences and goals together and try methods that fit the situation. Changes are tested in real life and adapted if they do not help.
The original profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm the current online options before booking. Online work can make sessions easier to fit into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time. It can also let someone choose sessions that suit quieter surroundings, lower data use, or a brief pause at work rather than a longer in-person meeting.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Polish
Frequently asked questions
Which concerns does she support?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, anger, relationship and family issues, grief, low mood, sleep and eating problems, and other life changes.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses an integrative, practical style drawing on cognitive-behavioural, solution-focused and compassion-focused ideas with a person-centred base.
How long has she practised?
She has 20 years of experience working with adults and adolescents from varied backgrounds.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and Polish.
What session formats are available?
The original profile does not specify formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment work?
Costs vary by location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.