Chava Stone

Chava Stone is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with seven years of professional experience. She focuses on common struggles such as stress, anxiety, depression and troubles with self-esteem. Her work also addresses food and body image concerns as part of a wider picture of wellbeing. She speaks English and Yiddish and accepts international clients.

In sessions she aims to treat people with respect, sensitivity and compassion. She says she will tailor conversations and plans to fit each person’s needs. Chava has worked with trauma and abuse and brings experience in supporting recovery from post-traumatic stress and related symptoms.

She also helps people dealing with life transitions, relationship difficulties like communication problems, and the feelings that follow separation or divorce. Other areas she supports include loneliness, guilt and shame, and questions about life purpose and midlife change. Pregnancy, childbirth and women's issues are listed among her focus areas.

Chava notes specialised experience in trauma healing using Somatic Experiencing. In practical terms this means she attends to how the body holds stress as well as what people say. Sessions are shaped around gradual steps and coping skills that can be used outside therapy.

Her approach is collaborative: she works together with people to find useful strategies that fit their daily lives. To begin, users complete a short matching questionnaire and arrange sessions according to the therapist's schedule.

How trauma-aware approaches translate to online therapy

Chava works with evidence-based therapeutic techniques that attend to both mind and body. Somatic Experiencing focuses on how the body stores stress and uses gentle, body-centred exercises to release tension and reduce trauma symptoms. This can help with post-traumatic stress, anxiety and overwhelming physical reactions.

She also uses practical, symptom-focused methods to reduce anxiety and improve mood by teaching simple coping skills, grounding techniques and step-by-step plans that people can use between sessions. These approaches aim to build day-to-day tools for managing stress and improving self-esteem.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapy process. The therapist will work collaboratively with each person to decide which techniques fit their goals, needs and comfort level. Treatment plans are adjusted as progress is made and new needs arise.

If you are considering online work, confirm the available session formats before booking as the profile does not list them. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments around work and family life, reduce travel time and allow sessions from familiar surroundings. It can also allow shorter check-ins or audio-only meetings when that better suits someone’s schedule or bandwidth.