Violetta Staron , BACP

Violetta Staron is a BACP counsellor with more than 20 years' experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, depression and life changes. She helps with relationship and intimacy issues, parenting concerns, grief, trauma and addiction. She also offers support on women's issues and matters around sexuality, identity and postnatal mood struggles. Sessions are offered in English and Polish and delivered online by video, phone, chat or messaging.

Her style is collaborative and straightforward. She treats people as the expert in their own story and focuses on building on what already works. Conversations are practical and aimed at making small, steady changes that improve daily life and relationships.

Violetta blends techniques from several evidence-based approaches, drawing on cognitive and solution-focused ideas alongside compassion-based work and a person-centred foundation. This mix helps with managing anxiety, changing unhelpful patterns, and working through difficult emotions like shame or guilt. She explains methods clearly and adapts them to each person's goals.

Clients can expect a calm, non-judgemental space to talk things through. Violetta aims to help people clarify priorities, develop coping strategies, and make decisions that fit their values. She also offers coaching-style support for career and life-purpose questions.

Practical arrangements are straightforward: sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. New people begin by completing a short matching questionnaire and then scheduling a time that suits them.

How evidence-based approaches work online

Violetta uses a mix of approaches that suit different problems. Cognitive-style work involves looking at unhelpful thoughts and testing them against real-life evidence to reduce anxiety and low mood. Solution-focused ideas concentrate on small, practical steps and what a person wants to achieve next, which is useful for life changes and coaching goals. Compassion-focused elements help people manage self-criticism and shame by learning gentler ways of relating to themselves.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Violetta will talk through your goals and preferences and tailor techniques to match what you need. That collaborative planning means methods can change as progress is made or priorities shift.

Online therapy offers real flexibility: video calls let you use visual cues and a fuller conversation, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and text-based messaging or live chat suit quick check-ins or days when a shorter contact feels best. These options help fit therapy around work, parenting and other life demands while keeping the focus on practical progress.