About Chiara
Chiara Ascari is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, relationship concerns, and parenting challenges. She speaks English and Italian and practices from Virginia. She aims to create a calm, understanding space where people can talk through what matters most to them.
Chiara uses a straightforward style. Sessions are client-centered and practical. She draws on cognitive-behavioral and solution-focused techniques to help people set small, useful goals.
Background and approach
She listens first, then helps map steps that fit daily life. Over seven years of clinical experience shape her approach. Chiara has worked mostly with individuals in different settings and has also taken part in family work.
Her Master of Social Work is from Virginia Commonwealth University, and she holds the LCSW credential in Virginia. In sessions she encourages self-awareness and gradual change. Conversations focus on clearer thinking, manageable routines, and concrete strategies for coping.
For people juggling work, parenting, or mood challenges, she emphasizes practical tools that can be tried between sessions. Chiara offers multiple ways to stay connected - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. She checks messages regularly and supports clients in using ongoing communication to handle day-to-day problems.
She works collaboratively to set reachable goals and adjust the plan as needed.
How evidence-based approaches work online
Chiara commonly uses client-centered work that focuses on what matters to you first. This approach starts with listening and helps set priorities together so sessions reflect your concerns and values.She also uses cognitive-behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thinking and try small behavior changes. These methods are practical and often include simple exercises to practice between sessions for anxiety, low mood, sleep problems, and ADHD-related routines.
Solution-focused work is another part of her toolbox, emphasizing short-term, goal-driven steps. It helps break larger problems into doable actions and track small wins that build momentum.
Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. Chiara will work with each person to identify what feels most useful and adjust methods as goals and needs evolve. She treats the selection of techniques as part of the therapy conversation rather than a fixed plan.
Offering video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging makes therapy more flexible. Video is good for face-to-face conversation and teaching new skills. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in fits the day. Live chat or messaging works well for quick updates, writing through emotions, or keeping momentum between sessions. These options aim to fit therapy into real life and support steady progress.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Virginia
- Languages
- English, Italian
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