Chiara's Rainbow Counselling
About

Hi, I'm Chiara
i am Italian, bisexual and polyamorous
(the last one's cause Excel sheets are my calling)
My pronouns are she/they. I come from Milan, I have lived in London for the last five years and I'm currently in Avignon, France, turning the "city of popes" into a queer hotspot.
I created this (rainbow) online counselling practice to offer dedicated support to individuals and families around the world, in English or Italian. As a queer polyamorous woman, I have a special focus on helping young people within the LGBT+ community.
Upholding and empowering people is one of my favourite things to do, which is why I graduated from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in applied drama & education and got my level 3 counselling qualification.
I am a facilitator and theatre-maker for my company, Homing Bird Theatre, and for PSYCHEdelight. During the last 7 years, I have worked with communities of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers, people with disabilities, women's groups and vulnerable young people, using theatre as a platform for self-expression and activism.
My approach is holistic and trauma-informed, drawing from my diverse background in counselling, drama therapy, and pedagogy. I value individuals' unique identities, desires and needs and focus on enabling change and improvement in their lives through a combination of goal-setting and meaningful discussion.
My role, as a counsellor, is to open doors and empower my clients with the confidence and motivation needed to get through them; formulating new ways of behaving, feeling, and thinking.
Photo by Josè Farinha. Rehearsals of "Hung Out to Dry" by PSYCHEdelight, 2023.


