Counsellor profile
Rachel Challans, BACP
Based in United Kingdom ยท 3 years of experience
Counsellor for relationship and trauma concerns
Continue with RachelAt a glance
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom (395288)
- Qualifications
- BACP
- Experience
- 3 years
- Languages
- English
- Based in
- United Kingdom
Details come from information Rachel supplied to BetterHelp.
- Attachment-based work
- Client-centred approach
- Somatic techniques
About Rachel
BACP. Three years of professional experience. Rachel Challans works with people on relationship problems, family conflict, trauma and abuse, and intimacy-related issues. She sees clients for anxiety, stress, addiction concerns, grief, eating and body image problems, mood difficulties such as depression and bipolar, ADHD and a broad range of attachment and identity questions.
Rachel uses approaches drawn from attachment-based work and client-centred counselling. She also includes somatic and trauma-focused ways of working when they suit the person. In sessions she treats the client as the expert on their own life and looks to build on existing strengths.
Her style emphasises practical conversation and noticing how feelings show up in the body. That can mean talking through patterns in relationships, gently tracking physical reactions, or working on clearer communication. Sessions aim to make what feels confusing more understandable and manageable.
Rachel also focuses on specific issues such as abandonment, adoption and foster care matters, attachment problems, autism and Asperger Syndrome, and the dynamics around BDSM, kink and alternative sex culture. Other areas she supports include blended family difficulties, caregiving stress, codependency and commitment concerns.
She works with people dealing with self-esteem, anger, coping with life changes and complex co-morbidity. Rachel accepts international clients and runs her practice from the United Kingdom. If someone wants to proceed she asks them to use the online counselling options and complete a short matching questionnaire before booking a first session.
How Rachel uses attachment, client-centred and somatic approaches online
Rachel draws on attachment-based work to look at patterns in relationships and how early connections affect current trust and closeness. This approach helps when relationship dynamics, abandonment or attachment issues are a concern.She also uses a client-centred approach that focuses on the person's own priorities and experience. That means sessions are guided by what the client wants to address and by valuing their perspective on problems.
Somatic techniques are used to notice and work with bodily reactions to stress and trauma. These techniques can help people who find emotions show up physically, such as tension, changes in breathing, or bodily numbness following trauma.
Finding the right combination of approaches is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss goals and preferences and together they will decide which methods to try. This is a collaborative process and can change as therapy progresses.
Session arrangements should be confirmed before booking since the biography does not list specific formats. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling into busy lives, reduce travel time and allow check-ins from different locations. Ask about available session formats and practical details when you arrange the first appointment.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What problems does she address?
Rachel works with relationship issues, family conflict, trauma and intimacy-related concerns and a broad range of emotional and behavioural difficulties such as anxiety, depression, addictions and eating issues.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses attachment-based and client-centred approaches and can include somatic or trauma-focused methods when appropriate. Sessions focus on practical conversation and noticing how feelings appear in the body.
How much experience does she have?
Rachel has three years of professional experience working with adults on relationship, trauma and related concerns.
Is she registered with a professional body and where is she based?
She is listed with the BACP and works from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She accepts international clients.
How do her sessions work and what do they cost?
Session cost varies with location and uses a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin counselling with her?
Click the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
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