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Rachel Challans, BACP

Credentials
BACP
Experience
3 years
Practising in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Sessions
Online only
Client ages
Adults, 18 and over

Works with Stress, AnxietyAddictionsRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issues

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Rachel Challans is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with three years of professional experience. She draws on a person-centred outlook and practical approaches to help people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, relationship worries and trauma. Rachel emphasises people’s strengths and works alongside them when they choose change.

She believes the client is the expert in their own story and uses that as the starting point for conversations. Sessions focus on clear, manageable steps and understanding patterns that contribute to distress.

Background and approach

The aim is to make small shifts that add up to steadier coping and improved relationships. Rachel works with a broad range of concerns such as grief, eating struggles, self-esteem problems, parenting stress and mood disorders including depression and bipolar. She also supports people with ADHD, attachment issues, and matters connected to sexuality and identity including LGBT concerns.

Additional areas she addresses include communication problems, codependency, body image and blended family tensions. Her approach combines attachment-based thinking, client-centred listening, somatic awareness and trauma-focused techniques. That mix helps people notice how their body, history and relationships affect their day-to-day choices.

Rachel aims to create a calm space for clients to talk things through and try different ways of coping. She accepts international clients and offers sessions in English. To start, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule appointments according to availability.

How Rachel’s approaches work online

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on the ways early relationships shape how people connect today. Online work can help spot those patterns in conversation and try new ways of relating during sessions. Client-Centred Therapy places the person’s perspective at the heart of the process; the counsellor listens, reflects and helps clients find their own answers rather than directing them. Somatic Therapy brings attention to bodily signals and how tension or sensations relate to emotions, using gentle exercises to support regulation and relief.

Choosing the right approach is something Rachel works through with each person. She will talk about goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, then adapt methods so they fit how you like to work. That collaborative planning helps people try different things and settle on what makes progress feel realistic.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls are useful when visual cues matter, phone sessions can be lower on bandwidth and easier to fit into a work break, chats suit quick check-ins and messaging allows frequent written reflection between longer sessions. These options make it easier to keep continuity of care and to choose the format that matches daily life and energy levels.
What kinds of problems does Rachel help with?
She helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related issues, trauma and abuse, grief, eating concerns, parenting stress, mood disorders and more.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is person-centred and collaborative, combining attachment-based thinking, somatic awareness and trauma-focused ways of working to explore patterns and build coping skills.
What experience does she have?
Rachel has three years of professional practice in the UK working with a range of emotional and relational issues.
What credentials and base location are listed?
She is registered with the BACP and practices from the United Kingdom.
In which languages are sessions available and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
Which session formats does she use?
Sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

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Experience
3 years
Registered with
BACP
Languages
English

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