Counsellor profile
Rachel Challans, BACP
BACP counsellor - family and relationship concerns
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- Attachment-focused work
- Client-centred listening
- Somatic techniques
About Rachel
Rachel Challans is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with three years of professional experience. She works with adults on relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, and other everyday stresses. Rachel focuses on helping people who are managing changes and difficult feelings at home.
She uses straightforward conversations to help people make sense of what is happening. Sessions often look at attachment and how past relationships shape present reactions. Rachel also brings somatic and trauma-focused ideas into the work to address how the body and memories hold on to stress.
People meet Rachel to talk through relationship strain, grief, parenting pressures, anxiety, low mood, and problems with self-esteem. She also supports people coping with addiction, bipolar mood changes, ADHD and eating concerns, among other issues. The approach is aimed at practical understanding rather than labels.
Clients can expect a collaborative style where the counsellor listens first, then helps map options. Rachel leans on client-centred techniques that put the person’s experience at the centre of sessions. She may introduce grounding or body-awareness exercises when trauma or intense emotions are present.
Rachel works in English and accepts international clients. Her registration is with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP. Booking uses a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time, and the first step is a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a first session.
How sessions work
How Rachel uses therapeutic approaches online
Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. It can help people understand why they react strongly in close relationships and how to try different ways of connecting.Client-centred therapy focuses on the person’s own perspective. The counsellor listens without directing, and supports clients to find their own solutions and next steps. This approach is useful when someone needs clarity about values, choices or relationship boundaries.
Somatic techniques pay attention to bodily sensations and simple grounding exercises. They are often used alongside talking when trauma or high stress is part of the picture, to help reduce intensity and bring the body into the process of change.
Finding the right blend of approaches is part of the work. Rachel will explore your goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, and then agree a plan together. That collaborative step helps shape which methods are used over time.
The practical benefits of working online include fitting sessions around family life and other commitments. Online work can make it easier to schedule shorter check-ins or regular sessions without travel. The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking to be sure they fit your routine.
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Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with at home?
She helps with relationship strain, family conflict, parenting pressures, grief, anxiety and low mood, among other issues listed on her profile.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Her style is client-centred and collaborative. She listens first, then helps people decide practical next steps and may use body-awareness or trauma-focused techniques when needed.
How much experience does she have?
She has three years of professional work experience in the United Kingdom.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and is based in the United Kingdom.
Can she work with people who speak other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she accept people outside the UK?
She accepts international clients, so people outside the UK can enquire about working together.
How are sessions arranged and what formats are used?
Current session formats are not specified in the biography. Please confirm the available session formats before booking.
How does cost and booking work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To start, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.