Counsellor profile
Rachel Challans, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - relationships and anger
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- CredentialsBACP
- RegistrationBACP, United Kingdom / 395288
- Experience3 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationUnited Kingdom
About
- Attachment focus
- Somatic methods
- Trauma informed
About Rachel
Rachel Challans is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with three years of professional experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, and intimacy-related concerns. Rachel also supports clients dealing with anger, grief, addiction and changes such as parenting or loss.
She frames clients as the experts on their own stories and looks for strengths to build on. Sessions are conversational and practical. Rachel helps people notice patterns, try new responses, and practise skills between meetings.
Her background includes work with attachment issues and trauma-related difficulties. Rachel draws on approaches that focus on relationships, body-based responses, and listening deeply to a person’s experience. That can include exploring how past connections shape current reactions and how the body holds stress.
People come to her for a mix of short-term problem solving and longer work on deeper patterns. She offers straightforward tools for managing anger, stress and overwhelm, alongside discussions about boundaries, communication and intimacy. Rachel pays attention to how everyday situations trigger emotional reactions.
Sessions aim to be practical and readable. A typical meeting will look at what has been happening recently, try a different way of responding in the room, and set small tasks for between sessions. She accepts international clients and runs sessions in English.
To start, readers are encouraged to use the site matching process to book an initial appointment and outline their main concerns before the first session.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Attachment-based work looks at how past relationships shape current responses. Online sessions can explore patterns in how someone reacts to others and test new ways of relating through conversation and reflection. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following the person's own concerns. In remote sessions this means Rachel mirrors what matters to the client and helps them clarify goals and choices. Somatic therapy pays attention to bodily responses to stress and anger. Even online, clients can be guided to notice breathing, tension and movement and practise grounding or regulation techniques. Finding the right approach is part of the process. Rachel will work collaboratively to decide which methods suit a person’s needs, goals and preferences. She may combine elements from different approaches as those choices become clearer in early sessions. Confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking. The practical benefits of online work include fitting sessions into a busy day, making shorter check-ins possible, and avoiding travel time. Remote meetings can be easier to schedule around work or childcare, and they allow people to practise new ways of responding in the kinds of settings where those reactions often arise.Areas of focus
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Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy concerns, anger and related difficulties such as grief, addiction and changes around parenting.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is conversational and practical. Sessions focus on noticing patterns, trying different responses and practising small skills between meetings.
How much experience does the counsellor have?
Rachel has three years of professional experience working with the concerns listed in her profile.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and works in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can I be based outside the UK and still work with her?
International clients are accepted; check any local rules you must follow in your country before booking.
How are sessions scheduled and paid for?
Sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time and costs vary by location.
How do I begin a first session?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your 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 unsafe, use the crisis numbers.