Rachel Challans, BACP
Rachel Challans is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with three years of professional experience and a BACP registration.
- Stress & Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
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About Rachel
Rachel Challans is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with three years of professional experience and a BACP registration. She presents herself as a supportive guide who respects each person's knowledge of their own life. Rachel focuses on helping people make changes that feel meaningful and manageable.
Her work centres on relationship and intimacy issues, family tensions, trauma and abuse, and a wide range of emotional concerns. These include stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood swings, addictions, grief and low self-esteem.
Background and approach
She also supports people dealing with body image, eating concerns, ADHD, and the complexities of attachment or adoption backgrounds. Rachel uses approaches that put the person and their experience first. She draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early bonds affect current relationships.
Client-centred principles shape sessions so that the person sets the pace and priorities. Somatic and trauma-focused strategies are available for people affected by overwhelming events or chronic stress. Sessions are described as collaborative and paced to what each individual needs.
Rachel aims to create a calm, non-judgemental space where people can talk through difficult feelings and practical choices. She encourages small, steady steps and builds on existing strengths to make change less daunting. People often come for help with communication problems, commitment and control issues, caregiver stress, or complex co-morbidity.
Rachel also supports those exploring sexual identity and alternative sex cultures, including kink and BDSM, as part of broader relationship or intimacy work.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 395288 | February 2027 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
What Rachel works with
Everything Rachel lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Rachel lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Online support
Finding the best approach is part of the work together. Rachel will explore a person's goals, preferences and how their difficulties show up in daily life. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust them over time if something does not fit. This keeps the process collaborative and focused on what helps most in practice.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls are useful for face-to-face interaction and reading non-verbal cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging suit people who prefer writing to speaking or want flexible, brief contact between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving and travel while keeping continuity of care.
Frequently asked
What concerns does Rachel commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related issues, trauma and abuse, depression and bipolar mood concerns. Additional areas include body image, parenting strain, ADHD, grief and communication problems.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Rachel uses a person-centred, collaborative style that lets clients set the pace. She blends attachment ideas with somatic and trauma-focused approaches when helpful.
What is her professional background?
She has three years of clinical experience working with a range of emotional and relationship difficulties. Her approach emphasises practical steps and building on strengths.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
Rachel practises in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients for online work.
What session formats does she use?
Therapy is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How is pricing arranged?
Cost varies with location and the therapist's availability, and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Rachel?
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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