Rachel Challans , BACP

Rachel Challans is a UK-licensed therapist with three years of professional experience supporting people through relationship difficulties, family conflict, trauma and abuse, and intimacy-related concerns. She approaches each person as the expert of their own story and seeks to build on existing strengths to help clients move through what feels challenging. Rachel encourages courageous steps toward a more fulfilling and satisfying life and offers steady support and practical encouragement as clients begin to make change.

Her training includes BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, which is a professional organisation for counsellors and psychotherapists in the United Kingdom. Rachel uses a collaborative style that honours individual experience while offering guidance and tools tailored to each person’s goals. Whether someone is navigating difficult relationships, past trauma, or struggles with closeness and intimacy, she aims to empower them to discover clearer choices and greater resilience. Rachel combines professional experience with a warm, respectful approach to help people explore change at a pace that feels right for them.

Attachment and Trauma-Informed Online Care

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns of relating that develop early in life and influence current relationships. It helps people understand how past bonds affect trust, closeness, and communication, and supports rebuilding healthier connection styles.

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a non-directive, empathetic approach where the person’s experience guides the work. It helps people explore their own goals, increase self-understanding, and build confidence in making changes.

Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on processing and reducing the impact of traumatic experiences, offering tools to manage strong emotions and to reclaim a greater sense of safety and stability.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Rachel will work collaboratively with each person to identify which methods suit their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts the way she works as the relationship and circumstances evolve.

Online therapy offers flexibility in how and where people engage in this work. Through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, clients can choose the format that fits their schedule and comfort level. This range of options makes it easier to access licensed professionals and consistent support even when balancing busy lives or long distances.