Chanel Muharrem, BACP

Chanel Muharrem is a counsellor who works from a Client-Centred approach. She places the person at the heart of the process and lets them set the pace and agenda. Chanel aims to help people feel more capable and improve their day-to-day wellbeing. She presents counselling as a practical way to find clearer choices and new ways forward.

She helps people with anxiety, low mood and low confidence, and with relationship concerns. Chanel also supports those facing bereavement, life transitions like retirement or menopause, and work-related pressures. She lists addictions, trauma and compassion fatigue among the areas she can address.

Before counselling she worked in the City with professionals under high pressure and later in academia supporting students and staff. Those roles gave her practical insight into the strains of corporate and academic life. She draws on that experience when helping people manage stress and workplace challenges.

Her clinical background includes volunteering and paid roles with Mind, where she provided bereavement support and worked with people experiencing anxiety and depression. She is registered with the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists, abbreviated BACP.

Chanel describes counselling as a collaborative process. She listens without judgement and offers a steady presence while people talk through what is troubling them. The first steps are small and she encourages people to set the pace that feels right for them.

How Client-Centred Work Translates to Online Counselling

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and following the person’s lead. In practice this means the counsellor offers active listening, gentle reflection and space for you to decide what to talk about. This approach helps with emotional concerns like anxiety, low mood, grief and relationship worries because it lets you move at your own pace.

Chanel’s work with people under pressure in the City and in academia complements a Client-Centred style. She draws on that background to understand workplace stress and life transitions. Together you would explore what matters most, try out ways of coping, and agree what to do between sessions in an open, collaborative way.

If you are considering online therapy, check the session formats offered before booking. The therapist will work with you to find an approach that fits your needs, goals and preferences rather than prescribing one method up front. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling around work, study and caregiving commitments, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Confirm the specific session options available for this therapist before you schedule.