Chanel Muharrem , BACP

Chanel Muharrem is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP) who places the client at the centre of the therapeutic process. Adopting a Client-Centred approach, she supports people to set their own goals and work at a pace that feels right for them, helping them to build confidence and improve overall wellbeing.

She brings practical experience from roles in the City supporting professionals under pressure and from work in academia assisting students, academics, and staff. These backgrounds have shaped her understanding of how stress, workplace demands, and life transitions can affect mental health, and inform her supportive, empathetic style.

Chanel has worked with organisations including Mind as a bereavement counsellor and with people experiencing anxiety and depression. She is currently working with the platform, Mind’s Dove Private Service, and in private practice. Her areas of focus include addictions, relationship and family issues, grief and loss, career challenges, stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related concerns, self-esteem and depression, and compassion fatigue, along with related issues such as abandonment, attachment difficulties, codependency, infidelity, and loneliness.

She recognises that reaching out for counselling can feel difficult and will listen without judgment, responding with empathy and care. Chanel aims to work collaboratively to help clients explore their thoughts and feelings and to find ways forward that feel meaningful to them.

Client-Centred Care Delivered Online

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on creating a respectful, non-directive environment where the individual leads the conversation and the pace of change. The therapist offers empathy, understanding, and acceptance to help people explore their feelings, build self-awareness, and clarify what matters to them - a useful approach for issues such as anxiety, low mood, relationship difficulties, grief, and life transitions.

Chanel emphasizes collaboration in therapy and will work with each person to identify the approach that fits their needs and goals. Finding the right therapeutic method is treated as a shared process - together the client and therapist decide how to proceed, adapting sessions as preferences and circumstances evolve.

Online therapy with Chanel is offered by video call, phone session, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility and accessibility. These options make it easier to schedule appointments around work, family, or other commitments and allow people to receive support from familiar surroundings. Licensed professionals can tailor session formats to suit different needs while maintaining a consistent therapeutic relationship and continuity of care.