Meet Chandel
Specialising in Couples, Families and Young People
Most couples don’t arrive in therapy because everything is broken. They come because communication has become strained, trust feels uncertain, or life changes have placed pressure on the relationship.
You might be finding the same arguments keep repeating. That conversation quickly turns into conflict or silence. Parenting, stress, past experiences or unmet needs are sitting between you. Or that you’re unsure whether the relationship can change – or whether separation might be the next step.
I’m Chandel, a registered BACP counsellor and trainee CORST therapist, specialising in working with couples and families navigating the realities of modern relationships, including communication difficulties, separation, trust breaches, parenting conflict, and the emotional impact of change and loss.
MBACP Member
COSRT Member
Enhanced Certificate from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
Years in practice: ?
Qualifications and registrations listed have been verified by Grey Matters Centre.
- BA (Hons) Counselling
- Contemporary relationship studies (Year 1 completed)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy
- Zero Suicide Alliance Training Course
- Children who experience Domestic Abuse Course
- Radicalisation and Extremism Course
- Child to Parent Abuse Course
- Domestic Abuse Awareness Course
- Awareness of Private Fostering
Couples and Families, Adults, Young People and Children
(Price)£60 per 50 minute session
(Hours) 1pm – 5pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday
Every experience is unique
Areas I Specialise In
Relationship and family conflict
Communication difficulties
Separation and divorce
Co-parenting and parenting challenges
Life-transitions and change
Anger and emotional regulation
Anxiety, stress and burnout
Low mood
Men’s mental health
Neurodivergence within relationships
Identity, self-esteem and confidence
Parental alienation and family court involvement
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How I Work
My Approach
My approach is integrative and relational, helping clients explore both the practical patterns shaping their relationships and the emotional experiences influencing how the respond to one another.
I offer a reflective, compassionate and professional space to make sense of what’s happening, develop healthier ways of communicating, and rebuild trust where possible. My work is grounded in ethical, inclusive and culturally sensitive practice, with attention to to how to identify, culture, trauma, sexuality, disability, and neurodivergence shape our relational lives.
Chandel also works with young people, offering a calm and supportive space to explore whatever may be feeling difficult or confusing. She works thoughtfully with teenagers and young adults who may be struggling with emotions, relationships, identity, or feeling under pressure, helping them make sense of their experiences at their own pace.
Family and wider relational work
Alongside couples therapy, I am experienced in supporting families through:
- Co-parenting challenges and parenting conflict
- Blended and complex family systems
- Extended family and in-law dynamics
- Intergenerational patterns that influence present relationships
- Family court proceedings and parental alienation
My role is to walk alongside you – helping you understand patterns, emotions and reactions, and supporting practical changes that can be carried into everyday life beyond the therapy room.
Over time, this process can help you feel more grounded, more in control, and more connected – both to yourself and to one another.
Working Together
In couples therapy, my role is not to take sides or decide who is right or wrong. My focus is on creating a calm, balanced space where both voices are heard and difficult conversations can take place more safely.
Together we may work to:
- Understand repeating patterns of conflict, distance or shutdown
- Improve communication and emotional understanding
- explore the impact of trust breaches and affairs
- Reduce blame and increase clarity and compassion
- Support reconnection, clearer boundaries, or separation with care
You do not need to know the outcome before starting. Therapy can help you slow things down, think more clearly, and decide together what feels right.
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I feel I've reached a place where I can continue on my own, and that's a testament to the care, patience, and understanding you've shown me. What we've worked through together has meant more to me than you'll ever know.
Sarah W