Tamar Challis
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About the Therapist
Tamar Challis is an accredited counsellor and coach with experience delivering both short-term and long-term support in face-to-face and online settings. Her person-centred and coaching training allows her to adapt her work to a wide range of client needs while maintaining a compassionate, ethical, and flexible approach.
Tamar has a particular interest in issues that predominantly affect women’s emotional health, including relational trauma, domestic violence, fertility, adoption, and pregnancy loss. She offers a supportive space where clients can explore difficult experiences, rebuild confidence and identity, and move towards healing at a pace that feels right for them.
At a Glance
- Session format: Online and Face-to-Face
- Client groups: Adults
- Languages: English
- Areas of focus: Relational Trauma, Domestic Violence, Fertility, Adoption, Pregnancy Loss, Abuse Recovery
- Registration: Accredited Member of the NCPS
- Approach: Person-Centred Counselling, Coaching, Trauma-Informed Support
Qualifications
- Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling (CPCAB Accredited)
- ILM 5 Coach
- Honours degrees in English and Psychology
- Workplace Mediator
Therapy Approach
- Person-centred counselling
- Coaching-informed support
- Trauma-informed practice
- Rewind Trauma Therapy
Client Types
- Adults
- Women seeking emotional support
- Clients affected by trauma, abuse, fertility or adoption issues
- Individuals seeking short-term or longer-term therapy
Areas of Support
- Abuse and narcissism recovery
- Relational trauma and domestic violence
- Fertility counselling
- Adoption counselling and birth parent support
- Pregnancy anxiety following loss
- Traumatic flashbacks and nightmares
Professional Registration
- Accredited Member of the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society
- BICA registered fertility counsellor
- Registered therapist with PODS
- Safeguarding Adults Level 3 and Safeguarding Children Level 3
Professional Experience
- Adoption Counsellor with Leicestershire County Council
- Private practice counsellor since 2019
- University counselling experience in higher education settings
- EAP experience with Vita Health and Health Heroes
What to Expect
Tamar offers a compassionate and grounded space where clients can talk openly about painful or complex experiences and feel supported without judgment. Her approach combines person-centred counselling with coaching awareness and trauma-informed understanding, helping clients move at a pace that feels safe and manageable.
Sessions may support clients in recovering from abusive relationships, processing trauma, coping with fertility or adoption-related challenges, and rebuilding confidence, identity, and emotional wellbeing. Her work is especially suited to people looking for thoughtful, specialist-informed support around relational and life-changing experiences.