Chanchala Patra

Chanchala Patra creates a safe, committed and empathetic space to support her client’s journey at a pace that feels right for them. She is passionate about working holistically, connecting the mind with the body. Chanchala uses an integrative approach drawing upon various western and eastern practices, including psychodynamic, humanistic, existential with a focus on mindfulness. Bringing mindfulness: a sense of awareness, spaciousness and non-judgement to the self can allow a gentler way of meeting what arises. Chanchala believes meeting these experiences with compassion and curiosity is an opportunity to reconnect back to the inherent health within all of us. Habitual patterns can often obscure present experiences and leaves one feeling not in control. Chanchala gently works together with her clients to help respond from their inherent potential, rather than learnt patterns, fostering choice and empowerment.

Chanchala has drawn from over 12 years experience in the mental health field supporting clients with a variety of needs. She enjoys working alongside her clients in developing skills to communicate their needs and regulate strong emotions. Throughout this time, Chanchala has seen how much change, healing and opportunity can come out of difficulty and enjoys holding this potential with her clients. Working closely with people from different backgrounds, ethnicities and spectrums, Chanchala advocates and celebrates all differences— working with both the difficulty and joy in this area.

Chanchala is a qualified and accredited psychotherapist in Mindfulness-Based Core Process Psychotherapy working in private practice at the Awareness Centre in Clapham providing open-ended therapy face-to-face and online. Chanchala’s fees are £80 and she offers a sliding scale. She is a registered member with UKCP and ACPP. She also holds a BSc in Psychology and a MSc in Clinical Applications of Psychology. Having noticed the impact of birth experiences in client work, Chanchala has pursued a specialised training on “Prenatal and Birth Experience and lifelong influences”. Chanchala has experience working with a range of areas including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, abuse, dissociation, disordered-eating, shame, low self-esteem, self-harm, family dynamics, relationships, communication issues, families affected by Autism, dreams, shadow material, spirituality, existential issues and exploring life goals or purpose.