We all have a story

Hello and a warm welcome to you.

I'm Chantal and this is a little bit about my story.

I came to psychotherapy as a 2nd career after two decades working within the dance industry, first as a dancer, then as a choreographer, and finally as a therapeutic movement practitioner. The mind-body connection is my passion.

It was these experiences that moved the needle for me. I was inspired to re-invent my career, and blend my training, qualifications and experiences into what became Chantal Francis Therapy.

I feel very fortunate to do the work I do, and grateful for everything that brought it all together into alignment for me, and I now get to bring my unique blend of therapy to you.

The combination of psychotherapeutic models, with somatic practices and coaching work in tandem for you to effectively move towards healing and growth, as well as giving you life long practices to move forward with once your therapy journey with me finishes.

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Practice principles

I believe in attending to the mind and the body, and inviting whole person well-being.

Empowering Growth

Client-Centered Care

Holistic Approach

The focus is on understanding and meeting your unique needs, and providing personalized care and support.

The therapy is experiential, inviting you to be empowered in your journey towards healing and personal growth.

Qualifications, training and experience

I am a Level 7 qualified Integrative psychotherapist MBACP

I am a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), and I work within the BACP's professional framework, fulfilling their requirements for ongoing supervision and continued professional development.

My additional training and qualifications include:

Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP).
Trained Somatic Therapy practitioner.
Certification in Purpose coaching.
Qualified therapeutic movement practitioner.

In addition to my private practice, I have worked across a variety of settings with a range of issues including Anxiety and Depression, Bereavement and loss, Abuse, Low Self-esteem, relationship issues, parenting struggles, chronic illness, pain management and postnatal depression.

The theoretical models and approaches I offer serve as frameworks to provide different perspectives in support of each client's individual journey. I don't use them as diagnostic tools or labels to define a person.

Learning to witness ourselves through the lens of compassion, enables us to recognise the humanness in all parts of us. It allows us to attend to our process with deeper acceptance and understanding.

Self-compassion is key to self-acceptance.

Self-acceptance is a pre-requisite to personal growth.

To find out more about why I believe cultivating self-compassion is key in therapy and personal growth, click below for my latest blog post.

Self-compassion

"Sessions with Chantal gave me a reference to what feeling grounded felt like for myself, something I’d never really had a sense of. I’m in a very different place now mentally and physically and am able to enjoy life on a whole new level."

Client experience