Summer Special

Stop Smoking Hypnotherapy Session 

NOW only £75 saving you a massive  40%.

This offer is only available until the end of August 2012.

Now has never been a better time to take back control of your life and become the non-smoker you desire to be.

Call me on 07834226025 or email me chameleoncoach101@gmail.com to book your session today and begin your journey to a healthier and happier you.

Finding Love

The Four Agreements, written in 1997 by Don Miguel Ruiz is a book that has been a source of inspiration and encouragement to many who have read it.  Based on ancient Toltec wisdom of the native people of Southern Mexico, it is a code for living; a template for personal development, effective communication and healthy relationships. Ruiz challenges us to explore ways in which we can implement these four agreements in your own lives and free ourselves from self-limiting beliefs that rob us of love, happiness and purpose in our lives.

Agreement 1: Be Impeccable with Your Word  

Speak always with integrity and truth and only say what you mean.  Words have power whether you speak them over yourself or others.  Negative words only serve to undermine our feelings of worth and sway us from our purpose.  Therefore choose your words carefully; speak in love and truth and seek to affirm, encourage and inspire both yourself and those around you.

Agreement 2: Do Not Take Anything Personally

Nothing others do is because of you.  What others do and how they treat you is because of their own reality: their dreams, fears or insecurities.  You are not their problem.  When you depend on others to validate your self-worth then you allow them to decide how you feel about yourself.  No longer become a victim of others opinions and actions and begin to accept your own uniqueness, value and worth. When you no longer rely on the approval of others you are able to give yourself permission to live the life you love.

Agreement 3: Do Not Make Assumptions

Do not jump to conclusions, but make sure you understand the situation and the actions of others.  Many a battle is waged because of a simple misunderstanding.  Take the time to listen carefully to what others say and need.  Ask questions when you do not understand and find within yourself the courage and conviction to express your thoughts, needs and feelings truthfully.  Clear, direct and honest communication is the pathway to healthy and successful relationships.

Agreement 4:  Always Do Your Best

No matter how you feel, no matter what the circumstances are in your life, always endeavour to do the best you can do.  You and you alone are responsible for your life.  Blaming others, making excuses, giving up and giving in to despair and failure will prevent you from fully participating in life and creating the life you desire.  When you commit to applying yourself to the task at hand completely and fully then you will avoid self-judgement, self-deprecation and regret and build a life that will have a positive and lasting impact on those around you.

Our goal should not be to live forever but to do something that will.  (Chuck Palahniuk)

Summer Sizzler


Pay only £25 for any full sessions of coaching and psychotherapy or counselling and couples pay only £30 per session, if you book and pay for your sessions before the end of the 30th June 2012.  

Give me call on 07834226025 and book your 30min complimentary consultation today.  

It has never been a better Time for Change.  Begin you summer on a good note and take advantage of this summer’s special.  

You save  £15 (individuals) or £20 (couples) a session if you book and pay for your sessions by midnight on the 30th June. 

How to Survive the Rain

As the prospect of a hot BBQ-filled summer seems to be slowly receding due to the persistent rain and lack of sunshine, feelings of despair, irritability and depression can surface in many of us.  In some, the symptoms may be so severe that leading a normal life and conducting healthy relationships becomes incredibly difficult and at worst, impossible. 

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) often referred to as the “winter blues” or “winter depression” affects 1 in 15 Brits every year.  It is a type of depression linked to the seasons, in which symptoms are most prevalent and severe during the dark winter months.

The causes of SAD are not completely clear but many believe that we need sunlight to stimulate the production of the chemicals in our brain which make us feel good, such as serotonin, and those which help maintain our body's circadian rhythm (internal clock) such as melatonin.

People who suffer from SAD may experience depression, irritability, sleep problems, lethargy, over-eating, a loss of concentration, anxiety, a loss of libido and frequent mood changes, and may as a result, withdraw and become unsociable.

If you suffer from symptoms of SAD, here are 7 tips you can try, to help boost your mood and bring a little more “sunshine” into your life.

1. Light Therapy is regarded as an effective way to combat SAD.  The bulb in a light-box is extremely bright, (10 times stronger than an ordinary light bulb).  By sitting in front of a light-box for up to 2hrs a day, the intense light mimics the effect of natural sunshine and helps stimulate our bodies to produce our feel-good chemicals. 
2. Get Outside whenever possible and soak in as much natural light as you are able.  Enjoying those little bursts of sunshine can do wonders for how we feel within ourselves.
3. Stay Active by walking or going to the gym.  Exercise is also a good way of naturally stimulating the production of serotonin, which makes us feel healthier and a whole lot happier.
4. Eat a Healthy, Balanced Diet. Healthy food will help boost your mood.  Our bodies absorb sunshine, and from it we get vitamin D. Try and eat foods, which provide a good source of vitamin D, such as oily fish or eggs, as this will help replenish your supplies.
5. Keep Busy. Take up a new hobby or visit friends and family, so that you have something you can enjoy doing and look forward to.  Support from other people will help you get through your most difficult times.
6. Try Complementary Therapies such as counselling, psychotherapy and hypnotherapy, as these can help you find effective ways of coping with your symptoms, enabling you to live a more normal and productive life.
7. Consult Your Doctor if your symptoms prevent you from living a normal life.  A correct diagnosis and an effective treatment plan can go along way to helping you on your road to recovery.

If you suffer from symptoms of SAD and would like to discuss how psychotherapy may help you to cope, please call me to on 07834226025 to book your complimentary 30min consultation.

SUMMER SPECIAL

Stop Smoking Hypnotherapy Session 

NOW only £75 saving you a massive  40%.
This offer is only available until the end of August 2012.

Now has never been a better time to take back control of your life and become the non-smoker you desire to be.

Call me on 07834226025 to book your session today and begin your journey to a healthier and happier you.

Love The Child Within

As a child our greatest need is to be nurtured, nourished, loved and cared for.  A healthy family, means we are provided with a safe space to grow emotionally, to explore, to discover, to imagine, to create and to simply be – to cry, to laugh, to feel anger and to feel love.  As adults we are more able to maintain a healthy balance between our responsible, problem solving adult self and our childlike sentiments, freely expressing our child’s joy, spontaneity, creativity and sense of fun into our adult life. 

Coming from a dysfunctional family, in which we may have been abused, neglected, shamed, abandoned, rejected, made to grow up too quickly or told we were never good enough meant we never received the nurturing, care and love we needed for our emotional growth and maturity.  Never having had the freedom to play as a child, never having been given permission to enjoy life, to have fun or to freely express our thoughts and feelings in a safe space can result in us supressing our feelings and needs and becoming emotionally stuck at that point in our lives.  Our child’s grief, pain, shame, guilt, fear, anger and feelings of isolation continue into adulthood.  As a result we may struggle to maintain healthy relationships, we may strive to maintain an appearance of control and order by overachieving or afraid to let go and enjoy life, take life too seriously demanding perfection.  We may even shirk responsibility afraid of taking risks and exposing our weaknesses.  Self-preservation becomes essential and silences the child within, preventing the walls of our self-imposed prison from caving in and leaving us vulnerable and exposed.  Unless we reconnect with our inner child and learn to love the child within we will be unable to continue on our journey to wholeness and fulfilment.

Using a variety of therapeutic techniques, Inner Child Therapy can help you reconnect with your inner child, providing you with a safe and non-judgemental space to explore, express and work through your feelings.  Inner Child Therapy gives you permission to embrace and enjoy your life fully as you discover and learn to love the child within – the real you.

Time for a change…

… time to achieve much more in your life than you would on your own…

… time to overcome the obstacles in your life that may be preventing you from becoming the person you desire to be…

… time to start living the life you love…

… time to create a more balanced and fulfilled life…

Sometimes life can be particularly challenging and confusing and you may feel that you no longer can cope on your own. You may have reached a crisis point in your life when you can no longer live with the problem.  You may feel that you are not comfortable discussing these issues with friends or family or because of the fragmented and broken society we live in, you may find that you have no-one you can talk to.  Feeling alone can only make the problem seem insurmountable and can ultimately hold you back in some way or another.  If you know that you have the resources and support to deal with your feelings about certain issues and find solutions to your problems they no longer seem so big.

Today you have taken the first step to making positive changes in your life, the beginning of your journey into a less stressful and more promising and fulfilling future.  Although change is necessary, it can also be overwhelming and finding the appropriate support to assist you in working though your feelings and exploring effective and beneficial solutions to your problems will help lesson the load.

My name is Chalene Long, and here at Chameleon Coaching and Therapy, I can offer you help and support on a number of personal and interpersonal conflicts, concerns and issues.  I offer support to both adults and teenagers.

As an Integrative counsellor, I enjoy working organically, drawing on different therapeutic approaches that will best provide you with what you need to continue on your journey to becoming the person you want to be.  My passion is to enable people to overcome difficult circumstances in their lives and to create a warm, safe and non-judgmental environment in which they can fully and freely express their feelings and thoughts.  My desire is for them to gain a clearer and more objective perspective of their life and goals so that they can find healing from their past and develop the life skills to better cope on a daily basis.  As their therapist, I will support them in achieving their dreams, encouraging them to discover, explore and realise their true, unlimited potential.  I combine my skills in psychotherapeutic counselling, hypnotherapy and coaching, as well as my own personal and work related experience, to provide my clients with a unique package to help them love the life they live and to live the life they love.

Deciding on the right counsellor and treatment plan for yourself can be daunting and it is for this reason that I have attempted to make this website as informative as possible with regards to the different therapies I offer.

The services I offer are:

• Hypnotherapy
• Psychotherapy and Counselling
• Personal and Life Coaching

I can offer you help with:

• Stress, anxiety, depression
• Phobias and fears
• Loss and bereavement
• The emotional impact of miscarriage and abortion
• Trauma, abuse, bullying and harassment
• Relationship issues
• Parenting
• Sleep disorders
• Pain relief
•  Anger management
•  Addictions: alcohol, drugs, self-harm
• Smoking Cessation
• Identity, self esteem and confidence building
• Motivational coaching
•  Assertiveness
•  Work/life balance
•  Career guidance
•  Weight control, body image and well-being in a small group or for        individuals  
•  Inner child healing

I offer an initial 30-minute consultation free of charge so that we can meet and discuss what your goals for therapy are and whether we can work together to achieve your goals.  We would also discuss the treatment options that would best work for you.

Hypnotherapy sessions last for 75min except for smoking cessation, which is a 2hr session; Psychotherapy and Counselling and Coaching last for 50minutes.  Coaching can take place via skype or the telephone if you are unable to meet face-to-face.  I also offer 10min coaching calls and email support.

Sessions take place in my consulting room in Rushden.

If you have any questions and would like to discuss your options further please do not hesitate to contact me.

Mobile: 07834226025

Email: chameleoncoachingandtherapy@gmail.com