Flavia Melo, BACP

Flavia Melo practices a body-aware, trauma-informed approach that links physical sensations to emotional experience. She combines talking, movement and creative tools to help people reduce stress and manage anxiety. Flavia uses clear, practical steps so conversations feel grounded and manageable from the start.

Flavia has seven years of experience working with people facing depression and relationship strain. She helps with low self-esteem, panic attacks and difficulties around intimacy. Common practical goals include improving sleep, coping with life changes and addressing eating or body-image concerns.

Sessions often begin by mapping current emotional and bodily reactions. Flavia tracks patterns with the client and introduces simple exercises drawn from mindfulness and somatic work. Clients also explore thoughts and behaviours using techniques from cognitive behavioural therapy to break unhelpful cycles.

She brings in creative methods such as music and art when they suit a person's preferences. The aim is to build awareness of how feelings show up in the body, and then use that awareness to change unhelpful patterns. This makes therapy feel more than talk alone.

Initial meetings focus on what the person hopes to achieve and how Flavia and the client will work together. She accepts sessions in English and Portuguese and works with international clients. To begin, people complete a short questionnaire and schedule sessions based on therapist availability.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Flavia blends cognitive behavioural work with mindfulness and somatic techniques. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact and uses practical steps to change unhelpful patterns, which can help with anxiety and panic. Mindfulness therapy teaches attention skills and simple exercises to reduce stress and bring calm to daily life. Somatic therapy focuses on bodily sensations and movement to release stored tension and to better understand emotional reactions.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to see which methods fit the person's goals and preferences. Sessions can mix techniques and adapt over time as needs and responses become clearer.

Check which session formats are currently offered before booking, since the biography does not list specific options. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, for example by removing travel time or allowing shorter check-ins around work breaks. It can also let people use quieter surroundings or avoid being on camera if that helps them engage. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises, guided mindfulness and somatic prompts to remote sessions to keep the work practical and goal-focused.