Rebeca Paiva, BACP

Rebeca Paiva is a counsellor with eight years of experience supporting adults through stress, anxiety, depression and life transitions. She works in English and Portuguese and helps people who are struggling with trauma, relationship difficulties, low self-esteem, burnout and grief. Rebeca focuses on practical change alongside emotional understanding so people can feel steadier day to day.

Her background includes a Master’s in Health Psychology and a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, and she is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). Rebeca draws on a humanistic, person-centred base and adds approaches such as cognitive behavioural methods and emotionally-focused work. This mix helps her combine insight with techniques you can use outside sessions.

In sessions she explores patterns that keep people stuck, such as attachment styles, people-pleasing and overthinking. She also supports those facing complex issues like addiction, domestic violence, divorce and the emotional effects of childhood wounds. The work often covers setting boundaries, managing emotions and building self-worth.

Rebeca aims to tailor each plan to what a person needs right now, balancing compassion with practical tools. She helps people identify triggers, challenge unhelpful beliefs and practise new ways of coping. The goal is to feel more grounded and able to manage everyday pressures.

People can expect a collaborative approach that values strengths and realistic steps. Sessions are offered for those navigating career strain, caregiver stress, intimacy and sexual culture questions, body image concerns and ADHD-related challenges.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Rebeca uses approaches that combine emotional understanding with practical change. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and commit to meaningful action despite them; it suits issues like anxiety, depression and life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at early relationship patterns and how they affect present connections, which can help with intimacy, abandonment and communication problems. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviours, offering clear techniques for managing panic, low mood and overthinking.

Finding the best approach is part of the work. She will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals and preferences. That choice can change as therapy progresses, and sessions are tailored together rather than fixed from the start.

If you are considering online work, check the session formats available before booking since they are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also mean using different tools in session, such as guided exercises, practical homework or focused skill practice, to help transfer what is discussed into everyday life.