Rebeca Paiva, BACP

Rebeca Paiva is a UK-licensed, BACP-accredited therapist with over eight years of experience working with adults facing anxiety, stress, depression, trauma and relationship difficulties. She supports people navigating attachment patterns, low self-esteem, overthinking, burnout and life transitions, and she works with issues such as people-pleasing, boundary setting, emotional regulation, panic and grief while exploring how past experiences continue to shape current wellbeing.

Her therapeutic foundation is Humanistic Person-Centred Counselling and she blends that base with cognitive behavioral techniques, solution-focused strategies, interpersonal therapy, transactional analysis and compassion-focused methods. This trauma-informed, integrative and strengths-based approach aims to combine emotional insight with practical coping skills so therapy can be tailored to each person’s situation and goals.

Rebeca holds a Master’s degree in Health Psychology and a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and is accredited by the BACP, the professional association for counsellors and psychotherapists in the United Kingdom. Her practice focuses on helping individuals build self-worth and identity, recognise and manage triggers, challenge the inner critic, improve communication and develop tools for stress management, motivation and resilience.

She also works with people living with chronic health conditions to explore the emotional impact of diagnosis, change and adaptation. In sessions she explores feelings, behaviours and internal patterns with compassion and curiosity, with the aim of helping clients feel more grounded, confident and able to navigate their relationships and life changes. Sessions are available in English and Portuguese.

Integrative approaches and online support

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on empathic listening and creating a non-judgemental space where clients can explore their feelings and find their own solutions. It often helps with self-esteem, life transitions and relationship concerns by strengthening personal insight and autonomy.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets patterns of thinking and behaviour that contribute to distress, teaching practical skills to manage symptoms such as anxiety, depression, sleep difficulties and unhelpful habits. It offers concrete strategies for day-to-day coping and problem solving.

Attachment-Based Therapy examines early relationship patterns and how they influence current intimacy, trust and communication. This approach can be useful for people dealing with abandonment, attachment issues, codependency and difficulties forming secure connections.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the work itself. A registered professional will collaborate with each client to identify the methods that best fit their needs, goals and preferences, adapting tools and pace as the relationship develops.

Online therapy provides flexibility and accessibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. These options allow people to schedule sessions around work, caregiving or travel, maintain continuity of care across locations and choose the communication style that feels most comfortable while working with a therapist.