Azora Guimarães, NCPS

Azora Guimarães is a therapist and mental health professional with 3 years of clinical experience supporting people affected by trauma, abuse and challenging life events. She works with individuals who have experienced sexual assault, domestic abuse, grooming or childhood neglect, helping them process grief, loss and the practical impacts of diagnoses such as ADHD, autism, anxiety or PTSD. Her approach often addresses how these experiences influence eating, sleep, relationships and parenting, and she combines therapeutic work with coaching tools when appropriate.

Azora has experience supporting university students through overwhelming transitions, collaborating with them to build coping strategies, make sense of difficult experiences and restore daily functioning. She has also delivered workshops on issues of identity and belonging - including a 2023 presentation called "The Complexity of Skin Colour" - and has supported people facing racism at work, parents navigating conversations about race, and people seeking practical resilience-building resources for everyday microaggressions.

In addition to paid work, Azora volunteers with Women’s Aid as a counsellor and phone buddy, assisting people living with or recovering from domestic abuse, childhood trauma or sexual violence. She integrates her background in coaching, personal training and neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) to help clients reshape relationships with food and body image, including a 12-week reflective booklet used alongside therapy. Azora also supports couples in rebuilding intimacy, resolving betrayals and managing cultural or family decisions. She holds the NCPS credential, a professional accreditation, and offers sessions for international clients from her base in the United Kingdom.

Azora frames healing as a collaborative process - she stands alongside clients while they piece together their experiences, develop coping mechanisms and move toward clearer, more connected ways of living.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Azora integrates Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy into her online practice. Attachment-Based Therapy explores patterns formed in early relationships to understand how they influence current intimacy, abandonment concerns and family dynamics; it can be helpful for people navigating trust, commitment or attachment issues. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the client's perspective, offering empathetic, non-directive support so people can explore identity, self-esteem and life choices at their own pace. Mindfulness Therapy teaches present-moment awareness and practical exercises to support stress, anxiety, emotional regulation and coping with difficult thoughts or urges.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Azora works collaboratively with each person to identify which methods best match their needs, goals and preferences, and she adapts the work as progress unfolds so clients feel involved in the direction of therapy.

Online sessions offer flexibility and accessibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, accommodate differing communication styles and maintain continuity of care across locations, while allowing registered professionals and therapists like Azora to provide consistent support in ways that suit each individual.