Rebeca Paiva, BACP

Rebeca Paiva is a counsellor with eight years of experience supporting adults through stress, anxiety and major life changes. She holds a BACP credential and works in the United Kingdom, offering sessions in English and Portuguese. Rebeca focuses on practical help as well as emotional understanding so people can feel steadier in day-to-day life.

Her background includes a Master’s in Health Psychology and a Bachelor's degree in Psychology. Rebeca uses a humanistic, person-centred base and blends other approaches to suit each person’s needs. This mix aims to give both insight and clear coping skills for current problems.

Rebeca commonly helps with relationship difficulties, attachment concerns and the lingering effects of past wounds. She also supports people facing grief, burnout, depression, panic and challenges around self-esteem or body image. Her work covers addiction and managing life with long-term health conditions too.

Sessions centre on noticing patterns, identifying triggers and testing new responses. People can expect a compassionate, curious space where practical tools are taught alongside emotional reflection. Rebeca emphasises building resilience and clearer communication skills.

She also addresses areas such as boundaries, people-pleasing, commitment worries, and sexuality questions including kink and alternative sexual culture. Rebeca aims to help individuals feel more grounded and confident as they navigate relationships, work and personal change.

How her approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, so they can move toward what matters. It is often useful for anxiety, low mood and coping with life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early connections shape current relationship patterns and helps people test new ways of relating that feel safer and clearer.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Rebeca will talk with each person about goals and preferences and then suggest ways of combining methods. This is a collaborative process and plans can be adjusted as needs evolve.

If you prefer online sessions, check the current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy around work and family life, cut commuting time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Some approaches lend themselves to practical exercises and in-session skills work that translate well to online conversations, and Rebeca adapts exercises so they suit each person’s situation and aims.