Rebeca Paiva, BACP

Rebeca Paiva is a counsellor with eight years of experience working with adults on stress, anxiety, depression and relationship concerns. She is a BACP member, and she offers support in English and Portuguese. Rebeca focuses on how past experiences shape present feelings and behaviours, and she helps people find practical ways to cope and move forward.

Her background includes a Master’s in Health Psychology and a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology. She draws on a person-centred foundation and blends techniques from cognitive behavioural work and solution-focused methods. This mix aims to combine emotional understanding with useful coping strategies.

Sessions look at patterns such as attachment, people-pleasing, boundaries and overthinking. Rebeca also addresses trauma, grief, burnout and the emotional effects of chronic health conditions. She helps people build self-worth, manage strong emotions and improve communication skills.

Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. She works with clients to identify triggers and unhelpful beliefs, and to strengthen existing resilience. The goal is to help people feel steadier and more confident when facing life changes and relationship challenges.

Practical tools are part of the work as well as reflection. Clients can expect a balance of emotional exploration and hands-on techniques for stress management, motivation and day-to-day coping. Rebeca aims to make therapy a workable part of everyday life.

How therapeutic approaches shape online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without being driven by them. It focuses on values and small, practical steps that match what matters most to you. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and teaches clear techniques to change unhelpful patterns. This can be useful for anxiety, panic and low mood. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationships affect current ways of relating and feeling. It can help with trust, fear of abandonment, and repeating unhelpful patterns in relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals and preferences, and together they will try methods that fit those aims. This collaborative process means techniques can be adapted as understanding grows.

The biography does not list specific online session formats, so check current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, for example by saving travel time or allowing sessions during a lunch break. It can also let people choose quieter surroundings or shorter check-ins when needed. Registered or accredited professionals can use the same approaches online as in person, aiming to combine emotional understanding with practical tools that suit day-to-day life.