Marcos Alves Ribeiro, BACP

Marcos Alves Ribeiro is a licensed psychologist and psychotherapist with more than two decades of experience helping people navigate emotional distress and life transitions. He combines a person-centered style with cognitive behavioral techniques and existential perspectives to support clients facing anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship difficulties and self-esteem challenges. As a lecturer and researcher he brings a thoughtful, evidence-aware approach to therapy while keeping the focus on each person’s unique situation and goals.

Fluent in English and Portuguese, Marcos has worked with individuals, couples and groups and has experience in crisis intervention and longer-term therapeutic work. His practice addresses a wide range of concerns including addictions, grief, parenting and intimacy-related issues, as well as complex matters such as attachment and abandonment, blended family dynamics and care-giver stress. He also supports clients from LGBT communities and those exploring kink and alternative sexual cultures.

Marcos holds BACP credentials - membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, a professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists in the United Kingdom. He accepts international clients and offers flexible ways of working to suit different needs and schedules.

Approaches and online support for personal change

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most to them and build psychological flexibility - learning to accept difficult thoughts or feelings while committing to actions that reflect personal values. It is often useful for stress, anxiety and life transitions.

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes an empathic, nonjudgmental relationship in which the therapist follows the client’s lead, offering support that helps people explore their feelings and strengthen self-understanding. This approach is helpful for relationship issues, self-esteem and general emotional distress.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors, offering practical tools to manage symptoms of anxiety, depression and many common concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Marcos collaborates with each person to clarify their needs, goals and preferences and will adapt methods over time to find the best fit. This collaborative stance helps shape a plan that feels meaningful and workable.

Online therapy offers practical benefits such as flexible scheduling and access from different locations. Through video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging, clients can engage in consistent, ongoing work with licensed professionals and therapists without needing to travel, making it easier to fit therapy into busy lives.