Otavia Pires de Camargo, BACP

Otavia Pires de Camargo brings a reflective, holistic approach to therapy that honors the interplay between culture, family, and personal history. She began her path in emotional healing with Art Therapy training more than a decade ago, a foundation that shaped a long-term commitment to supporting personal growth and resilience. Her practice blends client-centered listening with mindfulness, compassion-focused methods, and breathwork to support regulation of the nervous system and strengthen the mind-body connection.

Grounded in knowledge of early childhood development, attachment theory, and trauma-informed work, she offers a warm, collaborative therapeutic space designed to foster self-awareness and emotional healing. Otavia emphasizes the ability to respond rather than react to stress, guiding clients to integrate thoughts, feelings, and bodily experience for greater balance. Her role is to accompany people as they navigate challenges in relationships, work, or within themselves, gently exploring what may be repressed or unspoken to create room for clarity and transformation.

A decade-long meditation practice and an interest in philosophy and ancient wisdom inform her presence and perspective, helping bring grounded attention to each session. Ultimately, Otavia supports people in reconnecting with their innate capacity for healing and resilience, cultivating self-compassion, emotional strength, and meaningful personal growth.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Otavia uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people clarify their values and build psychological flexibility. ACT involves learning to notice thoughts and feelings without being driven by them, which can help with anxiety, stress, and difficulty coping with life changes.

Attachment-Based Therapy is used to explore patterns that developed in early relationships and how they affect current connections. This approach supports work on relationship difficulties, abandonment or attachment issues, and intimacy-related concerns by fostering safer ways of relating and emotional attunement.

Client-Centered Therapy underpins Otavia's style, offering empathic, nonjudgmental listening that supports self-discovery and emotional healing. This way of working is helpful for building self-esteem, processing grief, and navigating major life transitions.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey. Otavia collaborates with each client to identify the methods that best match their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan together as progress unfolds.

Online therapy with Otavia is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility and greater access. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life changes, and connect with licensed professionals from different locations.