Rebeca Paiva, BACP

Rebeca Paiva is a UK-licensed therapist accredited by the BACP with more than eight years of clinical experience supporting adults through anxiety, stress, depression, trauma, relationship difficulties, attachment patterns, low self-esteem, overthinking, burnout, and major life transitions. She also works with people facing panic, grief, emotional regulation challenges, people-pleasing and boundary issues, and the ongoing effects of childhood experiences on present-day wellbeing.

Her practice is rooted in Humanistic Person-Centred Counselling and she weaves in evidence-informed methods including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Interpersonal Therapy, Transactional Analysis, and Compassion-Focused Therapy. This trauma-aware, integrative, strengths-based approach enables tailored care that combines emotional insight with practical coping strategies.

Rebeca holds a Master’s in Health Psychology and a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, and she focuses on helping people build self-worth, clarify identity, recognise triggers, reduce the hold of the inner critic, improve communication, and develop tools for stress management, motivation and resilience. She also supports those living with chronic health conditions to process the emotional impact of diagnosis, loss, and change, and to find ways to manage what cannot be changed while healing what can.

In therapy she explores feelings, behaviours and internal patterns with compassion and curiosity, identifying core issues, unhelpful beliefs, resilience factors and existing strengths. Sessions are offered in English and Portuguese, and she accepts international clients.