Regina Martins, HCPC, BACP

Regina Martins is an experienced counsellor psychologist who brings a thoughtful, psychodynamic perspective to her clinical work. She is registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) - HCPC is the UK regulator for health and care professionals and BACP is a professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists. Regina trained in Psychology in Brazil and continued her specialist training in psychodynamic counselling in the United Kingdom, including a year focused on Trauma and Psychoanalysis at the Tavistock Clinic.

Her practice spans work with adults and older adults across educational, community, and health settings. In London she has provided both short- and long-term psychotherapy in diverse boroughs, working with people from varied cultural backgrounds and with a particular interest in supporting expatriates and those navigating cross-cultural issues. Therapy is offered in English and Portuguese to reflect this multilingual experience.

Regina’s approach draws on psychoanalytic and object relations ideas, attending to how past and present experiences shape relationships, repetitive patterns, and emotional responses. She explores relational wounds and family-rooted dynamics to help clients make sense of longstanding difficulties and develop different ways of relating. In sessions she aims to create a warm, respectful therapeutic space where concerns can be explored and unhelpful patterns can be gently examined and worked through.

Attachment and Psychodynamic Approaches in Online Therapy

Regina Martins draws on attachment-based and psychodynamic approaches to support clients in understanding emotional patterns and relationships. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early bonds shape expectations and reactions in adult relationships, helping clients address issues such as intimacy, abandonment, and attachment difficulties. Psychodynamic Therapy explores unconscious patterns, past experiences, and family influences to uncover recurring behaviors and emotional responses, which can be useful for work on trauma, self-esteem, and relationship struggles.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the collaborative process. Regina works together with each person to identify which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the style of therapy as trust and insight develop over time.

Online therapy options - including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging - offer practical flexibility. These formats make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives, maintain continuity of care when schedules or locations change, and access support from licensed professionals without the need to travel.