Rebeca Paiva

Rebeca Paiva is a counsellor with eight years' experience supporting adults through stress, anxiety, depression and relationship difficulties. She holds a BACP credential and works in the United Kingdom. Rebeca speaks English and Portuguese and aims to make conversations about distress straightforward and practical.

Her practice focuses on understanding how past experiences shape current patterns. She helps people notice triggers, challenge the inner critic and build clearer boundaries. Sessions combine emotional exploration with simple coping skills so people feel steadier between meetings.

Rebeca draws on a person-centred foundation while using cognitive and emotion-focused tools to help people change unhelpful thoughts and respond differently to strong feelings. She also uses approaches that look at attachment and valued action to support lasting change. This mix is used to suit each person rather than following a fixed formula.

Common concerns she supports include grief, trauma and abuse, parenting strain, burnout, addictions and issues around intimacy and body image. She also works with people who face career shifts, ADHD-related struggles, compassion fatigue and the emotional effects of chronic health conditions.

In sessions she aims for a calm, curious tone. Conversations are intended to be both validating and practical. People are invited to notice their strengths, try small changes and build skills that fit their daily life.

How therapy approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts without getting stuck in them and commit to steps that match their values. It is often used for stress, anxiety and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships continue to shape emotions and ways of connecting, helping people understand patterns that affect current relationships. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, CBT, focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and provides practical strategies to reduce anxiety, low mood and unhelpful responses.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and practical needs and suggest which methods to try. This is a collaborative process and plans can be adjusted as therapy progresses.

Session arrangements are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving or travel and may allow shorter check-ins when time is limited. They can also reduce the need to travel and help people access a counsellor who speaks their language when local options are limited. Registered or accredited professionals can tailor online work to suit your daily life and routines.