- Codependency support
- HeartMath breathwork
- Portuguese and English
About Camila
Camila De Oliveira Mendes Leal offers thoughtful support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, trauma or big life changes. She is an ACA counsellor with ten years of experience and speaks English and Portuguese. Camila aims to create an approachable space where people can talk through painful feelings without judgement.
She trained as a psychologist in Brazil and brings that background into her counselling. Her practice draws on psychoanalytic ideas to help people understand recurring patterns and where difficult feelings come from. That work is paired with practical tools to build better emotional regulation.
Camila uses breathwork influenced by HeartMath to help reduce anxiety and calm the body. She also incorporates techniques from neuro-linguistic programming and hypnotherapy to support people who want to reframe unhelpful habits and access inner resources.
Her experience includes supporting people through trauma, perinatal mental health concerns, chronic stress and anxiety. She also helps with self-esteem, parenting-related strain and managing life transitions. Codependency and attachment-related concerns are among the issues she is familiar with.
Sessions are delivered from an individual-focused perspective and adapted to each person’s needs. Camila describes her role as walking alongside clients as they develop greater self-awareness and practical ways to cope. Prospective clients are encouraged to confirm current session options before booking.
Therapeutic methods and online support options
Camila combines psychoanalytic exploration with practical, body-based tools. Psychoanalytic work focuses on patterns and unconscious processes to help people notice recurring responses and where they come from. This approach can be useful for people wanting deeper understanding of relationship and self-esteem issues.She also uses breathwork methods informed by HeartMath to teach simple breathing and heart-rate techniques that calm anxiety and reduce physiological stress. Neuro-linguistic programming and hypnotherapy techniques are used as complementary tools to reframe unhelpful thinking patterns and access internal resources for change.
Finding the right approach is collaborative. Camila will discuss goals, preferences and what feels workable, then adapt methods as therapy progresses. Clients and the therapist decide together which techniques best match a person’s needs.
The therapist's biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also gives flexibility for people balancing work, parenting or health concerns while accessing appropriately qualified therapists.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
10+ years
Credentials
Listed on profile
Languages
English, Portuguese
Frequently asked questions
What concerns can Camila help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting strain, self-esteem and coping with life changes. She also has experience with codependency, attachment issues and chronic illness related stress.
What is Camila's counselling style like?
Her style blends psychoanalytic exploration with practical regulation techniques. Sessions mix talking about patterns with breathwork and reframing exercises to build coping skills.
How long has she practised?
Camila has ten years of clinical experience, with training originally completed in Brazil and practice in Australia as an ACA counsellor.
Where is Camila based and what credential does she hold?
She practises in Australia and holds ACA with the Australian Counselling Association.
Which languages are used in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Portuguese.
Can international clients work with Camila?
She is not currently taking international clients.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.