- 8 years' experience
- Works in English and Portuguese
- BACP registration
About Rebeca
Rebeca Paiva is a counsellor with eight years of practice supporting adults through anxiety, stress, depression and relationship difficulties. She works in English and Portuguese and helps people who are coping with trauma, parenting strain, addictions, low self-esteem, and the emotional fallout from past experiences.
Her background includes a Master’s in Health Psychology and a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, and she is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). Rebeca blends a humanistic, person-centred foundation with practical methods so sessions include both emotional exploration and hands-on coping tools.
Clients can expect sessions that look at behaviours, thinking patterns and relationship dynamics. She focuses on building self-worth, understanding triggers, and strengthening communication skills. Rebeca also works with people facing burnout, compassion fatigue, codependency and the stresses of caregiving.
Her approach mixes Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Emotionally-Focused ideas alongside attachment-based thinking. This lets her tailor sessions to each person’s needs, combining insight with practical strategies for everyday life.
In conversation she emphasises curiosity and compassion. The work is collaborative: identifying unhelpful beliefs, noticing resilience, and practising small changes that add up. Rebeca aims to help people feel steadier, more confident and better able to manage life’s challenges.
How Rebeca’s approaches translate to online work
Rebeca uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice difficult thoughts and feelings and choose actions that match their values. ACT can support those facing anxiety, low mood and life changes by focusing on values and small steps forward.She also draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early relationship patterns affect current connections. This approach helps people understand triggers, improve communication and feel more grounded in relationships.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful, then adapt methods over time. This means sessions can shift between exploring emotions, practising new skills, and working on specific behaviour changes.
The practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions into a busy routine and making it easier to keep appointments across locations. Please check which session formats are offered before booking, as the biography did not list specific options. Many people like that online sessions can reduce travel time, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and make it simpler to arrange therapy around work or family commitments.
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Experience
8+ years
Credentials
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Languages
English, Portuguese
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Rebeca help with?
She supports adults with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse. Other areas include parenting strain, addictions, codependency, self-esteem and grief.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is humanistic and person-centred with a practical edge. Sessions combine emotional exploration with tools for coping and behaviour change.
How much experience does she have?
Rebeca has eight years of experience working with adults on issues such as burnout, attachment patterns and life transitions.
What credentials and where is she based?
She holds a Master’s in Health Psychology and a Bachelor’s in Psychology and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She practises in the United Kingdom.
Can sessions be offered in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English and Portuguese.
What session formats are available?
The original biography did not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options with the service before booking.
How are fees and payments handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling 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.