Rebeca Paiva, BACP

Rebeca Paiva is a UK-licensed, BACP-accredited therapist with eight years of experience supporting adults through anxiety, stress, depression, trauma, relationship difficulties, and the long-term effects of early wounds. She works with people facing low self-esteem, overthinking, burnout, panic, grief, people-pleasing, boundary challenges, emotional regulation difficulties, and the ways childhood experiences continue to shape present-day wellbeing.

Grounded in Humanistic Person-Centred Counselling, Rebeca offers a trauma-informed, integrative, and strengths-based practice that blends practical coping strategies with deeper emotional insight. She integrates approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Interpersonal Therapy, Transactional Analysis, and Compassion-Focused Therapy to tailor support to each person’s needs. This flexible method aims to build self-worth, clarify identity, recognise triggers, challenge the inner critic, and improve communication and stress-management skills.

Rebeca holds a Master’s degree in Health Psychology and a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, and she is accredited by the BACP - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She also supports people living with chronic health conditions by exploring the emotional impact of diagnosis, loss, and change, helping clients accept what cannot be changed and heal what can. Rebeca offers therapy in English and Portuguese and works with international clients, guiding people toward greater resilience, confidence, and sustainable personal growth.