Counsellor profile
Otavia Pires de Camargo, BACP
Counsellor - anxiety and relationships
See online counselling options- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Attachment-based work
About Otavia
Counsellor Otavia Pires de Camargo is a BACP member with ten years' experience offering UK counselling. She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, addiction, ADHD, and parenting matters. She speaks English and Portuguese and accepts international clients.
Otavia uses several established approaches to help people manage feelings and behaviour. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to address unhelpful thought patterns. Attachment-based ideas inform how she looks at relationship patterns and early experiences.
Sessions are client-centred and conversational. She often brings mindfulness and breathwork into sessions to help reduce intense feelings and support bodily regulation. Work can include looking at life roles, communication patterns, and practical coping steps for everyday stress.
Her background began with art therapy training and has broadened over a decade into counselling work that includes trauma-informed thinking and developmental perspectives. That history influences how she notices non-verbal material and uses creative ways to reflect on experience.
Otavia describes her practice as collaborative. She helps people weigh options and decide on small, concrete steps they can try between sessions. This might mean practising grounding strategies, testing a new way of speaking to someone, or trying a thought record.
She also draws on meditation practice and an interest in philosophy to support reflective work. For practical next steps, readers are asked to use the site button to view online counselling options and complete a short matching questionnaire before booking.
How her approaches are used in online counselling
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice unhelpful thoughts and commit to actions that match their values. It can help with anxiety, stress and life transitions by shifting attention to what matters rather than trying to control every thought.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours. Work often includes practical exercises such as thought records or behavioural experiments to reduce distress and improve sleep, mood or routine.
Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to patterns that grew from early relationships. It can be useful for people wanting to understand recurring relationship difficulties or attachment issues.
Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The counsellor will work collaboratively to decide which methods fit a person's needs and preferences. That may mean combining short practical tasks with reflective, attachment-focused conversations.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into busy weeks, reduce travel time and allow for a quieter check-in during a lunch break or between commitments. Some people find phone check-ins need less bandwidth, while video sessions allow more visual connection. Registered or accredited professionals can discuss which format will work best for each routine and goal.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Portuguese
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, addiction, ADHD and parenting concerns among other topics.
What style of counselling does she use?
Her style is client-centred and conversational, drawing on CBT, ACT and attachment-based ideas alongside mindfulness practices.
How much experience does she have?
She has ten years of experience in counselling and related therapeutic work.
Which professional body is she a member of?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
Can I work with her in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English and Portuguese, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions charged?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What do I need to do to start?
Use the See online counselling options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
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