Rebeca Paiva, BACP
8 years in practice
Rebeca Paiva is a counsellor with eight years of experience supporting adults through stress, anxiety and depression.
License and registration
- BACP
- 373161 · expires March 2026
- Years in practice
- 8
- Languages
- English, Portuguese
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Rebeca
Rebeca Paiva is a counsellor with eight years of experience supporting adults through stress, anxiety and depression. She works in English and Portuguese and practises from the United Kingdom. Her approach aims to help people feel steadier and more able to manage day-to-day challenges.
Rebeca draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy and attachment-based ideas to look at how emotions and past relationship patterns shape current difficulties. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and cognitive behavioural techniques to add practical ways of coping.
Background and approach
Sessions combine talking about feelings with simple tools to try between meetings. Many people come for help with relationship worries, grief, parenting strain, burnout and problems with self-esteem. Rebeca also supports those facing trauma, addictions, anger, eating or sleeping concerns, and people navigating major life changes.
She pays attention to how early experiences and attachment patterns influence adult reactions. Her style is warm and direct. Rebeca aims to build a trusting working relationship where people can be honest and test new ways of responding.
She balances emotional exploration with clear steps clients can use to reduce distress. Practical matters such as communication skills, boundary-setting and creating routines are included when useful. Rebeca uses a strengths-based view to help people notice what already works for them and to build small habits that support longer term change.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Rebeca lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Rebeca names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How therapeutic approaches work online
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on emotions behind relationship patterns and personal distress. Online EFT helps people name and sit with feelings, then use new emotional responses to change how they relate to themselves and others.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) teaches people to notice difficult thoughts and feelings while focusing on values-based action. In sessions clients learn simple exercises to reduce avoidance and do more of what matters to them.
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early bonds shape current reactions and relationships. Working online, this approach helps people understand patterns such as fear of abandonment or avoidance, and try new ways of connecting and regulating emotion.
Finding the right approach is part of therapy. Rebeca will work collaboratively to choose methods that match your goals, needs and preferences. You can expect a mixture of emotional exploration and practical exercises, adjusted as you progress.
Online therapy offers flexibility and different ways to communicate. Video calls let you work face to face, phone sessions need less bandwidth, and live chat or text-based messaging can suit quick check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, travel or busy family life while still working with registered or accredited professionals.
We will earn a commission if you sign up through our link, at no cost to you. It does not change what you pay or the order of the listings.
Questions people ask
What concerns does she help with?
Rebeca works with adults on stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and relationship worries. She also supports issues like grief, addiction, eating and sleeping problems, self-esteem and career concerns.
What is her therapeutic style?
She blends emotionally focused work with practical strategies. Sessions tend to mix emotional exploration and step-by-step coping tools tailored to each person.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Rebeca has eight years of experience working with adults on a wide range of emotional and relationship difficulties.
What credentials and where is she based?
She holds membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and Portuguese to accommodate speakers of either language.
What session formats are available?
Rebeca offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How is payment arranged?
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?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
Is this your profile?
Ask us to correct details or take the page down.
Contact us