I am a UK-licensed, and BACP accredited therapist with over 8 years of experience supporting adults with anxiety, stress, depression, trauma, relationship issues, attachment patterns, low self-esteem, overthinking, burnout, and life transitions. I also work with clients dealing with people-pleasing, boundaries, emotional regulation, panic, grief, and the ongoing impact of childhood experiences and past wounds on current wellbeing.
My therapeutic foundation is Humanistic Person-Centred Counselling, and I integrate CBT, Solution-Focused Therapy, Interpersonal Therapy, Transactional Analysis, and Compassion-Focused Therapy. This trauma-informed, integrative, and strengths-based approach allows me to tailor your therapy experience so you get both emotional insight and practical coping skills.
I hold a Master’s in Health Psychology and a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology. My work centres on helping clients build self-worth, strengthen identity, understand triggers, challenge the inner critic, improve communication skills, and gain tools for stress management, motivation, resilience, and sustainable personal growth.
I also support clients living with chronic health conditions, exploring the emotional impact of diagnosis, fear, change, and self-esteem , helping you manage what cannot be changed and heal what can.
In our work together, we explore feelings, behaviours, and internal patterns with compassion and curiosity. We identify core issues, unhelpful beliefs, resilience factors, and the strengths you already hold. My aim is to help you feel more in control, grounded, and confident in navigating your life, relationships, and emotions.
I speak English and Portuguese and can offer sessions in either language.
Professional experience
8 yrs in practice
Stress and anxiety Relationship issues Trauma and abuse Parenting issues Depression
Additional areas of focus:Coping with addictions, LGBTQ+ related issues, Family conflicts, Coping with grief and loss, Intimacy related issues, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Anger management, Motivation, self esteem, and confidence, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Executive and professional coaching, Compassion fatigue, Concentration, memory and focus (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
BACP Therapist - Registered Member MBACP (Accred) #373161
Reviews
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I am so grateful for Rebeca and our time together. She is kind and compassionate, while still challenging me to think differently and to reflect critically. Through our conversations I have developed the language to talk about my feelings and express my concerns, as well as skills and coping strategies to manage my emotions. Her sense of humor and the resources she share are an added bonus! Thank you for everything, Rebeca.
Written on Dec 16, 2025 after therapy with Rebeca for 4 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, and adhd
I’ve been having therapy with Rebeca for nearly two years now and she is an incredible therapist. Compassionate, caring and with a lot of psychology expertise, Rebeca has helped me in so many aspects of my life.
Written on Oct 13, 2025 after therapy with Rebeca for 2 years and 3 months on issues concerning trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, and self esteem
I have worked with Rebeca since 2023 and she has been such an amazing help! She was always so great at helping me reach the core of my issues. Rebeca is incredibly knowledgable, understanding and also compassionate and really a big help in helping me become the best person I can be. I am so grateful to Rebeca and BetterHelp :)
Written on Oct 01, 2025 after therapy with Rebeca for 2 years and 5 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, self esteem, career difficulties, and coping with life changes
This was my first session with Rebecca. She quickly understood my issues and started to give me feedback. She showed empathy. I am looking forward to the next session.
Written on Aug 31, 2025 after therapy with Rebeca for 2 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, and self esteem
Just an incredible Therapist. Makes you comfortable enough that you are delving deep and solving issues without really knowing you are doing so. I have worked with a number of therapists over the years, but she is honestly the sharpest I have ever had to privilege of meeting.
Written on Aug 28, 2025 after therapy with Rebeca for 4 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, and anger management
Rebecca is such a caring and considerate therapist, really makes you feel valued and listened to and is such an easy person to open up to. I feel very lucky to have Rebecca helping me.
Written on Aug 27, 2025 after therapy with Rebeca for 4 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, and self esteem
Rebecca is a great therapist, she is compassionate and kind and made me feel very relaxed and at ease in our sessions.
Written on Aug 02, 2025 after therapy with Rebeca for 3 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, and coping with life changes
Rebeca is always caring, attentive and professional holding her hand I have discovered so many inner wounds and taken the way to heal them.
Written on Apr 30, 2025 after therapy with Rebeca for 9 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, and self esteem
Very professional therapist with an ability to communicate effectively and provide useful tools to deal with emotional situations and identify triggers.
Written on Apr 16, 2025 after therapy with Rebeca for 6 months on issues concerning self esteem, coaching, and adhd
She is the most wonderful human who has helped me through my toughest time. I could not speak higher of the support and abilities she’s given me to undertake tasks
Written on Aug 12, 2024 after therapy with Rebeca for 1 year and 1 month on issues concerning relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, coping with life changes, coaching, and adhd
Rebeca has been a driving force in multiple positive aspects of my life. She's helped me reduce my overall anxiety, accept love, understand how to communicate better, and stand up for myself.
I've started therapy with 3+ different professionals in the past and ended after the first session because it just didn't feel actionable. Rebeca is actionable. Rebeca is kind. Rebeca is everything you'd look for in a therapist.
Highly recommend.
Written on Jul 29, 2024 after therapy with Rebeca for 11 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, coaching, and adhd
Rebeca is a wonderful therapist.
She is kind, insightful and very knowledgeable and supportive. Our sessions have transformed my life forever!
Written on Jul 11, 2024 after therapy with Rebeca for 5 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting issues, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and adhd
Rebeca has helped me make huge progress in all aspects of my life.
Written on Jun 15, 2024 after therapy with Rebeca for 3 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, and coping with life changes
Very positive feedback
Written on May 25, 2024 after therapy with Rebeca for 3 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, and self esteem
Rebeca always makes you feel prioritised and listened to. Opening up to her has been a lot easier then what I first feared, which has helped me a lot with my development these past few months. Anyone who is thinking of therapy will be lucky to have Rebeca as their therapist
Written on May 21, 2024 after therapy with Rebeca for 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, self esteem, and coaching
Practically perfect in every way.
Written on Feb 10, 2024 after therapy with Rebeca for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, sleeping disorders, self esteem, anger management, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, and adhd
I’ve only had 2 sessions with her so far & I’ve absolutely loved it. We are able to get to the root of the issue and she’s extremely considerate yet truthful with her advice.
Written on Jan 29, 2024 after therapy with Rebeca for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, parenting issues, self esteem, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and adhd
Rebeca fully understands my needs and addresses then with compassion and clarity. I always leave my sessions feeling heard and prepared to tackle things. I highly recommend her as a professional and as an individual! Thanks Rebeca!
Written on Jan 12, 2024 after therapy with Rebeca for 8 months on issues concerning relationship issues, self esteem, and coping with life changes
Rebeca helped me a lot and asks the right questions.
Written on Jan 09, 2024 after therapy with Rebeca for 4 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety
Very understanding and easy to talk to !
Written on Jan 09, 2024 after therapy with Rebeca for 6 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, family conflicts, eating disorders, self esteem, career difficulties, and adhd
Rebecca is very professional and empathetic. A great listener and very good at giving advice and diving deeper beneath the surface.
Written on Dec 06, 2023 after therapy with Rebeca for 4 months on issues concerning relationship issues, anger management, coping with life changes, and adhd
Rebeca is an excellent therapist! She is very professional and knowledgeable and I have learnt a lot about myself :)
Written on Sep 29, 2023 after therapy with Rebeca for 1 month on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, and coping with life changes
Rebeca is a wonderful therapist that is able to listen carefully and offer important insights and moments of self-reflection. The sessions we had were eye-opening, full of honesty and brave conversations. These conversations made me understand myself a bit better, it was another step toward an improved appreciation of life.
Written on Aug 21, 2023 after therapy with Rebeca for 3 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, and self esteem
I love her
Written on Jul 03, 2023 after therapy with Rebeca for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and adhd
I have only been with her for 2 weeks and I already love her, she totally matches my needs, listens to me and respects me, she makes me see things in different perspectives and gives me guidance.
Written on Jun 25, 2023 after therapy with Rebeca for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, parenting issues, self esteem, career difficulties, coaching, and adhd
I feel I have gained a lot already with very few sessions with Rebeca. She is a very attentive and perceptive and quickly finds the right questions to ask from the often incoherent ramblings from my end. She is very caring and flexible in setting the time and mode of therapy depending on my convenience. The aspect I appreciate the most about her is that she has a very good understanding about the cultural differences and the associated struggle for identity. As a result, I don't have to spend too much time explaining the context and find that we are on the same page during the sessions.
I would highly recommend Rebeca to anyone dealing with issues on which she has expertise such as stress, anxiety, relationships, depression and more.
Written on Jun 14, 2023 after therapy with Rebeca for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, grief, self esteem, and coping with life changes
Very understanding and compassionate. Has good expertise in her field.
Written on May 12, 2023 after therapy with Rebeca for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, grief, intimacy-related issues, career difficulties, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and adhd
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