Regina Martins, HCPC, BACP

Regina Martins is a counsellor psychologist with sixteen years of experience. She is registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She trained first in Psychology in Brazil and later in psychodynamic counselling in the UK.

She has worked across education, community and health settings in London. Her caseload has included adults and older people from many cultural backgrounds, including expatriates. Sessions are offered in English and Portuguese.

Regina draws on psychodynamic ideas and attachment-focused thinking to look at how past relationships shape current patterns. She pays attention to relational trauma, repeating behaviours and how family roots affect everyday life. Conversations often link past and present to make sense of feelings and choices.

Her style is warm and attentive. She helps people notice recurring reactions, reflect on difficult feelings and try different ways of relating. Therapy can be short or longer term depending on the issues and goals.

People come to talk about stress, anxiety, depression and bipolar mood difficulties, grief, addictions and self-esteem. She also supports those coping with chronic illness, caregiving strain, body image and intimacy-related concerns. Regina works with issues around parenting, career, relationships and major life changes.

To begin, readers are invited to use the site process to match with her and arrange sessions based on availability.

How Regina's Approaches Fit with Online Therapy

Attachment-based work pays attention to how early bonds shape current relationships and emotional responses; it can help when trust, closeness or repeating relational patterns are causing distress. Client-centred work focuses on listening without judgement and supporting people to find their own solutions, which can be helpful for low mood, self-esteem and decision-making. Psychodynamic work looks at underlying patterns linked to past experiences and family relationships, useful for persistent difficulties like recurring relationship problems or long-standing anxiety.

Choosing the right approach is usually a joint effort. The therapist will discuss your goals and preferences and adapt the ways of working to what feels most useful. That collaborative process helps decide whether to focus on immediate coping, exploring past influences, or a blend of both.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the exact session formats before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, reduce travel time and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people continue therapy while managing caregiving, work or health constraints. Registered or accredited professionals can use different methods to support progress, and the practical aim is to make therapy work within everyday life rather than change the issues you bring.