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Regina Martins, HCPC, BACP

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
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About Regina

Regina Martins is a Counsellor Psychologist registered with the Health and Care Professions Council and a psychodynamic counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She trained first in psychology in Brazil and later completed psychodynamic counselling training in the United Kingdom. Regina combines her bilingual skills to offer sessions in English and Portuguese.

She has sixteen years of experience working in educational, community and health settings across diverse London boroughs.

Background and approach

Regina has worked with adults and older adults in both short- and long-term psychotherapy. Her background includes study of trauma and psychoanalysis at the Tavistock Clinic and practical work with people from many cultures, including expatriates. She draws on those years of practice to address problems that come from difficult life transitions and past hurts.

Her way of working emphasises relationships and the links between past and present. She looks at patterns that repeat over time and how early family experiences shape current feelings and behaviour. Conversations focus on what is happening now and where those reactions may have come from.

Sessions are intended to be warm and supportive while also paying attention to difficult feelings and memories. Regina helps people trace the roots of symptoms such as stress, anxiety, low mood, grief, trauma and relationship difficulties. The goal is to make sense of experiences and to change unhelpful patterns.

Regina offers psychotherapy in person and online in the United Kingdom. She is registered with HCPC and the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

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Registration

Body	Registration number	Expires
HCPC	PYL34418	May 2027
BACP	392846	March 2026

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Sessions and payment

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Focus areas and approaches

Everything Regina lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Self esteem
Addictions
LGBT
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Eating disorders
Sleeping disorders
Parenting issues
Anger management
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Depression
Coping with life changes
Abandonment
Adoption and foster care
Aging and geriatric issues
Antisocial personality
Attachment issues
Avoidant personality
BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
Blended family issues
Body image
Cancer
Caregiver issues and stress
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Co-morbidity
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Dependent personality
Divorce and separation
Domestic violence
Drug and alcohol addiction
Eating and food-related issues
Emptiness
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Fatherhood issues
Fertility issues
Forgiveness
Gender dysphoria
Guilt and shame
HIV / AIDS
Hoarding
Immigration issues
Impulsivity
Infidelity
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Men's issues
Midlife crisis
Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Money and financial issues
Multicultural concerns
Narcissism
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Phobias
Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
Post-traumatic stress
Pregnancy and childbirth
Prejudice and discrimination
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Self-harm
Self-love
Sex addiction
Sexual assault and abuse
Sexual dysfunction
Sexuality
Smoking / vaping cessation
Social anxiety and phobia
Somatization
Visually impaired
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Ways of working Regina names

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Relational and Psychodynamic Work Online

Regina uses approaches that focus on relationships and life stories. Attachment-based work looks at how early bonds shape reactions today and can help with relationship difficulties, intimacy issues and responses to loss or trauma. Client-centred therapy puts the person’s experience at the heart of each session, offering empathic listening and space to clarify feelings and goals. Psychodynamic therapy examines repeating patterns and unconscious links between past and present, which can help make sense of persistent anxiety, low mood or relational problems.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process and will be done together. Regina will talk with each person about their needs, preferences and goals and suggest which combination of methods might work best. The plan can change as therapy progresses to match what is most helpful.

Online therapy sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual connection matters. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a workday or when movement is needed. Live chat and messaging suit shorter check-ins, ongoing support between sessions or people who prefer writing. These options give flexibility and make it easier to keep therapy going around life commitments.

Frequently asked

What kinds of difficulties does she help with?

She works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and relationship difficulties. Other areas include self-esteem, addictions, eating and sleeping issues, career challenges and parenting-related strain.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style draws on psychodynamic and relational ideas to explore how past relationships shape current feelings. Sessions are conversational and reflective, aiming to notice repeating patterns and their impact on daily life.

What background does she bring to therapy?

She studied psychology in Brazil, trained in psychodynamic counselling in the UK and spent a year studying trauma and psychoanalysis at the Tavistock Clinic. She has sixteen years of experience in education, community and health settings.

Where is she based and what credentials does she hold?

She practises in the United Kingdom and is registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

Which languages are offered in sessions?

Sessions are offered in English and Portuguese.

What session formats are available online?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging for remote work. These formats provide different ways to connect depending on what feels most practical for the person.

How are sessions paid for?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; therapy is delivered through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

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