Otavia Pires de Camargo

Otavia Pires de Camargo creates a warm, client-centred space where people can slow down and work through emotional strain. She draws on ten years of practice and a background that began with art therapy training. Her style is steady and present, guided by mindfulness and a long personal meditation practice.

Otavia uses approaches rooted in attachment theory and trauma-aware care to help people understand how early experience shapes current patterns. She combines this with practical techniques from cognitive behavioural therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviours. Sessions often include breathwork and compassion-focused practices to calm the nervous system and support emotional regulation.

She pays attention to how culture, family background and personal history influence feelings and relationships. Otavia helps people talk through stress, anxiety, sleep difficulties, grief and challenges around intimacy and self-esteem. She also supports those managing addiction, ADHD, caregiver strain and major life changes.

Her aim is to help people respond rather than react, by noticing thoughts and bodily signals and choosing actions that match their values. Work in sessions moves at the client’s pace, combining reflective conversation with simple exercises to try between meetings. Otavia offers guidance that links psychological ideas with everyday life and embodied practices.

Otavia is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She speaks English and Portuguese and works with people in the United Kingdom and internationally who want a compassionate space to rebuild balance and rest.

Approaches that translate to online therapy