Florbela Santos

• Stress and anxiety
• Relationship concerns
• Trauma and abuse

About Florbela

Florbela Santos works on stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, family conflict and trauma and abuse using a person-centred approach. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has 13 years of professional experience.

Florbela focuses on practical conversation and reflection. She listens to what matters to each person and adapts the way she talks and plans sessions to those priorities. Sessions aim to help people notice patterns, manage strong feelings, and find clearer ways to cope with day-to-day pressures.

Her practice also covers depression, grief, addictions and intimacy-related issues. She works with problems around eating, sleeping, parenting and anger, and supports people dealing with self-esteem, social anxiety and phobia. Additional areas include attachment and abandonment concerns, body image, codependency and family of origin issues.

Florbela uses a mix of approaches including client-centred, existential, mindfulness, psychodynamic and somatic ideas. That means sessions may include talking about past relationships, looking at current behaviour, noticing thoughts and bodily responses, and practising simple mindfulness exercises.

She accepts people from outside the UK and offers sessions in English. Costs vary by location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, a person selects the Talk to a counsellor online button, completes a short matching questionnaire, and schedules a first session.

Therapeutic approaches and remote counselling

Florbela uses client-centred work which focuses on listening and reflecting what matters to the individual, useful for people wanting clearer thinking about relationships and daily stress. Existential therapy looks at meaning, values and choices, and can help when people face big life questions or feel stuck.

She also draws on mindfulness practices to help with anxiety and sleep by teaching simple attention and breathing exercises that reduce reactivity. These approaches are practical in sessions and can be used between meetings as short exercises.

Deciding which approach to use is a shared process. The therapist will discuss options based on the person's needs, goals and preferences and adjust the way they work as understanding grows.

Session formats are not listed in the provided biography, so please confirm which remote or in-person options are available before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy day, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Many people also find it helpful to continue using exercises and observations between sessions to make gradual changes.

Topics Florbela lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Relationship issues
• Family conflicts
• Trauma and abuse
• Depression
• Addictions
• Grief
• Intimacy-related issues
• Eating disorders
• Sleeping disorders
• Parenting issues
• Anger management
• Self-esteem
• Coping with life changes
• Compassion fatigue
• Abandonment
• Attachment issues
• Body image
• Codependency
• Dissociation
• Drug and alcohol addiction
• Eating and food-related issues
• Family of origin issues
• Fertility issues
• Forgiveness
• Hearing impaired
• Money and financial issues
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Women's issues

Ways of working

• Client-Centred Therapy
• Existential Therapy
• Mindfulness Therapy
• Psychodynamic Therapy
• Somatic Therapy

Questions about Florbela

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. Anxiety and stress are listed among her main areas of work and she has experience helping people manage these concerns.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She uses client-centred, existential, mindfulness, psychodynamic and somatic approaches and adapts methods to each person.

How long has she been practising?

She has 13 years of professional experience in counselling and related work.

Is she registered with a professional body in the UK?

Yes. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

Can I have sessions in languages other than English?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with her?

Yes. She accepts international clients.

What formats are available for sessions?

Session formats are not specified in the biography; please confirm current session options before booking.

How much do sessions cost and how are they paid for?

Cost varies with location and sessions operate via a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.