Otavia Pires de Camargo

• Stress and anxiety
• Attachment-based work
• Mindfulness and ACT

About Otavia

Otavia Pires de Camargo helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship strain and difficult life changes using a client-centred approach. She blends practical talking therapy with attention to how early relationships shape feelings and behaviour. Otavia is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has ten years' experience in the field.

She trained initially in art therapy and has built on that foundation over the past decade. Her work draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside attachment-based ideas. Sessions often look at patterns learned in childhood and how they affect current relationships and self-esteem.

Otavia uses mindfulness and breathwork alongside talking techniques to help people regulate strong emotions and reduce reactivity. Conversations may include practical strategies for managing sleep, eating, or addictive behaviours as well as exploring feelings around grief, abandonment and identity. She also supports those coping with chronic illness, caregiving stress and the emotional effects of trauma.

She offers counselling in English and Portuguese and works with people concerned about parenting, career pressures, intimacy-related issues and compassion fatigue. Her experience includes helping clients with ADHD, depression and communication problems, using approaches that balance thought-focused work with emotional processing.

Sessions aim to increase self-awareness and make changes that fit everyday life. To begin, clients are invited to reflect on what they want to change and to set practical, achievable steps with the counsellor.

How her approaches translate to online counselling

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) in her work focuses on clarifying values and helping people take small committed steps towards them. It can be useful for stress, anxiety and decisions about relationships or career. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns influence current reactions and helps people notice and change repeating patterns in close relationships. Client-Centred Therapy emphasises a respectful, non-judgemental conversation where the counsellor listens and supports self-directed change.

Choosing an approach is collaborative. The counsellor will discuss goals and preferences and try different ways of working to find what fits best. This means sessions can combine talking, mindfulness exercises, and practical behavioural steps depending on what the client needs.

The practical benefits of online work can make it easier to fit counselling into everyday life. Confirm the available session formats before booking, as they are not listed in the biography. Online meetings can help with attending from a convenient location, shorter check-ins between longer sessions, or options that do not require being on camera. Registered and accredited professionals will discuss which session rhythm and techniques suit the client's schedule and aims.

Topics Otavia lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Family conflicts
• Anger management
• Self-esteem
• ADHD
• Addictions
• Relationship issues
• Trauma and abuse
• Grief
• Intimacy-related issues
• Eating disorders
• Sleeping disorders
• Parenting issues
• Career difficulties
• Depression
• Coping with life changes
• Coaching
• Compassion fatigue
• Abandonment
• Adoption and foster care
• Antisocial personality
• Attachment issues
• Autism and Asperger Syndrome
• Avoidant personality
• Blended family issues
• Body image
• Cancer
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Chronic pain, illness, and disability
• Codependency
• Commitment issues
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
• Dependent personality
• Dissociation
• Divorce and separation
• Eating and food-related issues
• Emptiness
• Family of origin issues
• Family problems
• Fatherhood issues
• Fertility issues
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Hoarding
• Immigration issues
• Impulsivity
• Infidelity
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Midlife crisis
• Veteran and armed forces issues
• Money and financial issues
• Mood disorders
• Multicultural concerns
• Narcissism
• Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Paranoia
• Phobias
• Postpartum depression
• Post-traumatic stress
• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Prejudice and discrimination
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sexuality
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Somatization
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
• Attachment-Based Therapy
• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
• Jungian Therapy
• Mindfulness Therapy
• Solution-Focused Therapy
• Somatic Therapy
• Trauma-Focused Therapy
• Internal Family Systems

Questions about Otavia

Does she work with anxiety and stress?

Yes. She helps people manage stress and anxiety through practical strategies and emotion-regulation techniques.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

Her practice is client-centred and draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside attachment-informed work.

What experience does she have?

She has ten years' experience in counselling and began her route with art therapy training, then built a broader psychotherapy practice.

Where is she based and what accreditation does she hold?

She practises in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

Can I have sessions in another language?

Sessions are offered in English and Portuguese.

Can international clients work with her?

Yes.

How are sessions arranged and what formats are used?

Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not specify formats.

How much do sessions cost and how are payments handled?

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