- Thoughts and habits
- Mindfulness and breathwork
- Relationship and grief
About Otavia
Otavia Pires de Camargo works from a client-centred stance that emphasises awareness of thoughts and everyday habits. She blends practical tools with reflective practices to help people manage stress, anxiety and other life challenges. Her style is calm and collaborative, aiming to help people notice patterns and make small, sustainable changes.
Otavia’s background includes ten years in mental health and an early foundation in art therapy. She draws on ideas from attachment theory and trauma-informed practice to understand how past experiences shape present behaviour. Sessions often focus on how thoughts, emotions and bodily responses interact in daily life.
Her approach uses a range of methods such as acceptance and commitment ideas, cognitive behavioural techniques and emotionally focused work. These methods are used to address concerns like relationships, depression, grief, addictions and issues around self-esteem and identity. She also supports those coping with chronic illness, caregiving stress, career transitions and parenting pressures.
Otavia brings a long personal meditation practice into sessions, offering breathwork and mindfulness exercises when helpful. She pays attention to cultural and family influences and invites gentle curiosity about difficult memories and patterns. The emphasis is on practical steps people can try between meetings to build steady progress.
Sessions are offered in English and Portuguese and she works with people from different countries while based in the United Kingdom. People who want to begin are asked to use the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire to arrange a first meeting.
Otavia’s background includes ten years in mental health and an early foundation in art therapy. She draws on ideas from attachment theory and trauma-informed practice to understand how past experiences shape present behaviour. Sessions often focus on how thoughts, emotions and bodily responses interact in daily life.
Her approach uses a range of methods such as acceptance and commitment ideas, cognitive behavioural techniques and emotionally focused work. These methods are used to address concerns like relationships, depression, grief, addictions and issues around self-esteem and identity. She also supports those coping with chronic illness, caregiving stress, career transitions and parenting pressures.
Otavia brings a long personal meditation practice into sessions, offering breathwork and mindfulness exercises when helpful. She pays attention to cultural and family influences and invites gentle curiosity about difficult memories and patterns. The emphasis is on practical steps people can try between meetings to build steady progress.
Sessions are offered in English and Portuguese and she works with people from different countries while based in the United Kingdom. People who want to begin are asked to use the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire to arrange a first meeting.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
AddictionsRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesCareer difficultiesDepressionCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSelf-harmSelf-loveSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Jungian TherapyMindfulness TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems
Experience
10+ years
Credentials
BACP · United Kingdom
Languages
English, Portuguese
Online approaches that focus on thoughts and daily habits
Otavia uses techniques from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy alongside client-centred ways of working. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy encourages noticing difficult thoughts and choosing actions that match personal values, which can help with anxiety, stress and motivation. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and offers practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns.Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist will discuss your goals and preferences and together you will decide which methods to try. This is a collaborative process and can change as you learn what helps most.
If you are considering online work, confirm the session formats offered before booking as the biography does not list them explicitly. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into daily life by cutting travel time, allowing shorter check-ins, or enabling work around busy schedules. They also support using guided mindfulness exercises, breathwork and thought-recording tasks between meetings to reinforce changes in everyday habits.
Frequently asked questions
What issues does she commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression and relationship concerns, among many other areas such as grief, addictions, parenting and career stress.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
The approach is warm and client-centred, combining reflective conversation with practical exercises in mindfulness, breathwork and thought work.
How much experience does she have?
She has ten years of experience in mental health practice and maintains a long-standing meditation practice that informs her work.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Portuguese.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
Yes, she accepts international clients; confirm arrangements when you start the matching process.
How are sessions billed or paid for?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What is the process for beginning with this counsellor?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.