Otavia Pires de Camargo, BACP - Therapist in United Kingdom

Emotionally-Focused Therapy
CBT and ACT
Mindfulness and breathwork

About Otavia

Otavia Pires de Camargo is a BACP counsellor working in the United Kingdom with ten years of experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression and life changes. She also supports those dealing with trauma, grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and challenges such as ADHD, addictions and self-esteem concerns.

Her background began with training in art therapy and grew into a broader clinical practice. That early work led her to combine creative approaches with talk-based therapies. She draws on several methods, including Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.

Sessions are client-centred and collaborative. She uses mindfulness, breathwork and practices from attachment theory to help people notice patterns in emotion and behaviour. The focus is on recognising how thoughts, feelings and the body interact and on building practical ways to respond rather than react.

Otavia also brings an interest in childhood development and trauma-informed thinking to her work. Her ten years of practice include supporting people with parenting stress, caregiver burden, chronic illness or body-image difficulties. She uses straightforward tools to improve sleep, eating and coping with change.

She works in English and Portuguese and accepts international clients. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the platform's booking steps.

Approaches you can access online

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people name and track the emotions that drive difficult patterns in relationships and self-regulation. It focuses on recognising feeling states and how they influence behaviour. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) teaches practical skills for noticing thoughts and choosing actions that align with values, which can help with anxiety, stress and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape expectations and responses; it can be useful for people who notice repeating patterns in close connections.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and suggest which methods to try first. This is done together so the plan matches what the client wants to address and how they prefer to work.

Confirm the exact session formats before booking, as current options are listed through the platform. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into work and home routines, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when life is busy. They also allow people to continue therapy across locations when schedules or circumstances change.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsAnger managementSelf esteemADHD

Also works with

AddictionsRelationship issuesTrauma and abuse Grief Intimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesCareer difficultiesDepression Coping 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 disabilityCodependency Commitment issues Communication problems Control issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issues Forgiveness Guilt and shameHoardingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelity Isolation / loneliness Jealousy Life purpose Midlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPhobiasPostpartum depression Post-traumatic stress Pregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSelf-harmSelf-loveSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

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

Experience

10+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English, Portuguese

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and grief. She also helps with relationship and intimacy issues, ADHD, addictions and self-esteem.

What is her therapeutic style?

Her work is client-centred and collaborative. She combines Emotionally-Focused Therapy, ACT and CBT with mindfulness and breathwork.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has ten years of experience working in mental health and therapeutic practice.

What credential does she hold and where is she based?

She is registered with the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are supported in sessions?

Sessions are offered in English and Portuguese.

Can people outside the UK work with her?

She accepts international clients, so people outside the UK can enquire about working together.

How are sessions arranged and what formats are used?

Please confirm current session options before booking by checking the online therapy options. The start involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a first appointment.

How does payment work?

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

Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.