Regina Martins, HCPC, BACP
Regina Martins is a counselling psychologist registered with the Health and Care Professions Council and a psychodynamic counsellor accredited by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
- Stress & Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
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About Regina
Regina Martins is a counselling psychologist registered with the Health and Care Professions Council and a psychodynamic counsellor accredited by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She trained first in psychology in Brazil then continued her psychodynamic counselling training in the UK, including a year studying trauma and psychoanalysis at the Tavistock Clinic.
Regina speaks English and Portuguese and draws on 16 years of practice. Her work pays attention to how past and present experiences shape daily life.
Background and approach
She looks at relational wounds and repeating patterns that often begin in childhood. Conversations focus on how these patterns show up in relationships, work, mood and self-image. Sessions are intended to be warm and respectful.
Regina offers a calm space to talk about anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, addiction and relationship concerns among other issues. She also helps people facing career stress, body image struggles, sexual identity questions and changes linked to illness or caregiving. Therapy mixes reflection on life history with attention to current feelings and behaviour.
The aim is to understand why certain patterns repeat and to try new ways of relating to oneself and others. Regina uses psychodynamic ideas alongside client-centred listening and attachment-based thinking. She works with people who prefer talking therapies in English or Portuguese.
Sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. To begin, users follow the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| HCPC | PYL34418 | May 2027 |
| BACP | 392846 | March 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
What Regina works with
Everything Regina lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Regina lists
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Online support
Client-centred therapy centres on the person's own perspective, using listening and empathy to help someone find their own way forward. It suits people who need a steady, non-directive space to work through feelings and decisions.
Psychodynamic therapy looks at repeating life patterns and the hidden links between past experiences and present behaviour. It can be useful for tackling long-standing relationship problems, mood issues and patterns that feel stuck.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with the client to decide which combination of ideas and methods fits best, guided by the person's needs, goals and preferences.
Online therapy offers practical convenience and flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when meeting in person is difficult, phone sessions can be chosen when bandwidth is limited or a camera is not wanted, and live chat or text messaging suit shorter check-ins or people who express themselves better in writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, travel and family commitments while keeping the focus on progress and regular support.
Frequently asked
What concerns does this therapist help with?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and relationship difficulties, plus issues like grief, addiction, eating and sleeping problems.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style blends psychodynamic exploration with client-centred listening and attachment-based ideas to look at past influences and current patterns.
How long has she practised?
She has 16 years of experience working in educational, community and health settings and in varied London boroughs.
Which professional registrations does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and Portuguese.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions paid for?
Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time and costs vary with location and therapist availability.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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