Otavia Pires de Camargo , BACP

Otavia Pires de Camargo is a United Kingdom-based therapist with ten years of experience who brings a creative and contemplative sensibility to emotional healing. Her early training in Art Therapy ignited a lasting interest in personal growth, and that foundation has informed a practice that continues to evolve through ongoing study and clinical work.

She offers a warm, collaborative, client-centered space where self-awareness, mindfulness, and emotional regulation are central. Her work integrates mindfulness, compassion-focused techniques, and breathwork to support nervous system regulation and restore a felt connection between body and mind. Clinical perspectives on early childhood development, attachment theory, and trauma-informed approaches also shape how she understands patterns in relationships and emotional life.

Otavia believes people can learn to respond rather than react to stressors by attending to the links among thoughts, feelings, and bodily experience. She accompanies clients facing difficulties in relationships, work, identity, and inner life, using gentle inquiry to explore material that may be repressed or unspoken. A decade-long meditation practice and an interest in philosophy and ancient wisdom inform her grounded presence in sessions.

She is a member of the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and aims to help clients reconnect with their capacity for resilience, self-compassion, and meaningful change.

Acceptance, attachment, and person-centered approaches for online support

Otavia's online practice draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, and Client-Centered Therapy. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on building psychological flexibility - helping clients notice difficult thoughts and feelings without being driven by them, and clarifying values to guide meaningful action. ACT can support issues like anxiety, stress, and difficulty coping with change.

Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationship patterns shape current connections and emotional responses. This approach helps with relationship difficulties, intimacy-related concerns, and patterns of avoidance or clinginess rooted in attachment history. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes an empathic, nonjudgmental therapeutic relationship where the client’s experience guides the process, fostering self-awareness, self-compassion, and personal growth.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work - Otavia collaborates with clients to identify which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative process helps tailor sessions to what is most helpful at each stage.

Online therapy offers flexible access to licensed professionals through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives, maintain continuity across locations, and access support in different formats depending on the moment and preference.