Regina Martins , HCPC, BACP

Regina Martins is a counsellor psychologist registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and a psychodynamic counsellor accredited by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She trained in psychology in Brazil and continued her psychodynamic counselling training in the United Kingdom, including a year focused on trauma and psychoanalysis at the Tavistock Clinic. With 16 years of professional experience, she has worked across educational, community, and health settings and has provided both short- and long-term psychotherapy in diverse London boroughs.

Her clinical work spans adults and older people, and she has a particular interest in supporting those living abroad and people from varied cultural backgrounds. Regina offers therapy in English and Portuguese, and her practice draws on psychoanalytic ideas and object relations theory to explore how past and present experiences shape current patterns of relating. She pays close attention to relational trauma, repetitive behaviours, and entrenched ways of being that often originate in early family relationships.

Regina creates a warm and personal therapeutic space where difficult experiences can be explored. She works collaboratively to help clients make sense of their history, challenge unhelpful patterns, and move towards more satisfying ways of living. Her approach is thoughtful, relational, and aimed at long-term understanding and change.

Integrating Therapeutic Approaches into Online Care

Regina Martins works from psychodynamic and relational perspectives that translate well to online therapy. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early bonds and relationship patterns influence current emotional responses - it helps people understand anxiety about closeness, abandonment concerns, and repeating relationship difficulties. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and empathy, creating space for clients to lead the pace and focus of sessions while the therapist offers nonjudgmental support - it is useful for building self-esteem and processing life changes.

Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. Regina explores each client’s needs, goals, and preferences and may blend elements of different approaches to suit the person in front of her. Together they decide which methods feel most helpful and adjust the work over time based on what is or is not working.

Online therapy with Regina is available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for busy schedules or those who prefer remote access. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care and to arrange sessions around work, family, or other commitments while connecting with licensed professionals and therapists who can support emotional and relational concerns.