Otavia Pires de Camargo
Person-centred therapy with mindfulness
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About Otavia
Otavia Pires de Camargo offers a gentle, person-centred approach that helps people make sense of difficult feelings. She combines mindfulness and breathwork with reflective conversation to support calmer, more grounded responses to stress and life changes. She trained initially in art therapy and has practised for 10 years.
That background informs a hands-on way of working that values creativity and body awareness alongside talk. She uses familiar approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to shape sessions when helpful.
Background and approach
Her sessions pay attention to early development and attachment patterns. This helps people understand how early relationships influence current reactions, especially around intimacy, trust and control. She also draws on Emotionally-Focused and attachment-based ideas when the focus is on relationship patterns and emotional bonding.
Otavia supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression and grief, as well as those dealing with addictions, ADHD, eating and sleeping difficulties. She also helps with career strain, compassion fatigue and wider life transitions. Practical tools and reflective work are mixed in each session to build coping and self-awareness.
She works in English and Portuguese and practises in the United Kingdom. Otavia holds BACP accreditation, and her decade of experience is reflected in a calm, steady presence in sessions. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and arrange a time that suits them.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 10
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 403871
- Languages
- English, Portuguese
- Approaches include
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Otavia's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Otavia works with
Everything Otavia lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- ADHD
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Otavia lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
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How Otavia works online
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss what feels most useful and adapt techniques to the client's goals and preferences. This is a collaborative process where choices about methods and focus are made together.
Practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions around busy days, keeping appointments when travel is difficult, and using a shorter check-in when time is limited. Because the exact session formats are not specified in the profile, please confirm current options before booking. Many people find remote sessions easier to attend and a good way to maintain continuity of care while balancing everyday commitments.
Questions and answers
What kinds of problems can be worked on here?
Otavia helps with stress, anxiety, depression, grief and coping with life changes, along with relationship and intimacy-related concerns and issues such as addiction and ADHD.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She offers a warm, collaborative and client-centred style that uses mindfulness, breathwork and reflective conversation to build self-awareness and emotional regulation.
How long has she been practising?
She has around 10 years of experience working in mental health and wellbeing, including an initial background in art therapy.
Where does she practise and what are her credentials?
She is based in the United Kingdom and holds BACP accreditation as supplied in her profile.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Portuguese to meet different language needs.
Can international clients work together with her?
She accepts international clients, as noted in her profile.
How are sessions arranged and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time according to the stated model.
How do I start if I want to book?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling a session according to the therapist's availability.
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