Regina Martins

HCPC, BACP · United Kingdom

Experienced psychodynamic counsellor and counsellor psychologist

Experience

16 years

Practising in

United Kingdom

Languages

English, Portuguese

Session type

Online only

About Regina

Regina Martins is a counsellor psychologist registered with the Health and Care Professions Council and a psychodynamic counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She trained first in psychology in Brazil, then completed psychodynamic counselling training in the UK and further studied trauma and psychoanalysis at the Tavistock Clinic.

Regina works in English and Portuguese and brings 16 years of clinical experience to her practice. She has worked across educational, community and health settings in London boroughs.

Background and approach

That experience includes both long-term and short-term psychotherapy for adults and older people. She has spent time supporting people from a wide range of cultures and has a particular interest in expatriates adapting to life away from their home country. Regina’s approach draws on psychodynamic ideas and attachment-based thinking.

She pays attention to how past and present relationships shape current patterns. In sessions she looks at relational hurts, repeated ways of coping and how early family dynamics can influence behaviour now. Therapy with her is conversational and reflective.

She offers a warm space to bring worries about stress, anxiety, relationships, trauma, grief, self-esteem or life changes. Together she helps people notice patterns, make sense of difficult feelings and try different ways of responding. Regina also supports issues such as addictions, intimacy concerns, eating and sleeping difficulties, parenting strain, chronic illness and career questions.

Her clinical background means she can work through deep-rooted issues while also addressing practical everyday problems.

What Regina works with

Primary focus

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How Regina works

Attachment-Based Therapy

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Client-Centred Therapy

Listed by Regina among the ways they work.

Psychodynamic Therapy

Listed by Regina among the ways they work.

Sessions & fees

How her approaches work in online therapy

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in relationships and how early bonds shape current ways of relating. It helps people understand trust, closeness and repeated relationship responses so they can try different ways of connecting.

Client-Centred Therapy emphasises a non-judgemental, empathetic space where the person leads the conversation. This approach is helpful for building self-understanding, confidence and working through emotional pain at a comfortable pace.

Psychodynamic Therapy looks at underlying feelings and repeated patterns that often come from past experiences. It is useful for people who want to understand deep-rooted dynamics behind anxiety, mood difficulties or recurring relationship problems.

Finding the right approach is part of therapy. Regina will work collaboratively to choose what fits best for the person’s needs, goals and preferences. That may mean combining elements from different approaches as the work progresses.

Online sessions offer practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging. Video is suited to conversations that benefit from visual cues, phone calls can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for shorter check-ins and text messaging can support ongoing reflection between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and travel commitments while still accessing registered or accredited professionals and therapists.

Session length	Typically 50 minutes
Client ages	Adults, 18 and over
Fees	Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime
Insurance	Not billed directly

Questions people ask

What kinds of problems does she help with?

She works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, addictions, self-esteem and coping with life changes.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is conversational and reflective, drawing on psychodynamic and attachment-based ideas to explore how past relationships affect present patterns and feelings.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 16 years of experience working in educational, community and health sectors, providing both long-term and short-term psychotherapy.

What professional credentials 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). Her work is offered in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are available for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English and Portuguese.

What session formats are offered?

She works 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 the cost varies with location and therapist availability.

How do I begin therapy with her?

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