Regina Martins, HCPC, BACP
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.
- Stress & Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
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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 and continued her studies in the UK, including trauma and psychoanalysis at the Tavistock Clinic. Regina speaks English and Portuguese.
She has 16 years of experience in educational, community and health settings. That work included short and long term psychotherapy across diverse London boroughs.
Background and approach
She has spent time supporting adults and older people and has developed a practice that considers cultural background and migration experiences. Regina draws on psychodynamic ideas and object relations to look at how past relationships shape present behaviours. She pays attention to relational hurts, repetitive patterns and how childhood experiences influence today’s choices.
This approach is often used for worries such as stress, anxiety, grief, addictions and relationship difficulties, including intimacy and parenting concerns. In sessions she aims to offer a warm, listening space where clients can talk through what troubles them. Conversations focus on making sense of feelings and changing unhelpful patterns.
Work may include looking back at formative experiences and linking them to current struggles. Her practice is practical and paced to each person. Sessions can be in English or Portuguese and are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging.
To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions to suit their needs.
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
She also draws on attachment-based ideas to explore how early bonds influence trust and intimacy. Attachment work can be useful for people struggling with relationship gaps, abandonment fears or commitment issues.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Regina will discuss goals, preferences and practical needs and together you will choose which methods to use. That collaboration helps ensure sessions fit the person rather than forcing a single model.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging to make counselling easier to fit into life. Video calls give visual connection, phone sessions can be used when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging suits brief check-ins or people who prefer not to be on camera. These options make it simpler to keep therapy going around work, caring responsibilities or travel.
Frequently asked
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with a wide range of worries including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, addictions and sleep or eating difficulties.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is reflective and relational, drawing on psychodynamic and attachment ideas to help you understand patterns that repeat and cause distress.
What is her professional background?
She trained in psychology in Brazil, studied psychodynamic counselling in the UK and spent a year studying trauma and psychoanalysis at the Tavistock Clinic, with 16 years of practice in community and health settings.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). Her practice is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Portuguese.
What formats are available for sessions?
Sessions can be delivered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging.
How are costs and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.
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