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. She trained first in psychology in Brazil and then continued her psychodynamic counselling training in the UK. Regina also completed a year of study in trauma and psychoanalysis at the Tavistock Clinic.

Regina has 16 years of experience working with adults and older people in education, community and health settings. She has practised in diverse London boroughs and has offered both short-term and longer-term psychotherapy. She has a particular interest in supporting people who have lived abroad or who come from different cultural backgrounds.

Her work draws on psychodynamic ideas and object relations theory. She pays attention to past and present experiences, relational wounds and how these shape current ways of relating and repeating patterns. Conversations look at how family relationships and early life can influence habits, thoughts and feelings now.

Regina aims to provide a warm, respectful space to talk through what is troubling someone. She helps people make sense of repeated patterns and consider practical changes in everyday life. Sessions also explore emotional responses and how to manage them more comfortably.

She offers therapy in English and Portuguese. Registration details include HCPC (Health and Care Professions Council) and BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy). Before booking, readers should confirm current session options and practical arrangements.

How her approaches translate to online support

Regina works from psychodynamic and attachment-based perspectives and with a client-centred stance. Psychodynamic work looks at patterns that repeat over time and how early relationships shape current feelings and choices. Attachment-based ideas focus on how people form bonds and how those patterns can affect stress, intimacy and relationships. Client-centred practice means the therapist listens closely, follows the person's concerns and helps them set the pace and focus for sessions.

Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Regina will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful, and adapt her work as understanding grows. That means trying ways of working and checking in to see what helps most for thoughts, everyday habits and relationships.

If you are interested in online sessions, please confirm the current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy around work, childcare or other commitments, and it can allow shorter check-ins or sessions without needing travel time. It can also help when someone prefers to speak without being on camera or needs a lower-bandwidth option for their connection. Many registered or accredited professionals find that therapy done remotely still supports meaningful change when the approach and practical arrangements suit the person.