Otavia Pires de Camargo, BACP

Otavia Pires de Camargo is a UK-based therapist with more than 10 years of experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma, grief, and a wide range of life transitions. Her clinical foundation began with Art Therapy training, which inspired a lasting commitment to emotional healing and creative approaches to self-discovery. Over the years she has expanded her practice to include mindfulness, compassion-focused work, breathwork, and trauma-informed methods, integrating insights from early childhood development and attachment theory to better understand how past experiences shape present relationships and emotional patterns.

Her work is warm, client-centered, and collaborative, aiming to foster greater self-awareness, nervous system regulation, and a renewed mind-body connection. She draws on a mix of therapeutic tools to help clients respond rather than react in stressful moments, cultivating practical skills alongside reflective inquiry. A decade-long meditation practice informs her presence in sessions, bringing steadiness and attention to each interaction.

Otavia holds BACP accreditation - membership in the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, a professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists in the UK - and offers therapy in English and Portuguese. She works with individuals on issues such as family dynamics, addiction, parenting, identity and attachment concerns, and coping with chronic stress and life changes, with an emphasis on building resilience, self-compassion, and clearer emotional expression.