Regina Martins , HCPC, BACP

Regina Martins is a Counsellor Psychologist with professional registration through the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She trained in Psychology in Brazil and continued her psychodynamic counselling training in the United Kingdom, including a year of focused study in Trauma and Psychoanalysis at the Tavistock Clinic. With 16 years of clinical experience, she has supported adults and older people across educational, community, and health settings in diverse London boroughs, offering both short-term and long-term psychotherapy.

Regina has a particular interest in working with people from different cultural backgrounds and with expats adjusting to life changes. She offers therapy in English and Portuguese and draws on a psychodynamic orientation rooted in psychoanalytic and object relations thinking. Her work pays attention to how past and present experiences, including relational traumas, shape current patterns of behaviour and ways of relating to others.

In sessions she attends to repetitive patterns that often originate in childhood and family relationships, helping clients to understand those dynamics and explore alternatives. Regina creates a warm, supportive space where individuals can bring the issues that matter to them and collaboratively work toward clearer understanding, healthier patterns, and a more fulfilling life.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Regina works from a psychodynamic perspective that explores how early relationships and internalised patterns influence present-day feelings and behaviour. Psychodynamic Therapy involves reflecting on past experiences and recurring relationship dynamics to increase self-understanding and reduce unhelpful patterns, often supporting people coping with trauma, relationship difficulties, and long-standing emotional struggles.

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early bonds shape expectations and reactions in current relationships. This approach helps people understand attachment patterns, improve emotional connection, and address issues like intimacy, abandonment, and relationship stress.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the work together. Regina collaborates with each person to identify which methods best fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adapts the way she works as therapy progresses.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video call or phone, and shorter conversations can be held via live chat or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to access support from home or other convenient locations, while still working with licensed professionals and therapists who tailor their approach to each individual.