Counsellor profile
Patricia Oliveira, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - relationships and family
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- Credentials
- BACP
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom / 399552
- Experience
- 10 years
- Languages
- English, Portuguese
- Location
- United Kingdom
About
- Jungian approach
- English and Portuguese
- Immigration issues
About Patricia
Patricia Oliveira is a British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) registered counsellor with 10 years of clinical experience. She offers therapy in English and Portuguese and supports people facing relationship strain, family tensions, parenting pressures, anxiety, depression and codependency concerns.
Patricia works from a Jungian and psychodynamic perspective. She focuses on helping people speak openly about repeating patterns and how past relationships affect current ones. Sessions are aimed at creating moments of insight rather than quick fixes. Conversations are straightforward and reflective, with attention to feelings and the stories people bring.
She has particular experience with issues linked to immigration and adapting to different cultural contexts. That background informs her approach when people describe feeling split between cultures or coping with changes after moving country. Practical worries about work, career direction and day-to-day stress are also part of her caseload.
Patricia helps people look at family of origin issues, abandonment and attachment questions, and the effects of trauma and abuse over time. She also works with intimacy-related concerns, sexuality and the emotional impact of separation or divorce.
Sessions explore how patterns such as people-pleasing or putting others first play out in relationships. Patricia aims to support clearer boundaries and a steadier sense of self by tracing themes through a person’s life and relationships.
How sessions work
Jungian-informed work and online sessions
Patricia uses Jungian therapy to look at symbols, dreams and recurring life themes. That approach helps when people feel stuck in repeating patterns or when questions about identity and belonging come up. It can be useful for issues like codependency, attachment wounds and deep emotional pain.She also draws on psychodynamic ideas to trace how past relationships shape current choices and reactions. This approach focuses on how early family experiences influence present behaviour and feelings, and it can help with grief, depression and long-term trauma effects.
Finding the right fit between approach and client is part of the work. Patricia will discuss what feels most useful and adapt the way she works based on someone’s needs, goals and preferences. The decision about method is collaborative rather than fixed from the start.
If you are considering online sessions, check the available session formats before booking to confirm what is offered. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy around work, family routines and different time zones, and it can allow shorter check-ins or audio-only meetings when that suits someone better. Registered or accredited professionals often use these options to help therapy fit everyday life.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Portuguese
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she work with?
She supports people with relationship and family tensions, parenting stress, anxiety, depression and concerns linked to codependency and attachment.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is Jungian and psychodynamic, focusing on patterns and underlying feelings rather than quick solutions. Sessions involve reflective conversation to build insight.
How much experience does she have?
She has ten years of clinical experience working with issues such as trauma, grief, family dynamics and immigration-related stresses.
What credential and location information is provided?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and Portuguese.
Can international clients work with her?
She accepts international clients; confirm practical arrangements when you begin the matching process.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.