Counsellor profile
Pedro Magalhães Lino, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP therapist - relationships and wellbeing
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- Credentials
- BACP
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom / 394223
- Experience
- 7 years
- Languages
- English, Portuguese
- Location
- United Kingdom
About
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- English and Portuguese
About Pedro
Pedro Magalhães Lino is a BACP therapist working in the United Kingdom with seven years of experience. He focuses on issues such as anxiety, depression, relationships, trauma and abuse, and codependency among other concerns. Pedro offers therapy in English and Portuguese and uses a collaborative, relational way of working.
He believes the relationship between counsellor and client matters most. In sessions he listens with curiosity and without judgement, helping people speak about things they have found hard to name. He aims to notice patterns that keep repeating in everyday life and relationships.
Pedro sees how past experience shapes present feelings and behaviours. He helps people bring those influences into awareness so they can be thought about and understood. This often involves talking through relationships, attachment, and how people cope with loss, identity questions, or long-standing difficulties.
His style is collaborative rather than directive. He does not offer ready-made answers; instead he thinks alongside the person about what might be happening between them and in other relationships. That approach applies whether someone is dealing with intimacy concerns, addiction-related issues, or career stress.
People who struggle with people-pleasing, trouble saying no, or living around someone else's moods may find this way of working relevant. Pedro also supports clients with multicultural concerns, immigration issues, and matters related to gender and sexuality. He encourages straightforward conversation about practical needs and emotional experience.
How sessions work
How Pedro uses client-centred and psychodynamic work online
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding a person's experience. The therapist invites open conversation and reflects back what he hears so people can make sense of feelings, identity and relationships. This approach suits worries about self-esteem, people-pleasing and finding a clearer sense of who you are.Psychodynamic Therapy looks at patterns that come from past experience and show up in current relationships. It pays attention to recurring feelings, attachment and how early relationships shape present reactions. This way of working can help with long-standing patterns such as abandonment fears or repeated relationship difficulties.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Pedro will discuss options and decide together with the client which focus fits best, based on needs, goals and preferences. That collaborative decision can evolve as the therapy progresses.
Confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. It can also make it possible to continue talking when life circumstances make in-person meetings harder. Registered or accredited professionals use these practical benefits to help people keep therapy consistent alongside everyday responsibilities.
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Experience
7+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Portuguese
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Pedro work with?
He works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, codependency and many related concerns such as eating, sleeping, anger and career strain.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
He uses a collaborative, relational approach that focuses on the therapy relationship and thinking together rather than giving ready-made answers.
How much experience does he have?
He has seven years of experience working as a therapist in the United Kingdom.
What credential does he hold and where is he based?
He is listed as a BACP Therapist - Registered Member MBACP and works in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and Portuguese.
Can international clients work with him?
He is not currently accepting international clients.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What do I need to do to begin?
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.