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Arleia Lopes, BACP

Credentials: BACP
Experience: 4 years
Practising in: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Sessions: Online only
Client ages: Adults, 18 and over

Works with Stress, Anxiety Self esteem Depression Coping with life changes

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Arleia Lopes is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She has four years of experience offering one-to-one support for adults and young people. Her work includes independent practice and volunteer roles in schools and mental health organisations.

She focuses on everyday struggles such as stress, anxiety and low self esteem. She also helps people manage depression, grief and major life changes. Relationship difficulties, intimacy concerns and parenting strains are part of her caseload.

Background and approach

She offers support for trauma and abuse, eating and mood disorders, ADHD and issues connected to prejudice and discrimination. Her approach is warm and interactive. Sessions are based on respect, sensitivity and compassion without stigmatising labels.

Arleia tailors conversations and plans to each person rather than using a fixed formula. She blends ideas from attachment work, client-centred practice and cognitive approaches to suit the person in front of her. In practical terms she uses short, clear sessions to identify problems and try small, testable changes.

She also explores underlying patterns where that feels useful. That mix helps with immediate coping and longer-term shifts in how someone relates to themselves and others. People meet her to sort through career stress, parenting pressures, feelings of isolation or guilt, and compassion fatigue.

She also offers life coaching tools alongside therapy when clients want practical goal-setting and forward momentum.

How her therapeutic approaches work online

Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current feelings and reactions. Online sessions use conversation to identify patterns in close relationships and to practise different ways of connecting and settling strong emotions. Client-centred therapy puts the person and their experience at the heart of the session. The counsellor listens carefully, reflects what is said and helps people find their own solutions to issues such as low self esteem, grief or life transitions. Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. In online meetings this often means spotting unhelpful thinking, testing small behaviour changes and tracking the effects over time to reduce anxiety or lift mood. Finding the right approach is part of therapy and will be decided together. The therapist will ask about the client’s goals, preferences and worries and then recommend ways of working. This collaborative process can mix approaches over time to address immediate coping and deeper patterns. Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work well when internet bandwidth is low or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for short check-ins, notes between sessions or ongoing coaching-style support. These options increase flexibility and help people keep momentum between meetings.

What concerns does Arleia help with?

She supports people facing stress, anxiety, low self esteem and depression, plus life changes, grief and trauma. Other areas include parenting strain, relationship and intimacy issues, eating concerns, ADHD and workplace strain.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is warm and interactive, focusing on respect and sensitivity. She collaborates with clients and adapts sessions to each person’s needs.

What is her professional background?

She has four years of experience working in independent practice and volunteering with mental health organisations and primary schools.

Where is she based and what credential does she hold?

She works from the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

Which languages are supported in sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How are sessions paid for?

Costs vary with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I start working with her?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.

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Experience: 4 years
Registered with: BACP
Languages: English

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Arleia Lopes, BACP

Background and approach

How her therapeutic approaches work online

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

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