Flavia Melo, BACP

Flavia Melo uses body-aware approaches to help people manage stress, anxiety and depression. She draws on seven years of practice to guide conversations and practical exercises that connect physical sensations with thoughts and emotions. Flavia works in English and Portuguese and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.

Her sessions begin with a simple conversation about what brought someone to therapy and what they want to change. She pays attention to how emotions show up in the body and helps people notice patterns in breathing, tension and movement. That information informs small, doable steps clients can try between sessions.

Flavia blends Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and somatic techniques alongside mindfulness and parts work known as Internal Family Systems. She uses gentle exercises, grounding practices and thought-focused strategies to tackle anxiety, panic and low mood. The practical tools aim to reduce symptoms and build day-to-day coping skills.

She also supports people facing relationship strain, intimacy questions and family problems by helping them name feelings and boundaries. Flavia works with body image concerns, codependency, postpartum issues, and difficulties around sexuality and self-worth. Sessions can include creative elements such as music or art when that fits a person's style.

Therapy is offered online through a variety of formats to suit different needs. People who start can expect a collaborative plan, clear goals and regular check-ins so progress is tracked and adjusted where needed.

How somatic and mindfulness approaches work online

Flavia commonly uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and somatic methods in online work. CBT focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and helps people practise new ways of responding to worry, low mood or panic. Somatic therapy brings attention to body sensations and movement, using breath and grounding exercises to help reduce tension and increase awareness.

Finding the right approach is part of therapy itself. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and together they will choose the methods that fit best. That collaborative process means approaches may shift as needs change and progress is reviewed.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and guided exercises, phone sessions suit people with less bandwidth or who prefer not to be on camera, and chat or messaging can work for short check-ins or written reflections. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, childcare and travel while keeping regular contact with a registered or accredited professional.