- Attachment issues
- CBT techniques
- Life coaching
About Arleia
Arleia Lopes is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with four years of practice experience. She works with adults and young people on concerns such as depression, anxiety, stress and coping with life changes. Her work also covers relationship and intimacy issues, parenting, grief, trauma and abuse, and guilt and shame.
She has provided private counselling and volunteered with mental health organisations and primary schools. Her background includes supporting people with suicidal thoughts, physical or emotional trauma, and challenges at work or in parenting. She also offers life coaching and clinical supervision alongside counselling.
Arleia uses a mix of approaches in sessions. She draws on client-centred methods to follow what matters to the person. She uses cognitive behavioural ideas to identify unhelpful patterns and try different ways of responding. She also brings psychodynamic thinking and attachment-focused ideas when exploring long‑standing relationship patterns.
Sessions are conversational and active. Arleia aims to plan the work with each person, adjusting the focus as needs change. She avoids labels and treats people with respect and sensitivity.
If someone is considering starting, the usual first steps are a short matching questionnaire and then scheduling an initial session. Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How therapeutic approaches shape online sessions
Arleia commonly uses client-centred methods and cognitive behavioural therapy in her work. Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and following what matters to the person, helping them find their own solutions. Cognitive behavioural therapy looks at patterns of thinking and behaviour and introduces practical experiments to test new ways of coping.She also uses attachment-based ideas to understand how early relationships influence current feelings and reactions, which can help when shame or guilt is tied to close relationships. These approaches can be combined depending on the problem and what the client prefers, and she works with each person to decide which mix fits best.
If you are considering online sessions, check the current session options before booking. The therapist will help match approach and practical format to your needs, goals and preferences. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around work or family life, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, or remove the need to travel to appointments. Confirm the exact session formats available when you arrange your first meeting.
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Experience
4+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with issues such as anxiety, depression, stress, relationship concerns, grief, trauma and guilt and shame.
How would she typically approach shame or guilt?
She combines client-centred listening with cognitive behavioural tools and attachment-informed ideas to look at thoughts, feelings and relationship patterns that keep shame and guilt active.
What is her professional background?
She has four years of experience in private practice and has volunteered with mental health organisations and primary schools.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the BACP and works in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are offered in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
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?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.