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Azora Guimarães

Azora Guimarães, NCPS

United Kingdom

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NCPS counsellor - trauma and relationships

  • Attachment-based work
  • Mindfulness techniques
  • Gottman couple skills

About Azora

Azora Guimarães is an NCPS counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with three years of clinical experience. She works with people carrying the effects of trauma and abuse, grief, anxiety, eating and body-image problems, relationship and intimacy concerns, and the everyday strain of parenting and career stress. Azora also supports those adjusting to ADHD, autism, or other new diagnoses, and people dealing with addiction, sleep problems and compassion fatigue.

Her sessions aim to be practical and straightforward. She listens to what matters most to each person and helps them name the problems that keep returning. Conversations focus on coping strategies, clearer decision-making, and small steps that fit into everyday life rather than long theoretical explanations.

Azora draws on attachment-based and client-centred ideas to look at how early relationships shape present feelings. She also uses psychodynamic perspectives to uncover patterns that return in relationships and mindfulness to help manage stress and overwhelming emotion. Couples work may include techniques from the Gottman Method to improve connection and communication.

She has experience supporting people after sexual assault, domestic abuse, childhood neglect and other forms of trauma. Her background includes delivering workshops on racial identity and volunteering with Women’s Aid as a counsellor and phone buddy, where she has supported those affected by domestic abuse and sexual violence.

Practical tools form part of her work. Azora uses coaching skills, elements of neuro-linguistic programming and a reflective 12-week booklet she developed for people working on food and body-image issues. Sessions are intended to help people make sense of difficult experiences and find clearer ways forward.

How her approaches translate to online work

Azora uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current emotional responses, which can help with trauma, intimacy and relationship issues. Client-centred work focuses on listening and helping people find their own solutions, useful for worries, grief and self-esteem concerns. She also draws on mindfulness practices to teach simple ways to manage stress and overwhelming emotion.

Choosing an approach is part of the work together. Azora will discuss your priorities and try different ways of working so that the pace and methods fit your needs. That collaborative process helps decide whether to focus on patterns from the past, practical coping skills, or relationship strategies in couples work.

The original biography does not specify session formats, so please confirm the current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They also make it possible to work with a registered professional from another location, which can help if you are juggling work, appointments or family commitments.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Trauma and abuseGriefEating disordersCoachingADHD

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesSelf esteemCareer difficultiesDepressionCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesBody imageCodependencyCommitment issuesDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEating and food-related issuesFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSelf-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyGottman MethodMindfulness TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

3+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she help with?

She works with trauma and abuse, grief, anxiety, eating and body-image issues, relationship and intimacy concerns, stress, addictions and related areas such as parenting and career strain.

How would she approach feelings of shame or guilt?

Her approach is practical and person-focused, using attachment and psychodynamic ideas alongside mindfulness to name patterns, manage strong feelings and build coping strategies.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has three years of experience working as a therapist and mental health professional in a range of settings.

What credential does she hold and where is she based?

She is registered with NCPS and works from the United Kingdom.

Can sessions be conducted in languages other than English?

Sessions are offered in English.

Does she work with clients outside the UK?

She accepts international clients.

What are the session formats and cost structure?

The biography does not list specific session formats; confirm the current options before booking. Costs vary by location and use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I start sessions with her?

Select 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.

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