Arleia Lopes, BACP
Arleia Lopes is a counsellor with four years of practice supporting adults and young people in the United Kingdom.
About Arleia
Arleia Lopes is a counsellor with four years of practice supporting adults and young people in the United Kingdom. She holds BACP registration and combines several therapeutic influences to meet each person's needs. Her approach is warm and respectful, and she aims to build a trusting space where people can talk honestly about hard things.
She works with a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, stress and low self-esteem.
Background and approach
She also helps with life changes, relationship difficulties, grief, trauma and eating or intimacy-related issues. Practical matters such as career decisions, parenting strain and compassion fatigue are part of her work too. Arleia uses a mix of approaches rather than one fixed method.
Expect conversations that focus on understanding your patterns, making small changes and finding clearer ways to cope. She adapts sessions so they match what you need right now and what you want to work towards. Her style is interactive and down-to-earth.
Sessions are collaborative and aimed at helping people notice what gets in the way, practise different responses and build new habits over time. She avoids labelling and treats people with sensitivity and respect. Outside direct counselling she has experience volunteering with mental health organisations and in primary schools.
That background informs how she explains things simply and keeps therapy practical. If someone wants support moving forward, she offers guided conversations and coaching-style tools to help make changes.
Details from the counsellor's public professional profile · registration number listed
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| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 396247 | November 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Arleia lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Communication problems
- Domestic violence
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Ways of working Arleia names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor lists and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online support
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early connections shape current relationships. It helps people notice attachment patterns and learn safer, more dependable ways of relating to others. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person's own experience and pace. The counsellor listens without judgment, reflects back what is heard, and helps people find their own answers to life problems.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and decide together which methods to try. This collaborative process means approaches can be adjusted over time as needs change.
Online sessions can use video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls are useful for face-to-face dialogue and visual cues, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited, live chat offers a shorter real-time check-in, and text messaging suits people who prefer writing or need flexible timing. These options make it easier to fit sessions around work, childcare or other commitments, and let people try different formats to see what helps most.
Frequently asked
What kinds of problems does this counsellor help with?
She supports people facing anxiety, depression, stress and low self-esteem, plus life changes, grief, trauma, relationship and intimacy-related issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm, interactive and down-to-earth. Conversations focus on understanding patterns, trying small changes and building practical coping skills.
What relevant background does she bring to sessions?
She has four years of practice and has volunteered with mental health organisations and in primary schools, which shapes a practical, simple way of explaining things.
Where is the counsellor based and what accreditation is noted?
She works in the United Kingdom and is registered with BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available online?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Costs vary by location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with this counsellor?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.