Flavia Melo , BACP

Flavia Melo is a counsellor who blends body-focused work with talking therapy to address stress, anxiety and depression. She draws on seven years of clinical experience and supports people dealing with relationship strain, low self-esteem and life changes. Flavia works in English and Portuguese and practices across the United Kingdom.

Her practice pays attention to how emotions show up in the body as well as the mind. Sessions use hands-on somatic ideas alongside mindful awareness and thought-focused techniques to help people notice patterns and make small shifts. She also brings creative tools such as music and art into sessions when these fit a person’s style.

Flavia helps people who are struggling with trauma and past abuse, intimacy-related concerns, eating or sleeping difficulties, and issues around body image and sexuality. She also supports those coping with postpartum depression, pregnancy and childbirth related worries, seasonal affective disorder and panic attacks. Women's issues are a visible area of focus in her work.

Practical conversations in the first meeting set clear goals and priorities. Flavia and the person she sees outline what to work on and which approaches to try first. Over time she helps build awareness, practical coping strategies and new ways of responding to emotional triggers.

The overall aim is calmer day-to-day living and a clearer sense of purpose. Sessions are offered online through a range of formats to suit different schedules and needs.

How somatic work and mindful therapy translate online

Flavia uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Somatic Therapy as core tools. CBT helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try new responses to anxiety, low mood and panic. Somatic Therapy focuses on bodily sensations and how emotions are held in the body, which can help with trauma, stress and tension-related symptoms.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Flavia will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then adapt techniques together. She treats the process as a collaboration, checking in and adjusting methods as needs change.

Online therapy offers practical benefits for this kind of work. Video calls let the therapist observe posture and breathing, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and short live chat or text-based messaging suit quick check-ins or days when writing feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around family, work and life commitments while still accessing the same therapeutic approaches and support.