Counsellor profile
Florbela Santos, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - Anger and relationships
Continue with FlorbelaKey details
- CredentialsBACP
- RegistrationBACP, United Kingdom / 394505
- Experience13 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationUnited Kingdom
About
- Mindfulness therapy
- Client centred work
- Somatic awareness
About Florbela
Florbela Santos is a BACP-registered counsellor in the United Kingdom with 13 years of clinical experience. She works with adults who are managing stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, family conflict, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions and anger. Sessions are conducted in English and she accepts international clients.
Florbela uses a mix of approaches that aim to make conversations practical and grounded. She draws on client-centred and psychodynamic ideas to help people talk through patterns that keep repeating. Mindfulness and somatic methods are used to help people notice how feelings show up in the body and to practise calmer responses to stress.
Her work covers a broad set of concerns beyond anger, including grief, intimacy questions, eating and sleeping problems, parenting strain and self-esteem. She also supports people facing issues such as abandonment, attachment wounds, codependency, and recovery from drug and alcohol problems. Florbela includes attention to financial stress, fertility and family of origin topics when relevant to therapy.
Florbela describes her sessions as respectful and sensitive. She says the style of dialogue and the plan for work are shaped to the person in front of her. That can mean short practical steps, exploring early life patterns, or learning simple body-based ways to calm a racing mind.
To start, people are invited to complete a short matching questionnaire and book a first session. She notes that the subscription used for sessions can be cancelled at any time.
How sessions work
Approaches used in online sessions
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on respectful listening and helping people describe what matters most to them. It’s useful when someone wants a steady, non-directive space to talk about anger, relationships or stress.Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple awareness skills to notice thoughts, emotions and sensations without immediate reaction. These skills can help reduce snapping at others and lower the intensity of anxiety or anger in daily life.
Finding which approach fits best is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to decide what to try first, review how it’s going, and adapt the plan to match goals and preferences.
Confirm the exact session formats before booking because the biography does not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into busy days, shorten check-ins when time is limited, and remove the need to travel. It also allows the therapist to guide breathing and body-awareness exercises while the client is in their usual surroundings.
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Experience
13+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflict, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, anger and related concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style blends client-centred listening with psychodynamic exploration and practical mindfulness and somatic techniques to address emotional and bodily responses.
How much experience does she have?
She has 13 years of professional experience working with adults on a range of emotional and behavioural concerns.
What credential does she hold and where does she practise?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Are sessions available in other languages or countries?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm the current session formats before booking, as the biography does not specify which formats are used.
How are costs and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.