Thaís Iglesias

Thaís Iglesias is a counsellor who supports people facing trauma and abuse, grief, eating and food-related issues, low self-esteem, and depression. She combines psychological insight with creative ways of working to help people find clearer ways to express what they feel. Thaís speaks English and Portuguese and works from the United Kingdom.

She trained in psychology and completed further study in Psychoanalysis, plus a specialisation in Mental Health. After noticing that words alone sometimes do not capture emotional pain, she completed a Master’s degree in Art Therapy in the United Kingdom. Thaís has about 10 years of clinical experience in private practice and public services.

In sessions she offers a gentle, attentive approach that aims to help people reconnect with their feelings. Practical activities and creative expression are used alongside talking, depending on what the person finds helpful. The overall aim is to support people in building self-knowledge and new ways of coping.

Thaís also works with concerns related to body image, chronic pain, illness and disability, communication problems, guilt and shame, and life purpose. She has experience supporting pregnancy and childbirth issues, panic attacks, social anxiety and women’s issues as part of a broader clinical practice.

If you are thinking about starting, the usual first steps are a short matching questionnaire and then scheduling a session based on the therapist’s availability. Costs vary with location and a subscription model is used that can be cancelled at any time.

Approaches that combine talking and creative work

Thaís draws on her background in psychology and art therapy to offer ways of working that suit different needs. Art therapy uses visual and creative methods to help people express feelings hard to put into words, and it can be helpful for grief, trauma, body image and eating concerns. Psychoanalytic-informed work focuses on patterns in thoughts and relationships over time and can help when someone wants to understand recurring emotional difficulties.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and happens collaboratively. The therapist will discuss what matters to you, try different methods where appropriate, and adjust the plan based on your goals and preferences so sessions feel useful and relevant.

The original biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm available online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, reduce travel time and allow sessions from a familiar setting. Different formats can also suit different needs - for example, shorter audio check-ins can work when bandwidth or scheduling is limited, while video sessions allow face-to-face interaction when that is preferred.