Jose Veiga, BACP

Jose Veiga is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). He offers straightforward support for people facing stress, anxiety, grief, trauma and LGBTQ-related concerns. He speaks English and Portuguese and works from the United Kingdom. With eight years of experience, Jose uses an integrative approach tailored to each person. He listens first and then adapts techniques to what feels most helpful. Sessions focus on practical steps, clearer thinking, and building emotional awareness. Jose aims to make therapy a collaborative space. He encourages people to bring their concerns and pace the work to what they can manage. Conversations may cover relationship and intimacy-related issues, addictions, eating and body-image struggles, and life changes such as ageing or loss. His background includes approaches rooted in attachment, emotions and mindfulness. These methods are used to understand patterns that keep problems repeating and to develop new ways of coping. He also draws on psychodynamic ideas to look at longer-standing themes that affect day-to-day life. People often come with concerns about self-esteem, anger, or feeling empty, and Jose offers steady, empathetic support while helping clients try new responses. If someone would like to start, they complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule according to availability.

Approaches used online and how they help

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relational patterns shape current reactions. It helps people understand why they respond to others the way they do and supports building safer ways of relating. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) centres on feelings in the moment to shift negative interaction cycles and strengthen emotional connection with oneself and others. Mindfulness Therapy trains attention to present-moment experience and can reduce rumination, stress and reactivity. Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals and preferences and jointly decide which methods to try. This is an ongoing, collaborative process that can change as needs evolve. Please confirm available session formats before booking, as the biography does not specify them. In general, online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. It can reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins between commitments, and make it simpler to keep appointments when living across different locations. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt these approaches to the online setting and help clients practise new skills between sessions.