Jose Veiga, BACP

Jose Veiga is a counsellor registered in the UK with eight years of professional experience. He focuses on helping people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, trauma, and issues related to LGBT identity. He aims to offer respectful, sensitive, and compassionate care while tailoring sessions to each person’s needs.

He describes his practice as integrative, drawing on several approaches to match what a client needs in the moment. Sessions tend to centre on building understanding of difficult feelings and on practical steps to manage them day to day. Jose emphasises collaboration and listens for what matters most to each person.

People bring many kinds of concerns to his work, including depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related issues, eating and body-image problems, anger, and low self-esteem. He also supports those coping with life changes, chronic illness or pain, and experiences linked to attachment or abandonment.

Jose uses approaches such as attachment-based work, client-centred methods, emotionally-focused ideas, mindfulness, and psychodynamic perspectives. He adapts these to the person in front of him rather than following a single formula. This allows sessions to be short-term and solution-focused when helpful, or longer-term when deeper patterns need attention.

Sessions are offered in English and Portuguese, and he accepts international clients. To begin, people are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule according to the therapist’s availability.

How his approaches translate to online work

Attachment-based work focuses on patterns in close relationships and how past bonds shape feelings today. Online sessions can be used to notice those patterns and practise new ways of relating. Client‑centred therapy puts the person's experience at the centre and emphasises empathic listening and acceptance, which helps when people need time to feel understood. Emotionally‑focused ideas concentrate on identifying and shifting strong emotional responses to improve connection with oneself and others.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will explore goals and preferences together and suggest which methods might suit the client's needs. This is a collaborative process that can change as the person makes progress or new priorities emerge.

Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not specify formats. Online work can be practical for fitting therapy around a busy life and for keeping regular contact when travel is difficult. It can also allow shorter check-ins, quieter surroundings, or sessions without video when that helps someone engage. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt these approaches to the online setting and help clients find what works best for them.