Jose Veiga, BACP

Jose Veiga is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with eight years of professional experience. He works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, grief and loss, trauma and abuse, and issues related to sexual orientation. He aims to treat everyone with respect, sensitivity and compassion and tailors sessions to each person's needs.

He describes his approach as integrative, drawing on different ways of working to fit the person in front of him. Sessions focus on what matters to the client and on practical steps to make life more manageable. Conversations are calm and paced to suit the person’s comfort and goals.

Clients often bring concerns about relationships, intimacy, self-esteem and eating or addiction issues. Jose also supports people coping with major life changes, bipolar mood concerns, ADHD and chronic health challenges. He pays attention to attachment patterns and how early relationships can shape current behaviour.

His methods include client-centred listening, exploring emotions in relationships, and using mindfulness to ground difficult moments. He also draws on psychodynamic ideas to look at repeating patterns that cause pain. The work aims to help people understand themselves more clearly and try new ways of coping.

Jose offers sessions in English and Portuguese and sees international clients. He asks new clients to complete a short matching questionnaire so sessions can be shaped to their needs.

Online work that follows what matters to you

Jose draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early bonds affect current relationships and emotional responses, helping people understand patterns that may keep causing pain. He also uses client-centred methods which focus on listening carefully and following the client’s lead, so sessions centre on the concerns the person brings.

Finding the right way of working is part of the process. He will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences and together they will decide which approaches to try. That collaborative planning shapes the pace and focus of the work rather than a fixed protocol.

If you are considering online therapy, please confirm the session formats before booking because the biography does not specify them. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let people choose quieter surroundings or avoid being on camera if they prefer. Registered or accredited professionals, including therapists who use attachment and client-centred approaches, can adapt their methods effectively to remote sessions and will discuss how to get the most from each appointment.