José Pereira
Experienced counsellor specialising in addiction recovery and relationships
About José
José Pereira trained to a master's level and has worked in addiction and related mental health services since 2003. He holds an MSc in Counselling and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). José has developed long experience in residential treatment settings and in leading clinical teams.
He has worked as a counsellor, senior counsellor, head therapist and clinical manager. Those roles involved overseeing multidisciplinary teams and delivering extended one-to-one work.
Background and approach
That experience shaped his focus on sustained recovery and practical change over time. José uses an integrative approach drawing on several therapy styles. He often blends cognitive behavioural ideas with acceptance-based practices and attachment-informed ways of working.
He also draws on dialectical strategies when people need skills for regulating emotion and reducing impulsive behaviour. His main areas of focus include stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family difficulties, and depression. He also addresses problems such as abandonment, attachment issues, codependency, communication difficulties, control issues, and drug and alcohol dependence.
Sessions are offered in English, Portuguese, French and Spanish. José is experienced in running workshops and interpersonal therapy groups as well as offering individual counselling. He aims to help people build practical skills and clearer patterns that support longer term recovery and improved day-to-day functioning.
What José works with
How José works
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Sessions & fees
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, often called ACT, focuses on helping people notice thoughts and feelings without getting overwhelmed by them. It teaches values-based action so someone can take steps that matter even when emotions are difficult. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current connections and helps people develop more supported ways of relating to others.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to a person’s goals, past experience and practical needs, then suggest which methods to try. Together they will check in and adapt the approach as progress and preferences become clearer.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for skills practice and deeper conversation. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a work break. Live chat or messaging can be useful for shorter check-ins, paced reflection, or when someone prefers typing to talking. These options help people access therapy around work, family and travel commitments while working on recovery and clearer patterns of relating.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Personality disorders
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 22 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English, Spanish, French, Portuguese
