Jose Veiga
Calm, practical support for emotional difficulties
About Jose
Jose Veiga is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with eight years of professional experience. He offers calm, respectful support to people facing stress, anxiety, grief, trauma and concerns related to gender and sexual identity. Sessions are tailored to each person and delivered in English or Portuguese.
He uses a blend of approaches to suit what each person needs. That can mean focusing on attachment patterns that affect relationships, using emotionally-focused work to name and shift painful feelings, or drawing on client-centred ways of listening so people feel heard.
Background and approach
Jose also integrates psychodynamic ideas and mindfulness practices when they are helpful. In a typical session he listens first, helping a person say what matters most. Together they set small goals and try practical steps between meetings.
He pays attention to how past experiences shape thoughts, feelings and behaviour now. Jose works with a wide range of concerns including addiction, eating and body-image issues, anger, low self-esteem, bipolar mood concerns, ADHD and coping with life changes. He also supports people dealing with abandonment, attachment difficulties, chronic illness and family problems.
International sessions are available and he offers several formats including video calls, phone, live chat and text messaging. He aims for a straightforward, compassionate style that helps people make steady progress toward clearer thinking and more manageable feelings.
What Jose works with
How Jose works
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Sessions & fees
How his approaches translate to online therapy
Attachment-Based Therapy concentrates on how early relationships shape current bonds. Online sessions can help people notice recurring patterns in their close relationships and try small changes in how they connect with others. Emotionally-Focused Therapy focuses on naming and shifting core emotions in relationships and within the self; this approach helps when strong feelings lead to repeated conflict or withdrawal. Client-Centred Therapy places the person and their experience at the heart of work, using empathic listening to build understanding and self-direction.Finding the right approach is part of the process. He will work with each person to identify which methods fit their needs and goals. That collaborative decision can change over time as progress is made and priorities shift.
Online sessions use video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to give practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face connection for deeper emotional work. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging suit brief check-ins, day-to-day coping support and times when writing helps to clarify thoughts. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, travel and family commitments while still working with registered or accredited professionals.
| 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
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Immigration issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Visually impaired
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English, Portuguese
