Vanessa Teixeira

• Stress and anxiety
• Addictions support
• Self esteem work

About Vanessa

Vanessa Teixeira works with people on stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, depression and relationship concerns using conversational, practical counselling. She is registered with NCPS and has six years of professional experience in the United Kingdom.

Vanessa adapts sessions to the person in front of her and keeps the focus on what is most useful right now. She listens to what is happening day to day and helps people try small, manageable changes. Conversations include looking at thoughts and behaviours, and developing skills to cope with difficult feelings.

Her background includes work across a range of presenting issues, such as abandonment, attachment difficulties and caregiver stress. She also has experience with body image, chronic illness and disability, autism and neurodiversity, and matters related to adoption and foster care.

Vanessa draws on a mix of approaches. She uses acceptance and commitment methods to clarify values and commitment to change, cognitive behavioural techniques to address unhelpful thinking patterns, and elements of attachment-based work to look at relational patterns. Dialectical behaviour ideas and client-centred ways of working shape how sessions are structured.

Sessions are conversational and practical. People can expect to talk through recent problems, set short-term goals, and practise strategies between meetings. Vanessa offers help in English and Portuguese and works with international clients from the UK base.

How Vanessa uses therapeutic approaches in online counselling

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small actions that reflect those values; it is often used for worry, low mood and difficulties with motivation. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns, which can be helpful for anxiety, depression and stress. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships influence current patterns and can help people understand repeated relational problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Vanessa will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, and then agree a plan together. That means the methods used can shift as progress is made or needs change.

Confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling around work, family and travel by reducing time spent on commuting and allowing shorter check-ins when needed. They can also allow people to join from different locations if they are travelling or living abroad. Registered or accredited professionals often use remote sessions to maintain continuity of care and make scheduling more flexible.

Topics Vanessa lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Addictions
• Trauma and abuse
• Self-esteem
• Depression
• Relationship issues
• Abandonment
• Adoption and foster care
• Aging and geriatric issues
• Antisocial personality
• Attachment issues
• Autism and Asperger Syndrome
• Avoidant personality
• BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
• Blended family issues
• Body image
• Cancer
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Chronic pain, illness, and disability
• Co-morbidity
• Codependency
• Commitment issues
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
• Dependent personality
• Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
• Dissociation
• Divorce and separation
• Domestic violence
• Drug and alcohol addiction
• Eating and food-related issues
• Emptiness
• Family of origin issues
• Family problems
• Fatherhood issues
• Fertility issues
• First responder issues
• Forgiveness
• Gender dysphoria
• Guilt and shame
• Hearing impaired
• HIV and AIDS
• Hoarding
• Hospice and end-of-life counselling
• Immigration issues
• Impulsivity
• Infidelity
• Intellectual disability
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Men's issues
• Midlife crisis
• Veteran and armed forces issues
• Money and financial issues
• Mood disorders
• Multicultural concerns
• Narcissism
• Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Paranoia
• Personality disorders
• Polyamory and non-monogamous relationships
• Postpartum depression
• Post-traumatic stress
• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Prejudice and discrimination
• Process addictions
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sex addiction
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Sexual dysfunction
• Sexuality
• Quitting smoking or vaping
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Somatization
• Traumatic brain injury
• Trichotillomania
• Visually impaired
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
• Attachment-Based Therapy
• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
• Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
• Existential Therapy
• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
• Gottman Method
• Hypnotherapy
• Imago Relationship Therapy
• Jungian Therapy
• Mindfulness Therapy
• Motivational Interviewing
• Narrative Therapy
• Psychodynamic Therapy
• Solution-Focused Therapy
• Somatic Therapy
• Trauma-Focused Therapy
• Internal Family Systems
• Systemic Therapy

Questions about Vanessa

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. Anxiety and stress are listed areas of focus and form a regular part of her practice.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She uses a mix of approaches including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive behavioural techniques, attachment-based ideas, dialectical behaviour strategies and client-centred methods.

How much experience does she have?

She has six years of professional experience working in the United Kingdom.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is registered with NCPS and practices from the United Kingdom.

In which languages can I have sessions?

Sessions are offered in English and Portuguese.

Can I work with her from outside the UK?

Yes. She accepts international clients; confirm any cross-border details when booking.

How are sessions priced?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I start sessions?

Use the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.