Vanessa Teixeira
Person-centred support for stress and recovery
We will earn a commission if you sign up through our link, at no extra cost to you.
About Vanessa
Vanessa Teixeira uses an open, person-centred style to help people facing stress, anxiety, addiction and trauma. She presents as warm and respectful and focuses on practical work that aims to build confidence and motivation. Vanessa speaks English and Portuguese and works with people in the United Kingdom and internationally.
Over six years she has supported people dealing with low mood, self-esteem struggles and relationship concerns. She also has experience around addiction, trauma and abuse, and the effects these issues can have on daily life.
Background and approach
Vanessa adapts conversations and plans to fit each person she meets. Her approach draws on several evidence-informed methods, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy. She uses these to help clients notice unhelpful patterns, learn coping skills and try new ways of responding to stress.
Attachment-based ideas and client-centred practice shape how she builds trust and safety in sessions. Vanessa also works with a range of more specific concerns such as attachment issues, body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness, adoption and foster care matters, and aspects of sexual identity and kink. She describes treatment as a collaborative process and aims to make goals clear and manageable.
To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to available times. Fees vary by location and sessions use a cancellable subscription model.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 6
- Registered with
- NCPS
- Registration number
- NCS22-02835
- Languages
- English, Portuguese
- Approaches include
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Vanessa's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Vanessa works with
Everything Vanessa lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, 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 / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / 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 / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Vanessa lists
- 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
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Vanessa works online
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels workable, then try methods that match those needs. Sessions are collaborative and can be adjusted over time as progress and priorities change.
The biography does not list specific online formats, so confirm available session types before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow for shorter check-ins if needed. Many people also find it simpler to maintain continuity of care when they move or are living abroad, and therapists can adapt tasks and homework to suit remote sessions.
Questions and answers
What concerns does Vanessa commonly help with?
She focuses on stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression and relationship issues, plus a wider list of related concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her work is person-centred and practical. She adapts a mix of approaches to fit what the client needs and prefers.
How much experience does she have?
She has six years of professional experience supporting people with mood, addiction and trauma-related difficulties.
What credentials and location are listed?
Her credential is NCPS and she practises in the United Kingdom while accepting international clients.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Portuguese.
How are sessions delivered?
The original biography does not specify formats; please confirm current session options before booking to know how sessions are offered.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What are the steps to start therapy?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
Is this your profile?
Ask us to correct something or take the page down. Contact us.
Other counsellors who help with stress & anxiety
See them all
Elaine DoyleBACP
Person-centred counsellor for addictions and relationships
Helps with Addictions · Relationship · Trauma and Abuse
Michelle CorriganBACP
Gentle, person-centred therapy for life changes
Helps with Stress & Anxiety · Relationship · Trauma and Abuse
John MclaughlinBACP
Calm, practical support for life's challenges
Helps with Stress & Anxiety · Relationship · Family