Vanessa Teixeira, NCPS
Vanessa Teixeira is a counsellor who draws on trauma-focused methods alongside acceptance and commitment therapy.
About Vanessa
Vanessa Teixeira is a counsellor who draws on trauma-focused methods alongside acceptance and commitment therapy. She works in English and Portuguese and supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and depression. Vanessa uses practical conversations to help people take the next step toward feeling more able and confident.
She trained as NCPS and brings six years of professional experience to her practice. Sessions are shaped around each person’s needs, with a plan that can change as progress is made.
Background and approach
Vanessa aims to create a respectful and sensitive space where clients can speak openly about worries and past hurts. Her approach mixes short-term strategies and deeper work. Cognitive behavioural techniques help with patterns of thought and behaviour.
Acceptance and commitment techniques focus on values and small, achievable steps. Attachment-informed ideas are used to look at how relationships influence feelings and reactions. Vanessa also works with issues linked to adoption and foster care, abandonment, body image, chronic illness, caregiver stress and codependency.
She addresses relationship concerns and a range of personality and neurodiversity matters, always tailoring conversations to the individual situation. Sessions are available to international clients and are offered via online formats. People can expect practical tools, compassionate listening and a clear focus on what they want to change next.
Details from the counsellor's public professional profile · registration number listed
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| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| NCPS | NCS22-02835 | July 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Vanessa lists on their public professional profile, 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
Ways of working Vanessa names
- 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
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor lists and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches work online
Trauma-focused therapy helps people process and make sense of distressing events. It often uses gradual, paced conversations that reduce the intensity of memories and aim to improve day-to-day functioning.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on what matters most to a person. It teaches simple skills to accept difficult feelings and take small, values-led actions that build a more meaningful life.
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. It can help people understand why they react a certain way in close relationships and learn new, more helpful ways of connecting.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with clients about goals, preferences and what has or has not helped before. Together they try methods and adjust the plan so it better fits the person’s needs and pace.
Online formats offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions work well when video is not possible, and live chat or text messaging suit short check-ins or people who prefer typing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and travel while keeping continuity of care.
Frequently asked
What concerns does Vanessa commonly help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression and relationship difficulties. Additional focus areas include abandonment, adoption and foster care, chronic illness, caregiver stress and codependency.
What is her therapeutic style like?
The style blends trauma-focused work with practical methods from CBT and ACT. Conversations aim to be direct, respectful and tailored to each person’s needs.
How much experience does she have?
Vanessa has six years of professional experience working with clients on a range of concerns including trauma, anxiety and addictions.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is registered with NCPS and practices in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Portuguese and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are fees handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.
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