About Vanessa
Vanessa Teixeira uses a people-centred approach to help clients find clearer ways forward. She focuses on practical tools and steady conversation to reduce stress and anxiety. Vanessa speaks English and Portuguese and has six years of professional experience.
She works with concerns such as addictions, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression and relationship difficulties. Vanessa blends several therapy styles to match each person’s needs. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice difficult thoughts and choose meaningful actions.
How Vanessa works
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy tools are used to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and build different habits. Elements of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy support managing strong emotions in the moment. Sessions are driven by the client’s priorities.
Vanessa shapes each conversation and plan to reflect what matters most to the individual. She aims for clear, doable steps rather than abstract theory. Many clients focus on lowering daily stress, improving confidence and coping with past hurt.
Her background includes work in the United Kingdom over six years, and she holds the NCPS credential. Vanessa accepts international clients and offers sessions in English and Portuguese. Appointments can be taken by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging.
Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a session that fits the client’s life. The subscription model for sessions can be cancelled at any time. Vanessa concentrates on steady support and practical progress.
Vanessa lists 21 ways of working on the entry:
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior 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
What Vanessa works with
The areas below are the ones Vanessa selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- 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
- Depression
- 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 counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- 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
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- 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
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | NCPS |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 6 |
| Languages | English, Portuguese |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings without being driven by them, then committing to actions that match personal values. It can help when anxiety, low mood or avoidance stop people moving toward what matters.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thinking and behaviour that keep problems going and teaches practical techniques to change them. It is often useful for stress, depression and managing unhelpful habits.
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) offers tools for coping with intense emotions, improving distress tolerance and building better emotional regulation in day-to-day life.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, try different strategies and tailor the plan as understanding grows. This is a collaborative process where feedback guides which methods are kept or adjusted.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions use less data and can be easier during short breaks, and messaging or live chat suit quick check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options make therapy more flexible and help people fit support around work, family and travel.
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