José Pereira, BACP

José Pereira is a counsellor and psychotherapist who holds an MSc in Counselling and several qualifications in addiction counselling, and he also holds the BACP credential (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy). He has worked in the field of addiction and related disorders since 2003 and brings over two decades of hands-on experience supporting people with compulsive behaviours, substance use problems and co-occurring mental health concerns.

His career has included roles in leading residential treatment settings where he served as Counsellor, Senior Counsellor, Head Therapist and Clinical Manager, overseeing multidisciplinary teams and guiding clinical practice. In those roles he provided long-term individual therapy that supported sustainable recovery and change, while also facilitating psychoeducational workshops and interpersonal therapy groups.

As an integrative practitioner, he draws on a broad range of evidence-informed models to tailor care to each person’s needs. His clinical approaches include 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, Motivational Interviewing, Psychodynamic Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy. He works with a variety of concerns including stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family difficulties, and depression, and he offers support for related issues such as attachment and personality concerns, codependency, relapse prevention and family of origin problems.

Fluent in English, Spanish, French and Portuguese, he is experienced working with diverse clients and international referrals. His practice emphasizes collaborative, individualized care that integrates therapeutic techniques with practical relapse prevention and long-term recovery planning.