Jose "Ronnie" Pereira

Jose "Ronnie" Pereira is a counsellor who helps people facing anger, stress and a wide range of life challenges. He speaks English and Portuguese and works from the United Kingdom. Ronnie welcomes people from diverse backgrounds and uses a warm, person-centred stance to make conversations straightforward and practical.

He draws on several approaches including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) and mindfulness. Sessions focus on small, manageable steps so people can notice change between meetings. Practical tools are offered alongside space to reflect and to make sense of difficult feelings.

Ronnie has eight years of experience and holds BACP accreditation. That background shapes a calm, steady way of working that balances problem-solving with understanding emotional experience. He aims to help people tune into their own values and make choices that matter to them.

Common themes he supports include anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma, grief, relationship and family concerns, parenting strain, eating and sleeping difficulties, anger, ADHD and coping with life changes. He also works with issues such as shame, control problems, isolation and men’s issues.

People who choose Ronnie can expect direct but compassionate conversation, practical coping strategies and guidance in building more helpful habits. To begin, clients use the platform process to match with him, complete a short questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to availability.

How chosen approaches work in online counselling

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages people to clarify what matters to them and to take small, value-driven steps. It helps when anger, avoidance or low mood get in the way of living a meaningful life. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on how thoughts, behaviours and feelings interact and offers practical techniques to change unhelpful patterns such as rumination or impulsive reactions. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) provides skills for managing strong emotions and improving distress tolerance and interpersonal effectiveness, useful for people who struggle with intense anger or impulsivity.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods match their goals, needs and preferences. That choice can change over time as new issues arise or progress is made.

Session formats are not listed in the biography, so please confirm current online options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy life, for example by removing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins or fitting sessions around work and family commitments. Many people find that remote sessions still allow for meaningful reflection, skills practice and steady progress when combined with clear goals and between-session activities.