Jose Pando, BACP

Jose Pando is a counsellor who helps people cope with depression, anxiety, stress and difficult life changes. He supports people facing relationship concerns, issues with self-esteem, addiction, trauma and grief. He also works with matters around intimacy, eating and sleeping, and LGBT and gender dysphoria questions. He communicates in English and Portuguese and is based in the United Kingdom.

Jose uses a warm, interactive style in sessions. He listens first and then tailors conversations to each person's needs. Sessions focus on understanding thoughts and everyday habits and on practical steps a person can try between meetings. He treats people with respect, sensitivity and compassion.

His approach draws on client-centred work, psychodynamic ideas and cognitive methods. That mix aims to help people spot unhelpful thinking, understand repeated patterns, and try small changes that make daily life easier. Motivational interviewing is used where someone wants to change habits such as substance use or lifestyle behaviours.

Jose has five years of experience as a practising therapist and holds BACP accreditation. He has worked with people affected by emotional and physical trauma, relationship breakdown, adoption and foster care issues, and complex grief. He emphasises collaboration and treats each person as the expert on their own story.

If a reader wants to begin, the process involves choosing Start Therapy, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to the therapist's availability. The service uses a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How therapeutic approaches adapt to online work

Jose often draws on client-centred therapy, which focuses on listening, empathy and helping people make sense of their own choices. This approach is useful for someone who wants a supportive space to talk through feelings and life events.

Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviours to reduce distress. It works well for anxiety, low mood, sleep problems and for changing everyday habits that get in the way of feeling better.

Motivational interviewing is helpful when a person is weighing change, such as with substance use or lifestyle shifts. It uses guided questions to build a person’s own reasons for change rather than pushing advice at them.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to a person's goals and preferences and suggest which methods to try. Choices can be revisited as work progresses so the plan stays practical and relevant.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the available session formats before booking as these are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into busy days, allow for shorter check-ins when time is tight, and avoid travel time. Registered or accredited professionals can offer the same therapeutic tools remotely, adapting exercises and homework to suit a person's everyday routine.