Veronica Prieto, BACP

Veronica Prieto is a Spanish-born counsellor who has made central London her home for over 35 years. Having navigated the practical and emotional challenges of learning a new language and adapting to a different culture, she brings personal insight to supporting people experiencing stress and anxiety while trying to settle into a new environment. She trained as an integrative counsellor and holds BACP, the professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists in the United Kingdom. She has four years of counselling experience and before training she worked for more than 20 years providing practical and emotional support to carers of children with disabilities and to vulnerable adults.

That combination of hands-on care work and formal counselling training gives her a broad base of knowledge to support clients through a range of life changes and difficulties. Veronica works with stress, anxiety, grief, parenting concerns, self-esteem, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, eating and mood concerns, ADHD, compassion fatigue, career matters, and related challenges. Her practice also attends to areas such as abandonment, adoption and foster care, chronic illness and caregiving stress, multicultural concerns, and life purpose questions.

Her style is warm, friendly, and non-judgemental. Within the therapeutic relationship she collaborates with clients to explore preferred approaches, set achievable goals, and identify personal strengths that can support change. She offers therapy in English and Spanish and accepts international clients, aiming to make therapy accessible to people from diverse social, economic, and cultural backgrounds.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Veronica integrates client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and emotionally-focused therapy (EFT) into her online practice. Client-centered therapy emphasizes a respectful, non-judgemental relationship in which the client’s own goals and strengths lead the work - it can be helpful for building self-esteem, exploring identity, and navigating life transitions. CBT focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviours and offers practical tools to address anxiety, low mood, and unhelpful patterns. EFT concentrates on understanding and reshaping emotional responses in the context of relationships, which can assist with attachment, grief, and couple or family dynamics.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Veronica works collaboratively with each client to identify methods that fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She discusses options, adapts techniques, and sets shared goals so that therapy feels tailored and purposeful.

Online therapy with Veronica is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it easier for clients who live abroad, have caregiving responsibilities, work varied hours, or prefer to engage from home, while allowing registered professionals and therapists to maintain a consistent, ongoing therapeutic relationship.