- Client-centred care
- Mindfulness and ACT
- English and Spanish
About Carmen
Carmen Castillo offers calm, steady support for people facing anxiety, depression, grief and major life changes. She meets each person with respect and without judgement. Carmen aims to help people find practical ways to manage stress, reduce unhelpful patterns and reconnect with their own strengths.
She uses a collaborative, client-centred style that encourages you to shape the work. Carmen draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive behavioural tools, attachment-focused ideas and mindfulness to suit each person’s needs. Sessions focus on understanding the roots of difficulties and practising changes that fit daily life.
Her approach pays attention to feelings, the body and life context. She often links present concerns with earlier relationships and attachment patterns to explain how they affect current reactions. Practical steps such as behavioural experiments, values-based actions and simple mindfulness practices are used alongside reflective conversation.
Carmen has worked in counselling for 10 years and brings experience with addiction, bereavement, trauma, relationship and intimacy issues, chronic illness and immigration-related stress. She supports people of diverse cultural backgrounds and a range of sexual orientations and gender identities.
She is a Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. Carmen invites people to explore what matters most to them and to try approaches that fit their life and goals.
How Carmen's approaches translate to online counselling
Client-centred counselling focuses on listening and following the client's lead to build understanding and direction. This approach helps people who need a safe space to talk things through and decide what matters to them most.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) emphasises values-based action and practical steps. It uses exercises to notice difficult thoughts and commit to small, meaningful changes, which can suit issues like anxiety, depression and coping with illness.
Attachment-based ideas look at how early relationships shape present patterns. That work can help when someone wants to understand repetitive relationship difficulties or feelings of abandonment and isolation.
Choosing the right approach is part of therapy. Carmen works collaboratively to try methods that match a person's goals and preferences. Together they will review what helps and adjust the plan as needed.
Confirm the therapist's current online session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into everyday life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also support ongoing practice of mindfulness and behavioural tasks between meetings.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Spanish
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Carmen help with?
Carmen works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief and trauma. She also supports people dealing with addiction, relationship and intimacy challenges, sleep and self-esteem issues.
What is Carmen's therapeutic style?
She uses a client-centred approach that puts the person's priorities first. Other methods include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive behavioural techniques, attachment work and mindfulness.
How much experience does she have?
Carmen has 10 years of experience in counselling work. That experience includes helping people from diverse cultural backgrounds and a range of sexual orientations and gender identities.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and practices from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Can international clients work with Carmen?
Yes, she accepts international clients. Confirm session arrangements and timing when you book.
How are session costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.