Carmen Castillo , BACP

Carmen Castillo is an integrative counsellor with 10 years of experience supporting people through anxiety, depression, trauma, grief and major life changes. She offers a calm, non-judgmental presence and works collaboratively to help clients identify unhelpful patterns in thinking and behaviour, strengthen self-care and develop greater self-compassion. Carmen draws on clients own inner resources and the therapeutic relationship as the foundation for healing and change.

Her practice takes a holistic view that considers emotions, the body, the mind and the spirit. She tailors evidence-informed methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Client-Centered approaches, Attachment-Based work and Mindfulness techniques to suit each person’s needs. Carmen has experience supporting diverse cultural backgrounds and people of varied sexual orientations and gender identities, and she pays attention to how formative experiences and past relationships shape present difficulties.

Carmen is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), the professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists in the United Kingdom. She combines clinical skill with a compassionate, strengths-based approach to help clients build clarity, resilience and more satisfying relationships with themselves and others.

Therapeutic approaches and online care with Carmen Castillo

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people accept difficult thoughts and feelings while committing to actions that align with their values. It is useful for anxiety, depression and struggling with life transitions because it emphasizes flexible, value-driven living rather than trying to eliminate painful experiences.

Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationships influence current patterns in close connections. By tracing how attachment experiences shape expectations and behaviours, this approach can help with relationship difficulties, abandonment issues and intimacy challenges.

Carmen approaches the choice of therapy collaboratively - she discusses options with each person and adapts techniques to match their goals, preferences and current needs. Working together, she and the client determine which methods are most likely to be helpful and adjust the plan as progress unfolds.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to provide flexibility around work, family and geographic constraints. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, fit therapy into a busy schedule and access support from different locations while working with licensed professionals and therapists who can adapt methods to remote formats.