Carmen Castillo, BACP

Carmen Castillo is an integrative counsellor with ten years of clinical experience who supports people facing anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, relationship difficulties and life transitions. She works in a gentle, collaborative way that invites clients to explore how past relationships and formative experiences connect to current struggles, and to draw on their own inner resources for healing and growth.

Working holistically, Carmen attends to feelings, body, mind and spirit while tailoring therapy to each person. She draws on a range of approaches including Person-Centred practice, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Mindfulness to help people change unhelpful patterns, develop self-compassion and build clearer, healthier ways of living. Her practice includes support for those dealing with addiction, intimacy and sexual issues, career stress, sleep difficulties, anger, low self-esteem and compassion fatigue, as well as concerns related to attachment and abandonment.

Carmen has experience with clients from diverse cultural backgrounds and with a variety of sexual orientations and gender identities. She offers therapy in English and Spanish and accepts international clients. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) - the professional body that sets standards for counsellors and psychotherapists in the United Kingdom - and works in line with the BACP ethical framework.

Collaborative therapeutic approaches for online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice their thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that align with their values. It is often used for anxiety, depression and patterns that follow from avoidance.

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current connections and emotional responses. It can be helpful for relationship difficulties, abandonment or attachment-related struggles by strengthening the ability to form secure and healing bonds.

Client-Centred Therapy emphasizes a respectful, non-judgmental relationship where the therapist listens deeply and supports the client to find their own solutions. This approach can help people build self-compassion, clarity and confidence in facing life changes.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey and Carmen works collaboratively with each person to identify which methods best fit their needs, goals and preferences. She adapts techniques as therapy progresses so the work remains relevant and practical.

Online therapy with Carmen is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, allowing flexibility around work, family and time zones. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care and to access registered professionals from different locations while fitting therapy into a busy life.