Carmen Castillo
Practical, compassionate therapy for life’s hard moments
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About Carmen
Carmen Castillo offers calm, practical support for people feeling overwhelmed by life changes, anxiety, depression or difficult relationships. She speaks English and Spanish and aims to create a warm, non-judgemental space where each person can feel heard and begin to make small changes. Carmen invites clients to work together on what matters most to them.
She focuses on the present difficulties and on how earlier relationships and experiences still shape current feelings and choices.
Background and approach
The work is collaborative and paced to suit each person. Her approach draws on therapies that help people notice thoughts and feelings, and choose actions that match their values. She uses practical tools to challenge unhelpful thinking and build new habits.
Mindfulness and acceptance strategies are used to reduce struggle with painful emotions. Carmen describes her practice as holistic, acknowledging feelings, the body and wider life context. She supports people from diverse cultural backgrounds and a range of sexual orientations and gender identities.
She also works with issues including grief, trauma, addictions, sleep problems and low self-esteem. With ten years of experience, Carmen is a Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She follows the BACP Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions.
To begin, she asks people to reflect on goals and to find practical steps they can try between sessions. Her work often focuses on connecting emotions to behaviour so people can build clearer, kinder ways of living. Carmen encourages self-care, compassion and steady progress rather than quick fixes.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 10
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 148104
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Approaches include
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Carmen's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Carmen works with
Everything Carmen lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Carmen lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Carmen works online
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Carmen will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences and together they will choose methods that feel practical and helpful. The plan can change as the work progresses so the approach stays relevant.
If you are considering online sessions, confirm the exact session formats when you book, as options are arranged per therapist. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when schedules need them. It can also let someone choose audio-only or camera-on conversations depending on what they prefer. Many registered or accredited professionals adapt mindfulness, CBT and acceptance-based exercises for remote sessions so people can practise tools between meetings.
Questions and answers
What concerns does Carmen commonly address?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief and relationship or intimacy-related issues, among other concerns.
What style of therapy does she use?
The approach is collaborative and down-to-earth, using client-centred listening alongside CBT, mindfulness and acceptance-based techniques to help with thinking, feelings and behaviour.
How much experience does she have?
Carmen has ten years of experience working as a counsellor with people from diverse backgrounds.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She accepts international clients; confirm any practical arrangements when you book.
How are costs and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Carmen?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.
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