Carmen Castillo , BACP

Carmen Castillo is an integrative counsellor who supports people navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, addictions, and major life transitions. She works with clients from diverse cultural backgrounds and a range of sexual orientations and gender identities, offering a compassionate, non-judgmental space to explore difficult emotions and patterns. Carmen invites clients to work collaboratively, drawing on their inner strengths to promote healing and gradual change.

Carmen pays attention to how past relationships and formative experiences shape current struggles, helping clients connect those roots with present-day thoughts, behaviours, and feelings. She supports practical shifts in unhelpful thinking and actions while encouraging self-care and self-compassion as tools for lasting transformation. Her approach values emotional connection as a route to clarity and renewed purpose.

Practising holistically, Carmen considers feelings, the body, the mind, and the broader context of each person’s life. She tailors therapy by integrating Client-Centered principles, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Mindfulness techniques to meet individual needs. With 10 years of experience, she brings breadth and flexibility to clinical work.

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 adheres to its ethical framework while offering supportive, culturally aware care aimed at helping people reclaim balance and resilience.