Counsellor profile
Carmen Castillo, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - codependency and relationships
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- Credentials
- BACP
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom / 148104
- Experience
- 10 years
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Location
- United Kingdom
About
- Codependency support
- Attachment work
- Mindfulness practice
About Carmen
Carmen Castillo is a BACP counsellor in the United Kingdom with 10 years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, and codependency. Carmen speaks English and Spanish and supports people from diverse cultural and sexual orientation backgrounds.
She listens for how early relationships and attachment patterns affect current problems. Sessions look at thoughts, feelings and behaviour. Carmen helps people spot repeating patterns such as people-pleasing or difficulty saying no, and practises ways to set clearer limits. Work can include looking at loss, guilt, shame, or the impact of living around someone else’s drinking or moods.
Her approach blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Attachment-Based and Client-Centred ideas alongside mindfulness practices. That means sessions can include noticing present-moment experience, exploring values, testing unhelpful beliefs and reviewing relationship histories to find new choices. She aims to help people develop practical skills alongside understanding.
Carmen pays attention to cultural context, migration-related stress and issues linked to HIV/AIDS, domestic violence, addiction and chronic illness. She also addresses concerns such as abandonment, isolation, infidelity and hoarding when they arise. The focus is on clear, step-by-step work rather than jargon.
To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session. Fees vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How sessions work
How Carmen applies therapy approaches online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without letting them dictate actions. It supports choosing behaviours that match personal values and can help with anxiety, depression and codependency patterns.Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current closeness and boundary issues. It is useful for people who repeatedly lose themselves in relationships or struggle with abandonment and trust.
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting to help people clarify their own experience and make clearer choices. It can be helpful when someone needs space to process grief, shame or recovery from abuse.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Carmen will collaborate with each person to identify which methods suit their goals and preferences. She discusses practical steps, tests out different ways of working, and adjusts the plan as needs change.
If you are considering online sessions, please confirm the current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Registered or accredited professionals often use online sessions to help people maintain continuity of care while balancing day-to-day responsibilities.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Spanish
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
Carmen works with stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, and codependency-related patterns.
What is her therapeutic style?
She combines Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, attachment-informed work, client-centred methods and mindfulness in a practical way.
How long has she practised?
She has around 10 years of experience providing counselling in the United Kingdom.
What are her professional credentials and location?
She is a Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and works in the United Kingdom.
Does she offer sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Can people from other countries work with her?
She accepts international clients and can conduct sessions with people outside the UK.
How are sessions paid for?
Costs vary with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.