- Attachment focus
- Psychodynamic methods
- Solution-focused goals
About Carmen
Carmen Roberts is a BACP counsellor with seven years of experience based in the United Kingdom. She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, and grief. Carmen also supports people dealing with attachment and abandonment concerns, body image, codependency, communication and control issues. She helps people who feel stuck or overwhelmed by things they did or didn’t do and those carrying shame or guilt about relationships or loss.
Carmen begins by listening to what feels most urgent. She asks simple questions about patterns in relationships and thoughts that keep returning. Sessions focus on understanding how early attachments and life events shape current reactions, and on practical steps to reduce day-to-day distress.
Her training includes a degree in Therapeutic Counselling from the Counselling and Psychotherapy Central Awarding Body, and she holds a Diploma in Criminal Psychology. Carmen is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). Her background includes roles with a police force, an NHS eating disorders unit and volunteering with a bereavement service.
In therapy she draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early bonds affect present feelings. She also uses psychodynamic thinking to notice repeated patterns, and solution-focused techniques to set short-term goals and small actions. This mix aims to make difficult feelings more manageable and clearer to work with.
Carmen offers work with individuals and couples and can talk through relationship struggles and personal setbacks. To begin, she asks clients to complete a short questionnaire that helps match goals and practical arrangements for sessions.
How her approaches translate to online work
Carmen uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape present feelings. This approach helps when guilt or shame links back to family or close relationships, by tracing patterns between past and current reactions.She also draws on psychodynamic thinking to notice repeated behaviours and emotional responses. That helps when someone feels stuck in the same arguments or self-criticism over time. Solution-focused work is used alongside these approaches to set small, concrete goals and to test what changes feel helpful in daily life.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Carmen treats this as a collaborative process and will discuss your goals, history and preferences. Together you will try methods that match what you want to change and adjust them as you go.
If you are considering online sessions, please confirm the exact session formats before booking. Many people find remote sessions useful because they can fit a meeting into a short break, avoid travel time, or choose a shorter check-in on busier days. Carmen can help plan practical, realistic steps to work on guilt and shame without promising specific results.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
7+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
Carmen works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, and grief. She also focuses on attachment issues, abandonment, body image and codependency.
How does she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She explores how early attachments and life events shape current feelings, then uses short-term, practical steps to reduce daily distress. The work blends understanding patterns with actions you can try between sessions.
What is her professional background?
Carmen has seven years' experience and a degree in Therapeutic Counselling from the Counselling and Psychotherapy Central Awarding Body. She also holds a Diploma in Criminal Psychology and volunteers with a bereavement service.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Does she work in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can international clients work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
What is the cost and how are sessions arranged?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. Exact pricing is provided during the matching and booking process.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.