Carmen Matthews

Carmen Matthews is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) with three years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. She works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, depression, career questions and coping with life changes. Carmen also focuses on attachment and abandonment issues, codependency, communication problems and other relational concerns.

Her basic stance is that each person knows their story best and brings strengths that can be used in therapy. Sessions begin with listening and understanding what matters most to the client. Carmen aims to help people notice patterns that cause difficulty and identify practical steps they can try between sessions.

She draws on client-centred ways of working to build a collaborative space, and uses elements from cognitive behavioural approaches to address unhelpful thinking and behaviours. Psychodynamic ideas inform attention to past relationships and how they affect present feelings. Solution-focused techniques are used to identify small, realistic goals and changes to try right away.

Carmen describes the first meeting as a chance to clarify what is troubling the client and agree on short-term goals. She invites straightforward conversation about expectations and practical arrangements. People often leave the first session with a clearer plan for the next steps.

Sessions are conducted in English and she does not accept international clients. Costs vary with location and sessions are arranged through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. To start, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule an initial session.

How Carmen uses therapeutic approaches online

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and working at the client’s pace, helping people feel understood and able to explore what matters to them. It supports issues like low self-esteem, relationship worries and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and uses practical exercises to test out different ways of thinking and acting; it is often used for anxiety, depression and stress. Psychodynamic Therapy pays attention to past relationships and recurring patterns that shape current feelings and interactions, which can help with attachment issues and unresolved grief.

Finding the right approach is a process. Carmen works collaboratively to decide which methods to try based on a person’s concerns, goals and preferences. She may combine elements from different approaches and will review progress together to adjust the plan as needed.

The practical benefits of online work include fitting sessions around work and family commitments and reducing travel time. The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to schedule shorter check-ins or regular weekly appointments, depending on what the client needs.