Carmen Roberts

• Stress and anxiety
• Addictions and grief
• Attachment and relationships

About Carmen

Carmen Roberts works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship troubles, trauma and grief, using a mix of attachment-based, psychodynamic and solution-focused approaches. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has seven years' experience in counselling and related roles.

Carmen takes a practical, conversational approach. She helps people talk through how they think, feel and behave, and looks at patterns that keep problems going. Sessions focus on making changes that fit into everyday life and relationships.

Her training includes a degree in Therapeutic Counselling from the Counselling and Psychotherapy Central Awarding Body, CPCAB, and a Diploma in Criminal Psychology. She is listed with the BACP and has worked in both voluntary and statutory settings.

Past roles include volunteering at Cruse Bereavement Care and working with Gloucestershire Constabulary and the Gloucestershire NHS Eating Disorders Unit. She has also managed an employee well-being scheme, bringing experience of workplace mental health concerns.

Carmen uses attachment ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns, psychodynamic thinking to consider underlying feelings and history, and solution-focused techniques to set small, practical goals. Sessions are organised through the platform; please confirm the current session formats before booking.

How Carmen’s approaches work in online sessions

Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current ways of relating and helps with problems such as attachment issues, abandonment fears and patterns that affect relationships. Psychodynamic therapy focuses on underlying feelings and repeated patterns from a person’s past to make sense of persistent problems like emptiness or control issues. Solution-focused work sets short-term, practical goals and is useful for immediate concerns such as stress, communication problems or managing addictive behaviours.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Carmen will discuss which methods suit the client’s needs, goals and preferences, and adapt sessions as understanding grows. The process is collaborative and based on what the client wants to change.

The practical benefits of having sessions online include fitting counselling into a busy week and reducing travel time so appointments are easier to keep. Please confirm the current session formats before booking, as the biography does not specify which formats are offered. Registered or accredited professionals make online counselling choices that help clients manage their day-to-day commitments and follow-up work between sessions.

Topics Carmen lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Addictions
• Relationship issues
• Trauma and abuse
• Grief
• Abandonment
• Attachment issues
• Body image
• Co-morbidity
• Codependency
• Commitment issues
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Dependent personality
• Divorce and separation
• Domestic violence
• Drug and alcohol addiction
• Eating and food-related issues
• Emptiness
• Family problems
• Fatherhood issues
• Fertility issues
• Guilt and shame
• Hoarding
• Impulsivity
• Infidelity
• Isolation and loneliness
• Life purpose
• Midlife crisis
• Veteran and armed forces issues
• Money and financial issues
• Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
• Paranoia
• Post-traumatic stress
• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
• Self-harm
• Sex addiction
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Sexual dysfunction
• Sexuality
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Attachment-Based Therapy
• Psychodynamic Therapy
• Solution-Focused Therapy

Questions about Carmen

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. Anxiety and related stress are listed specialities in her practice.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She uses attachment-based, psychodynamic and solution-focused approaches to explore patterns and set practical goals.

How much experience does she have?

She has seven years of experience working in counselling and related roles.

Is she accredited 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 sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with her?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I get started?

Select the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.