About Carmen
Carmen Ramos Bolivar helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship problems and grief. She supports those struggling with low self-esteem, depression, sleep difficulties and parenting strains. Carmen also addresses anger, trauma and other life changes that can feel overwhelming.
She works in a straightforward, warm way. Carmen treats each person as the expert on their own life. Sessions focus on practical steps and clear conversation.
The aim is to find strengths and build small habits that make life more manageable.
How Carmen works
Carmen draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and client-centred work. That means she helps people notice what matters to them, challenge unhelpful thinking and feel understood during sessions. Mindfulness techniques are used when helpful to calm the mind and reduce reactivity.
Her background includes six years of practice in the United Kingdom and registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. Carmen uses that experience to offer steady support while adapting to individual needs. Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
She helps people dealing with issues including abandonment, attachment difficulties, chronic illness and pain, communication problems, divorce, domestic violence histories, guilt and shame, infidelity and jealousy. The work is practical and paced to each person's comfort. People who choose Carmen can expect empathetic listening, collaborative goal-setting and tools to manage thoughts, feelings and behaviour.
She aims to make therapy a clear, useful part of everyday life.
Carmen lists 4 ways of working on the entry:
What Carmen works with
The areas below are the ones Carmen selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 6 |
| Languages | English, Spanish |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Online approaches that focus on values and thinking
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice what truly matters to them and make choices that match those values. It is useful for anxiety, low mood and life transitions because it emphasises action alongside acceptance.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions and offers practical exercises to change unhelpful thinking patterns. It often helps with depression, anxiety and stress by teaching clear skills to test and reframe thoughts.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Carmen will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and choose tools together. The process is collaborative so methods can be adjusted as needs change.
Online therapy makes it easier to fit sessions into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation; phone sessions can be simpler when internet bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging suit short check-ins, step-by-step work or people who prefer typing. These options increase flexibility and help keep therapy consistent when routines change.
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