Carmen Matthews BACP

Carmen Matthews is a counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with three years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people who are coping with stress, anxiety, depression and difficult life changes. Carmen works with concerns around relationships, family dynamics, trauma and grief, and supports people struggling with self-esteem and career challenges.

She believes each person knows their own story and that their strengths are key to making change. Sessions aim to build trust and practical ways to manage day-to-day difficulties. Carmen describes therapy as a place for self-care and gradual growth rather than a quick fix.

In the room she draws on Client-Centred Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to help people identify unhelpful patterns and find manageable steps forward. She also uses Psychodynamic and Solution-Focused approaches to look at underlying patterns and set short-term goals.

Carmen works with a wide range of concerns linked to family and relationship life, including issues such as attachment, blended family tensions, parenting and fatherhood questions, and family of origin conflicts. She also supports people dealing with addiction, domestic violence impacts, dissociation and body image worries.

Her aim is to create a calm space where clients can talk through what matters, try out new ways of coping, and plan realistic next steps. If you are thinking about therapy, she invites you to reach out and begin with a short match questionnaire to see if she might be the right fit.

How Carmen’s approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and following what matters most to the person. It helps when someone needs a space to be heard and to build confidence in their own choices.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts, feelings and behaviours and finds practical ways to change unhelpful patterns. It is often useful for anxiety, stress and managing mood with step-by-step techniques.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Carmen will collaborate with you to choose methods that match your goals and what feels most helpful. That process can include trying different techniques and agreeing on small, achievable steps to review together.

If you are considering online sessions, please confirm the exact formats offered before booking as the biography does not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy around work and family life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also make it simpler to attend from different locations on busy days. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists often adapt their tools and worksheets for remote sessions to keep things practical and goal-focused.