Carmen Roberts

Carmen Roberts is a counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship problems, trauma and grief. She often works with concerns linked to attachment, body image, codependency and eating and food-related issues. Carmen speaks plainly and focuses on practical steps clients can take to feel steadier in daily life.

Her style is direct and curious. She pays attention to how early relationships shape current reactions. That can help when someone feels stuck in patterns of control, avoidance or repeated relationship clashes. Sessions aim to clarify what matters most and try small changes that fit each person's life.

Carmen trained in therapeutic counselling, gaining a degree awarded by the Counselling and Psychotherapy Central Awarding Body. She also holds a Diploma in Criminal Psychology and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.

Her background includes volunteering with a bereavement charity and roles with Gloucestershire Constabulary and the Gloucestershire NHS Eating Disorders Unit. She has also managed an employee well-being scheme, so she is familiar with workplace stress and support systems.

Conversations with Carmen tend to blend attention to past relationship patterns with practical, solution-focused steps. People leave sessions with clearer priorities and small tasks to try between meetings. To begin, people use the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire before arranging sessions.

How Carmen’s approaches translate to online work

Carmen uses attachment-informed and psychodynamic ideas alongside solution-focused techniques. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current feelings and reactions, which can help when someone struggles with trust, dependency or abandonment worries. Psychodynamic-informed discussion examines patterns that repeat over time so people can notice and change them. Solution-focused work breaks problems into small, practical steps and short-term goals to try between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Carmen will work with each person to decide which mix of discussion and practical tasks fits their needs, goals and preferences. That decision is collaborative and can change as therapy progresses.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, reduce travel time and allow quicker check-ins between appointments. It can also suit people who prefer shorter conversations or want to combine talking about past patterns with practical tasks to try at home.