Counsellor profile
Carmen Ramos Bolivar, BACP
BACP counsellor - relationships and parenting
Continue with CarmenAbout
- Relationship support
- Parenting concerns
- CBT and ACT methods
About Carmen
Carmen Ramos Bolivar is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with six years of professional experience. She works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, and depression. She also helps with relationship difficulties, grief and loss, and problems with self-esteem and motivation.
People contact her when family matters cause strain at home or when parenting feels overwhelming. She supports work through anger, sleep disruption, and the emotional impact of trauma and abuse. Other areas she addresses include attachment and abandonment concerns, communication problems, and challenges after separation or infidelity.
Carmen uses a straightforward, person-focused way of working. Sessions give space to tell the story in plain terms and to identify what is most pressing. She draws on cognitive behavioural ideas to look at patterns of thought and behaviour. Mindfulness techniques and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy tools are used to build practical coping skills.
In the room she treats the client as the expert on their own life and highlights existing strengths. Conversations are geared toward small, manageable steps rather than big promises. She invites clients to try approaches and see what fits their daily life.
Sessions can be conducted in English or Spanish. People need to check the current online session options before booking. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule an initial appointment through the online booking flow.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches offered and how they work online
Carmen commonly draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in her online work. ACT focuses on accepting difficult feelings while committing to actions that reflect personal values. It can help when someone is stuck with shame, avoidance or chronic worry. CBT looks at patterns of thinking and behaviour and offers practical strategies to test and change unhelpful habits, which can ease anxiety, low mood and sleep problems.Finding the right mix of methods is part of the early work. Carmen will discuss the options and help decide which approaches match the client’s goals and daily life. This is a collaborative process and can change as practical needs or aims shift over time.
The biography does not list which online session formats are provided, so confirm the current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit work around childcare, reduce travel time, or keep a check-in brief when life is busy. They also allow continuation of support when circumstances change, while the therapist and client assess which methods and rhythms suit day-to-day routines.
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Experience
6+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Spanish
Questions
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What kinds of relationship issues are addressed?
She helps with communication problems, infidelity, jealousy, and navigating separation or divorce. These topics are worked through one person at a time.
How does she approach grief and loss?
Grief is approached with acceptance and practical coping strategies. Carmen uses mindfulness and ACT ideas to manage painful emotions.
What is her background and experience?
Carmen has six years of professional experience and a BACP credential. Her work has focused on stress, anxiety, relationships, and parenting strain.
Where is she based and how is she registered?
She practises in the United Kingdom and holds BACP registration as supplied.
Can sessions be done in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish. International clients are not currently accepted.
What formats are available for sessions?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm the current online session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What are the steps to get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the booking flow.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.