Caroliz Perez-Acevedo, BACP

Caroliz Perez-Acevedo trained in counselling after an early interest in complementary healing and emotional growth. She holds an MA in Counselling from Goldsmiths, University of London, and has worked in UK mental health services for nine years. Caroliz brings a warm, curious approach to sessions and speaks English and Spanish.

She has supported people facing depression, anxiety, grief and trauma. She also helps with relationship concerns, intimacy-related issues, addictions, eating and sleeping problems, and anger. Additional areas she focuses on include attachment difficulties, body image, gender dysphoria, and family of origin issues.

Her main background is psychodynamic counselling, which looks at how past patterns shape current feelings and behaviour. She combines that with trauma-focused work when people have been harmed, and uses mindfulness to help people manage overwhelming thoughts and feelings.

Caroliz has experience with diverse communities and has worked with the LGBT community and Latin American women in particular. She describes her style as intuitive and integrative, blending different ideas to suit each person. Sessions are grounded in curiosity, kindness and compassion.

She offers both short-term and longer-term counselling. Practical options include video calls, phone meetings, live chat and text messaging. People can begin by using the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire to find a suitable appointment.

Approaches that translate well to online therapy

Mindfulness Therapy helps people notice thoughts and feelings without being swept away by them. Online sessions can include guided breathing, body awareness and short exercises to calm the nervous system, which often helps with anxiety, stress and sleep problems.

Psychodynamic Therapy looks at patterns that come from earlier experiences and how they show up now. In online meetings people can reflect on relationships, recurring feelings and past influences to understand why they react the way they do and start making different choices.

Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on helping people process and recover from past harm. It uses techniques to reduce the intensity of traumatic memories and strengthen coping skills so everyday life becomes more manageable.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will listen to the person's story, discuss goals and try methods that fit their needs and preferences. Decisions about combining mindfulness, psychodynamic thinking or trauma-focused tools happen together in session.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people read facial cues and keep a face-to-face feel. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat or text-based messaging suits those who prefer writing or want more frequent, brief contact. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and daily life.