Caroliz Perez-Acevedo , BACP

Caroliz Perez-Acevedo is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom whose interest in emotional and psychological healing began while studying alternative medicine. She became drawn to the ways psychological, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing intersect with physical health, and this led her to pursue formal training in counselling.

From 2011 to 2012 she completed an MSc in Counselling Studies at the University of Edinburgh, focusing on psychodynamic and person-centred counselling. She continued her professional training with an MA in Counselling at Goldsmiths College, University of London, qualifying as a practising counsellor in 2016. She also holds membership with the BACP - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.

Caroliz has worked with a range of mental health organisations in London, including Brent, Wandsworth & Westminster Mind, the Latin American Women’s Rights Service, and Living Well CIC. Her clinical experience includes supporting people experiencing depression, anxiety, eating disorders, relationship difficulties, addiction, low self-esteem, domestic violence, and childhood trauma. She has extensive experience working with diverse communities, including people from varied nationalities, ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, and subcultures, with particular experience supporting LGBTQ+ people, people living with HIV, and Latin American women.

Though her primary training is in psychodynamic counselling, her practice is integrative and intuitive, informed by mindfulness, trauma-aware work, somatic and movement-based methods, and ongoing professional development in psychosynthesis and couple therapy for depression. She approaches clients with curiosity, kindness, and compassion, and her work has included both short-term and long-term counselling.

Psychodynamic, trauma-focused, and mindfulness work online

Caroliz works with several established approaches that translate well to remote sessions. Mindfulness therapy teaches present-moment awareness and simple practices that help reduce reactivity and manage anxiety or stress; it is often useful for people wanting practical skills to cope with intense feelings. Psychodynamic therapy explores patterns rooted in past relationships and early experience to uncover how these influence current feelings and relationships - it can help with long-standing relationship difficulties, self-esteem issues, and recurring emotional struggles. Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on understanding and processing traumatic experiences in a paced, trauma-aware way to reduce the ongoing impact of trauma on daily life.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Caroliz works collaboratively with each person to identify which methods align with their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adapts techniques over time so the therapy best supports progress.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can be arranged by video call or phone, and shorter check-ins or written conversations are possible via live chat or text-based messaging. These options help make therapy more accessible for people with busy schedules, mobility limits, or who live at a distance, while allowing licensed professionals and therapists to tailor the pace and format of support to each individual.