Caroliz Perez-Acevedo, BACP

Caroliz Perez-Acevedo trained initially in alternative medicine and soon turned her focus to emotional, psychological, and spiritual aspects of healing. She completed an MSc in Counselling Studies at the University of Edinburgh from 2011 to 2012, with a focus on psychodynamic and person-centred counselling, and later undertook professional training in psychodynamic counselling through an MA Counselling at Goldsmiths College, University of London, qualifying as a practising counsellor in 2016.

She has built substantial clinical experience working for mental health organisations in London, including Brent, Wandsworth & Westminster Mind (2017-present), the Latin American Women's Right's Service (2019), and Living Well CIC (2021-present). Her caseload has included people presenting with depression and anxiety, eating disorders, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, addiction issues, low self-esteem, domestic violence, and childhood trauma. She has worked with a diverse range of individuals across different communities, nationalities, ethnicities, sexual orientations, genders, and subcultures, with particular experience supporting LGBTQ+ people, people living with HIV, and Latin American women’s communities.

Her primary training is psychodynamic counselling, yet her work is integrative and often guided by intuition. She has a strong interest in mindfulness, trauma-focused approaches, and body-oriented methods such as somatic and movement-based work. Continuing professional development includes a Graduate Certificate in Psychosynthesis Foundations, training in Couple Therapy for Depression, and further trauma-informed training.

Caroliz approaches people with curiosity, kindness, and compassion. She has provided both short-term and long-term counselling and works in English and Spanish. She holds BACP accreditation - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - which recognises professional standards in counselling practice.