Carmen is educated and trained as a mental health counselor. She is nationally certified and licensed in the State of Washington. Her training background includes Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, with specialized experience in behavior modification.

With this education and training, Carmen has an in depth understanding of the human psyche and a strong ability to identify hidden motivations that are creating unnecessary detours in one's life.

Carmen uses a coaching approach when working with people.   The life coaching process is a human improvement process that focuses completely on you! In a collaborative process, coaches assist you to improve and grow as a person as the means to achieve your goals. Coaches also assist you to execute the actions necessary to achieve your goals in the personal, business, work, and family areas of your life. Carmen takes the coaching process one step further and helps you change your thoughts, feelings, perceptions, and behaviors that are stopping you from achieving your goals.