Therapist Bio

Carmen is in the Hartford Counseling Office part-time as a Licensed Professional Counselor and Clinical Substance Abuse Counselor. She is also part-time School Counselor and Mental Health Grant Navigator at a local elementary school in Washington County.

Carmen is an active member of the community. Carmen volunteers as a QPR trainer for NAMI of Washington County, due to her passion and understanding of the seriousness that mental health can have on one’s overall wellbeing.

As a member of the Hartford Counseling team, Carmen is well-equipped to effectively her clients explore possibilities pertaining to personal, family, educational, mental health, and career decisions. Her main goal is to help her clients create meaningful patterns within the environment in which they live, work, and play. Carmen’s natural demeanor of openness and empathy help her clients gain a sense of security and empowerment, so she can purposefully assist the clients with whom she works.

Carmen’s strategies and skills are geared towards promoting, developing, and enhancing effective teamwork within the larger community. As theories change and new research is added, she is under the belief that it is her responsibility to stay up-to-date on current research and practices to best meet the needs of her clients. Each client comes with individual goals in mind, therefore, it is Carmen’s philosophy that each client requires a personalized treatment plan to best address client needs and help him or her progress to a healthy level of life satisfaction.

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Specialties: , anxiety, depression, grief counseling, addictions and substance use, relationship issues, couples counseling. Carmen works well with child, adolescent, young adult, and geriatric populations.