Carmen Sakurai

As a trauma-informed master life coach and certified practitioner of CBT, DBT, and REBT, I bring over 20 years of study, training, and hands-on experience in guiding emotional recovery and personal transformation.

But my credentials only matter because I’ve lived the work.

Despite all my training, nothing could have prepared me for the emotional devastation of narcissistic abuse. I didn’t fully understand how deeply my low self-worth, weak boundaries, and constant self-doubt were rooted in unhealed childhood trauma - until life brought me to my knees.

When simply existing felt unbearable, I knew I couldn’t stay broken. As a single mom, I had to find a way to rebuild - not just survive.

So I used everything I knew - the psychology, the science, and the soul work - to heal from the inside out. I rewired the beliefs that kept me small, released the patterns that kept me stuck, and came home to myself.

My answers here are drawn from my articles, podcasts, and videos shared across my sites and the web.

For those who want deeper guidance, I also offer 1:1 coaching and ongoing support through my Healing Framework.

Wherever you’re starting, you don’t have to figure this out alone.