Her Story
About Carrie
Carrie Garman is a licensed professional counselor, trauma therapist, crisis intervention specialist, and clinical consultant with 25 years of experience in the mental health field. Her expertise encompasses teletherapy, individual and family therapy, domestic violence and sexual assault recovery, complex trauma, eating and mood disorders, EAP counseling, crisis triage, critical incident response, bereavement support, and clinical supervision. She works primarily with sexual assault victims of all ages and has expanded to treat offenders as a trauma therapist. She is also a certified traumatic bereavement counselor, approved clinical supervisor, certified telehealth therapist, certified yoga teacher, Reiki Master, and EMDR therapist. Carrie currently serves as Outpatient Senior Therapist with The Emily Program while providing therapy through SonderMind/Headway, Humana, R3 Continuum, and her private practice. Her professional background is supported by a bachelor's degree in English Literature from ASU, an associate's degree from community college, and a graduate degree from the University of Northern Colorado (Colorado Springs campus). She attributes her success to her family, personal resilience developed through adversity, and the support of loved ones including her parents, sisters, husband, children, and Grandma Mary. Carrie values honesty, loyalty, integrity, and being of service to others, and she advises prioritizing self-care and doing no harm on difficult days.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Carrie
01What do you attribute your success to?
My mom and dad, a horrible experience I had when I was sexually assaulted, resilience seeds fertilized by shit, and the people who have been in my life who always loved me including my mom, dad, sisters, husband, children, and Grandma Mary.
02What’s the best career advice you’ve ever received?
On the days when you're not feeling great, the goal is just do no harm. So when you're not on your game, just be soft and recognize it's a bad day so be really soft and gentle with clients even if not with yourself.
03What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
There's not enough self-care that you can do. There's no such thing as too much self-care. We have a lot harder. It's not easy for us.
04What are the biggest challenges or opportunities in your field right now?
Trying to get a job as a supervisor to work with newer therapists but keep getting rejected everywhere, not even an interview. It's really depressing. Health insurance costs $1400 a month so shutting down isn't an option.
05What values are most important to you in your work and personal life?
Honesty 100%. Loyalty. Integrity. And being of service to others.
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