Explore the power within
Somatic
Therapist
Meet Carmen Montenegro-Sis, LMFT
Glendora & online therapy in CA
You can't take anyone further than you have gone yourself.
You're seeking healing.
Not just the kind where you learn some tools to reframe your thoughts and manage your symptoms, but a healing that goes deeper at a body level.
Healing that breaks cycles.
Healing that transforms your relationships.
The most important relationship of them all?
The one you have with yourself.
A bit about me
Hey girl!
I'm Carmen–though I like to think of myself as a soul revitalizer, nurturer, and a depth-oriented human being.
The empaths I work with are remarkably like you: high-achieving, hard-working, and making a positive impact in the world. I am inspired to offer support by tending to their abandoned parts so they can feel confident in who they are and stop doubting their amazingness.
I'll never forget the day, as a high schooler, when I had an inner-knowing moment: if I didn't become a therapist, I wouldn't find fulfillment in life. You see, this field is more than a profession to me; it is a calling.
The journey hasn't always been joyful, though. In my formative years, that deep-seated, ardent, burning fire I felt for this profession began to dissipate. I, too, have been through my fair share of adversities, and I understand what it means to pursue inner healing. (Still on that journey.)
What other hats do I wear when I'm not seeing clients? I'm also a mother to 2 precious girls, a wife, and a worship leader. Some sources of nourishment for me are: cajun seafood, rivers, and quality time con mi familia.
What makes therapy with me different?
I believe YOU have everything inside to help you heal. I'm your guide in creating the right conditions for your system to do what it needs to do.
The reason people find their way to me? Presence. I fully see you providing a place where there is no need to conceal, disguise, or pretend. As a trauma specialist, I understand that healing also occurs in relationships.
I'm culturally sensitive. As a Latina, of Mexican and Guatemalan descent, I get the cultural nuances and what it means to be a woman of color.
I'm someone who continues to work on myself because I desire to provide the utmost care, as evidenced by my personal healing journey and by my investment in advanced training.
My Approach
Soul Anchoring
Therapy with me is like when you're finally ready to clean out your closet, and in the decluttering process, you notice ALL these cute clothes you didn't even know you had.
In therapy, I will help you explore your strengths, such as your superpowers, what makes you feel alive, and what you value the most.
You'll perceive what it's like to be under my care with tenderness, sensitivity, and attunement.
As we get to know each other, I will get a sense of your past and current struggles, including where you'd like to be–we gather the cleaning supplies.
Soul-Tending and Releasing
As you go through each piece of clothing, you question whether to toss, donate, or keep it. Does that H&M blouse that's collected dust even fit anymore? Are those deep-held beliefs even true? Has your identity become wrapped up in those Abercrombie jeans?
I invite you to come as you are. Your performer part is welcome to take a break as we go inside and unpack what you've been carrying, a little at a time. Working through the stuck energy in your body allows you to feel and think about your experiences differently, creating a new meaning.
Soul-Renewal
It feels splendid to walk into your closet and see how everything has a home now, like items stored together in bins. You've color-coordinated all your clothes and discovered a different way of being with yourself. Life is full of possibilities and a new hope.
Like a tree becomes strengthened when the wind hits the trunk, so does your ability to adapt to adversity. Bottling up your own emotions and being disconnected from your body is a thing of the past.
You surround yourself with people who uplift you and accept you for who you are, rather than what you can do for them. You realized this was an inside job all along. Cleaning out that closet was worth it. Parenting your inner children is something special.
Heart-Centered Values
Honesty
What you see is what you get. I'm all for keeping it real.
Excellence
My guiding principle: whatever you do, work at it with ALL your heart.
Respect
Not only do I have deep respect for clients entrusting me with their vulnerabilities, but I see this kind of work as sacred.
Education & Trainings
Somatic Experiencing trained (Intermediate II)
Attachment Focused-EMDR: Healing Dev. Deficits & Adults Abused as Children
Attachment-Focused EMDR Skills and Supervision Group
Christian IFS Workshop
MA-Marriage & Family Therapy (Hope International University)
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist #107277
EMDR Certified Therapist
IFS Informed EMDR
IFS Foundations Masterclass
Clinical Application of the Adult Attachment Interview
An EMDR Super Resourcing Strategy for Treating Attachment Trauma
Treating America’s Heroes: EMDR therapy with Military, Police & Fire
The Codependency Treatment Guide
