Carla R. Cannon-Lawrence (Coach C)

As a Trauma Recovery & Identity Reconstruction Coach, I help you heal emotional wounds, break unhealthy patterns, and find your center while engaging in inner child healing work. Most pain & trauma(s) derive from childhood and manifest as unhealthy patterns, behaviors and mindset in adulthood. I've committed to my own healing, and now I help others do the same.

About



You've been surviving for so long that you may not even realize how much of yourself got lost in the process. Somewhere along the way, you learned to push through the pain, carry the weight of everyone else's expectations, and keep moving even when your heart was exhausted. But survival was never meant to be your permanent destination.

You deserve more than simply getting by; you deserve healing, clarity, confidence, and the freedom to reconnect with the person you were before life, trauma, disappointment, and difficult experiences convinced you to become someone else. 

My work is designed to help you heal emotional wounds, break unhealthy patterns, rebuild your identity, and come back home to yourself so you can live with greater peace, purpose, and intention.

Maybe You've Struggled With: 

• Emotional Wounds From The Past
• Low Self-Worth & Self-Doubt
• Toxic Relationship Patterns
• People Pleasing & Lack Of Boundaries
• Fear, Shame, Guilt & Rejection
• Life Transitions & Identity Loss
• Confidence & Mindset Struggles
• Emotional Healing & Personal Growth
• Rebuilding Self-Trust & Self-Love
• Breaking Unhealthy Cycles


Trauma Recovery Work is NOT...

• Surface-level motivation
• Quick-fix coaching
• About blaming others for your past
• Therapy or a replacement for licensed mental health treatment
• For people who want to stay the same

What You'll Walk Away With...

• Greater emotional clarity and self-awareness 
• Stronger emotional regulation and inner stability
• Healthier boundaries in relationships
• Renewed confidence and self-trust
• A deeper connection to their authentic identity


Disclaimer

Life coaching is not a substitute for therapy, medical, or psychiatric care. I provide trauma-informed support, tools, and guidance, but do not diagnose or treat mental health conditions. If you are experiencing a crisis or need clinical care, please seek a licensed professional. By booking, you agree to these terms.

Packages

Healing Conversations Community (HCC)

Tired of hearing about safe spaces instead of actually experiencing one? Learn More About HCC Here!


Healing doesn’t happen in isolation. It unfolds in safe, consistent environments where you’re free to listen, reflect, and engage at your own pace. The Healing Conversations Community (HCC) is a facilitated discussion space for individuals who value emotional awareness, intentional growth, and shared connection, without pressure to perform, fix, or overshare.

Each gathering is guided by thoughtful questions and real-time coaching insight, creating space for meaningful dialogue rather than formal presentations or lectures. This is a space to pause, unpack, and integrate life experiences within a supportive community that honors boundaries, consent, and authenticity.

Whether you’re navigating past wounds, life transitions, or simply seeking a place where you don’t have to carry everything alone, HCC offers steady support and intentional connection.

This online community meets every 2nd and 4th Thursday at 6 PM EST.

Disclaimer: Healing Conversations Community (HCC) is where individuals come together to heal, grow, and transform on a biweekly basis virtually with Community Leader, Carla R. Cannon-Lawrence. Our HCC Partnership Program is for those who want to financially support and expand this work so more people can access healing resources, community, and support.
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HCC Monthly Partnership

Plant Seeds of Healing That Last for Generations


The HCC (Healing Conversations Community) Monthly Partnership is an invitation to support the ongoing work of healing, growth, and restoration within individuals, families, and communities.

Whether you've been personally impacted by my work through the books I write, my weekly podcast: Healing Conversations with Carla, or perhaps you have gained some valuable tips from me here and there online. Or above all, maybe you simply feel aligned with the mission and becoming a partner allows you to help sustain a space rooted in care, dignity, and transformation.

Partnership with HCC is not simply about giving, but it's about investing in wholeness. Each contribution helps cultivate spaces where healing can take root, expand, and create lasting impact for generations to come.

Disclaimer: Healing Conversations Community (HCC) is where individuals come together to heal, grow, and transform. Our HCC Partnership Program is for those who want to financially support and expand this work so more people can access healing resources, community, and support.
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Consultation with Coach Carla

Welcome to Trailblazers Coaching & Consulting — Where Healing, Clarity & Personal Growth Come Together.


If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed, emotionally exhausted, stuck in unhealthy patterns, disconnected from yourself, or simply in need of guidance during a life transition, this consultation is a safe space to pause and breathe.

This 15-minute consultation is designed to help you gain clarity around where you are, what you need, and what support may best help you move forward. Together, we’ll briefly discuss what you’re currently navigating, your goals for healing and growth, and whether my coaching approach aligns with the next chapter of your journey.

This is not a coaching session, but an opportunity to be seen, heard, and supported while exploring your next steps with intention and confidence.
You do not have to navigate this season of your life alone.

If you’re ready to begin prioritizing your healing, rebuilding your confidence, and becoming more aligned with who you truly are, I invite you to schedule your consultation today.
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Individual Clarity & Mindset Coaching Session

One Conversation.
A Safe Space To Process.
Clearer Direction For Your Next Chapter.


This 1-on-1 coaching session is designed for individuals who are feeling emotionally overwhelmed, stuck in unhealthy patterns, navigating a difficult life transition, or simply in need of a safe space to unpack what they’ve been carrying.

Together, we’ll slow down long enough to explore what’s really beneath the stress, confusion, emotional exhaustion, or disconnection you may be experiencing. Rather than offering surface-level advice, this session is centered around helping you gain deeper awareness, emotional clarity, and practical next steps that feel supportive, realistic, and aligned with your healing journey.

During our time together, you can expect to:
• Gain Clarity Around What’s Been Feeling Heavy, Confusing, Or Emotionally Draining

• Identify Unhealthy Patterns, Mindsets, Or Emotional Blocks Impacting Your Growth

• Receive Personalized, Trauma-Informed Guidance And Support

• Strengthen Self-Awareness, Self-Trust, And Emotional Insight

• Feel Seen, Heard, And Supported In A Safe, Non-Judgmental Space

You do not need to have everything figured out before booking.

This session is for the person who is ready to stop carrying everything alone and start intentionally prioritizing their healing, growth, and emotional well-being.

Sometimes one conversation can shift the way you see yourself, your situation, and what’s possible moving forward.
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Trailblazer Coaching Package I

Trailblazer Package I | (6) 1-Hour Coaching Sessions
Reconnect With Yourself | Strengthen Your Foundation


There are seasons in life where you appear strong on the outside while internally feeling overwhelmed, emotionally exhausted, disconnected, or unsure of what you truly need. You may be carrying the weight of past experiences, unhealthy relationship patterns, people pleasing, self-doubt, or the pressure of trying to hold everything together for everyone else.

This 6-session coaching experience is designed to help you slow down, reconnect with yourself, and begin creating healthier internal patterns that support emotional healing, self-awareness, confidence, and intentional growth.

Together, we’ll explore what’s keeping you stuck beneath the surface while also identifying practical strategies that help you feel more grounded, emotionally aligned, and empowered in your everyday life. This is a supportive space where you do not have to perform, prove, or pretend.

Inside this coaching package, we’ll focus on:
• Strengthening Self-Trust And Emotional Awareness
• Identifying Unhealthy Patterns And Limiting Beliefs
• Improving Boundaries, Communication, And Emotional Regulation
• Rebuilding Confidence And Personal Identity
• Navigating Life Transitions With Greater Clarity
• Creating Sustainable Habits That Support Healing And Growth

This work is not about perfection or pressure.
It’s about helping you feel more connected to yourself, more emotionally grounded, and more equipped to move through life with intention rather than survival mode.

You deserve support while becoming the version of yourself you’ve been longing to meet.
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Trailblazer Coaching Package II (MOST POPULAR)

Trailblazer Package II | (12) 1-Hour Coaching Sessions
Heal Deeply | Rebuild From Within


This signature 12-session coaching experience is designed for individuals who are ready to go beyond temporary motivation and begin doing the deeper inner work required for lasting healing, emotional growth, and personal transformation.

If you’ve spent years surviving, carrying emotional pain in silence, struggling with unhealthy patterns, questioning your worth, or feeling disconnected from yourself, this coaching journey creates intentional space for you to slow down, heal, and rebuild from the inside out.

Together, we will explore the deeper layers beneath your experiences while strengthening your ability to trust yourself, regulate emotionally, set healthier boundaries, improve relationships, and move through life with greater clarity, confidence, and emotional stability.

This is not surface-level coaching.
This is intentional, trauma-informed support designed to help you create meaningful and sustainable change over time.

Inside this coaching journey, we may focus on:
• Healing Emotional Wounds And Unhealthy Relationship Patterns
• Rebuilding Self-Worth, Confidence, And Identity
• Strengthening Emotional Regulation And Self-Awareness
• Navigating Life Transitions With Greater Clarity And Stability
• Breaking Cycles Rooted In Fear, Shame, Rejection, Or Self-Abandonment
• Developing Healthier Boundaries, Communication, And Coping Skills
• Creating A More Aligned, Grounded, And Intentional Life

Consistency in this process matters because true healing is not rushed.
Transformation happens through intentional support, honest reflection, emotional safety, and the willingness to show up for yourself in new ways over time.

You do not have to navigate your healing journey alone.

This experience is for the person who is ready to stop surviving and start becoming.
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How to Talk So Your Partner Will Listen Paperback (NEW)

You’re Not Being Ignored,

You’re Being Misunderstood.


Most relationships don’t fall apart because of a lack of love, they struggle because communication keeps missing the mark.

If you’ve ever felt unheard, shut down, or stuck in the same conversations that lead nowhere, this book will show you how to finally break that cycle.

Discover how to express yourself clearly, listen without defensiveness, and create the kind of connection where both people feel seen, heard, and understood.
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Journey to Finding Me (Paperback )

A Courageous Journey Into Identity, Healing & Self-Discovery


Journey to Finding Me: A Unique Path to Self-Discovery is more than a book; it is an intimate reflection on identity, healing, and the courage it takes to come home to yourself.

Through honest storytelling and thoughtful reflection, Carla shares her lived experiences navigating faith, identity, and belonging as a licensed minister and advocate for both the LGBTQ+ and mental health communities.

With clarity and compassion, she invites readers into the quiet, often unseen work of disentangling inherited beliefs, confronting internalized shame, and choosing authenticity over expectation.

This book explores the delicate process of reconciling faith and identity, not by abandoning spirituality, but by cultivating a deeply personal, honest, and liberating relationship with God rooted in truth rather than fear.

Journey to Finding Me is an invitation to your own inner work: a gentle, courageous exploration that leads you back to who you are beneath conditioning, and forward into who you are becoming.
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Therapy Taught Me This (Paperback)

Daily Therapeutic Practices + Wisdom You Can Apply Right 

Away Without All the Fluff 

& Unnecessary Jargon


Therapy Taught Me This is packed with powerful life principles you can apply in your everyday journey. 

Written with readers in mind who may struggle with focus, attention, or reading lengthy books, each page delivers bite-sized wisdom designed to help you pause, reflect, and dig deeper. 

Every principle serves as a tool to help you snatch back your power, elevate your consciousness, and shift your mindset toward wholeness. 

Whether you’re navigating healing, growth, or transformation, this book offers practical and spiritual insight in an easy-to-digest format that speaks directly to your soul.
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3-Pack Empowerment Journal Collection (Paperback)

A Quiet Space for Reflection, Release & Reconnection


This journal bundle offers an intentional space to slow down, reflect, and reconnect with yourself through the practice of writing. 

Designed to support emotional processing and grounding, these journals invite honesty, presence, and self-compassion at your own pace and without expectation.
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How to Love Yourself When Life Keeps Hurting You (Paperback)

Discover the Strength to Love Yourself Through Life’s 

Hardest Moments


How to Love Yourself When Life Keeps Hurting You is an invitation into a gentle yet transformative journey of self-reconnection, healing, and inner resilience. 

Through honest reflection, spiritual insight, and therapeutic wisdom, Carla shares how she learned to cultivate self-love during seasons marked by pain, uncertainty, and emotional challenge. 

Drawing from lived experience and deep inner work, she offers readers a compassionate framework for rebuilding self-trust, restoring confidence, and anchoring their sense of worth, even when life feels unsteady. 

This book reminds us that healing does not begin when circumstances improve. It begins when you learn to listen inward, honor your experience, and choose yourself with care and intention. 

More than a guide, this book is a companion offering support, reflection, and encouragement as you move toward wholeness, clarity, and self-acceptance from the inside out.
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3-Pack Empowerment Journal Collection (Hardcover)

A Sanctuary for Reflection, Healing & Becoming


The Empowerment Journal Bundle offers a quiet, intentional space to pause, reflect, and reconnect with yourself. 

More than a collection of journals, it is an invitation to slow down, create room for your thoughts, and gently tend to what is still healing and unfolding.

Each hardcover journal is thoughtfully designed to support self-reflection, emotional processing, and grounding through the practice of writing. 

These pages encourage you to listen inward, honor your experience, and engage with yourself with care and honesty. 

Whether you are reflecting on the past, envisioning what’s ahead, or grounding yourself in the present, this bundle provides space to write freely, release what no longer serves you, and move forward with clarity and intention.
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Love Beyond Labels Workbook (Paperback)

#1 Resource for Couples to Strengthen Your Relationship Through Understanding, Empathy & Effective Communication 


Love Beyond Labels is a guided workbook created to support couples in strengthening connection, communication, and emotional intimacy without pressure, performance, or comparison. 

Rooted in clarity and compassion, this workbook walks couples through four essential areas of relational growth: understanding love languages, exploring attachment styles, deepening emotional intimacy, and renewing connection through the principles of Commitment, Passion, and Respect (C.P.R.).

Rather than offering quick fixes, Love Beyond Labels provides practical, reflective tools that help couples better understand themselves and each other, navigate challenges with intention, and build a relationship grounded in mutual care and respect. 

Whether you’re seeking to strengthen an already solid foundation or reconnect after a season of distance, this workbook offers a supportive framework for cultivating a relationship that feels authentic, aligned, and sustaining.
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Testimonials

Carla is a great coach and amazing soul who is full of wisdom! I love her authenticity and how passionate she is about seeing other women win! Under her leadership, I grew spiritually and personally as well as developed the courage to step out and launch my own business!

- Destinee Roundtree (North Carolina)

Working with Coach C transformed my life! I was a part of her Trailblazers Coaching Academy mentorship program that takes place over 12 months, and it was just what I needed! I gained a new sense of confidence and learned to love myself again!

- Kimberly Humphries (Texas)

I’m so appreciative of this beautiful, strong, patient & motivating woman—my coach! These last 5 months wouldn’t have been possible without you, your guidance, tough love, and support. Thank you for always being so dedicated to me and my healing, and making it possible for me to have a clear mind to pivot my life. I’m forever grateful for you.

- Kayla Turley (California)

Carla has been an amazing business and life coach to me! She helped me gain self-awareness, become more productive with my time, and accomplish well overdue goals! Her transparency heals,s and she sincerely cares about her clients. I highly recommend her for business strategies and personal growth!

- Stacy Moore (Texas)

Working with Carla equipped me to become the leadership coach I always desired to be. Her work ethic and genuine love for her clients and the respect she has for her calling were truly refreshing to witness and experience!

- Danielle Palmer (North Carolina)

Whatever you sweep under the rug today, you will trip over tomorrow. Let me help you unpack what's been holding you back!

I am here as a guide to help you learn how to trust yourself again while reframing beliefs that no longer serve you.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I know if this is right for me?
If you’re feeling stuck, disconnected from yourself, or repeating the same emotional or relationship patterns, this work is for you. I help women who are ready to heal, break cycles, and rebuild their identity with clarity and confidence.
What’s the difference between coaching and therapy?
Coaching focuses on helping you move forward by breaking patterns, gaining clarity, and creating change in your life. While I am trauma-informed, I do not diagnose or treat mental health conditions. If you need clinical support, I recommend working with a licensed therapist alongside coaching if needed.
What results can I expect from working with you?
You can expect greater emotional awareness, stronger boundaries, clearer decision-making, and a deeper sense of identity. Most importantly, you’ll stop surviving and start living in alignment with who you truly are.
How does the coaching process work?
We work together through guided conversations, emotional processing, and practical tools designed to help you heal, shift patterns, and rebuild your identity. Depending on the offer, this may be through 1:1 coaching or structured programs. 
How do I get started?
The first step is simple. Choose the package that best fits your needs. You can book a 1:1 session or enroll in my Journey to Finding Me experience to begin your healing and transformation.

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