Hi, I’m Carla
Your Journey Deserves a Guide Who Truly Sees You
You’ve built a life others admire, yet you know there’s more. Beneath the surface, you feel the strain of expectations, the disconnection from deeper meaning, and the call to lead in a way that truly aligns with your values.
I understand the weight of these challenges. I’ve dedicated my life to exploring the deeper questions of purpose, meaning, and leadership. Over years of partnering with high-achieving entrepreneurs, I saw a pattern: outward success often masks an inner yearning for clarity, connection, alignment.
CARLA ROYAL, M.ED.
Certified Integral Master Coach™
That insight led me to expand my work to serve visionary leaders—change agents who sense the world’s urgent need for transformation and are ready to start within themselves.
Who I Am
I don’t offer quick fixes or one-size-fits-all strategies. My life’s work has been about going deep—exploring the inner world, unburdening from past traumas, and transforming pain into purpose. That commitment to authenticity is at the heart of my coaching. Clients often describe my coaching as “the safest, most transformative space I’ve ever experienced.” They feel deeply seen and supported, free to explore truths they’ve avoided or couldn’t see before.
My approach draws on proven methodologies such as Internal Family Systems, neuroscience, emotional intelligence, somatic awareness, and polyvagal theory blended with intuitive insight and deep empathy. Together, we’ll uncover the leader you know you’re meant to be and create breakthroughs that feel both natural and life-changing.
Why I Made This Shift
Through years of working with high-performing entrepreneurs, I realized true leadership isn’t just about results—it’s about aligning who we are with what truly matters. But as I looked at the fractured systems around us, I knew I wanted to do more than guide leaders toward personal success.
The challenges we face as a society—disconnection, inequality, and the urgent need for systems that heals rather than harm—call for a new kind of leadership. I felt compelled to partner with those who are ready to lead with purpose, courage, and impact.
Today, I focus on working with visionary and conscious leaders, social entrepreneurs, and change agents—people who care deeply about creating meaningful change within themselves and in the world around them. Whether you’re an entrepreneur, creative, or executive, I’m here to help you align with your values, lead authentically, and build a legacy that serves the greater good.
What Sets My Coaching Apart
Decades of Experience: My expertise is rooted in years of navigating deep, complex inner work—both personally and with clients.
Unlike Many Coaches, I Bring Extensive Training and a Research-Backed Approach: With a master’s degree in counseling, experience as a therapist, and certification as a Master Integral Coach™, my approach is grounded in proven methodologies—not quick-fix techniques. I continuously refine my expertise through ongoing education and training.
Intuitive and Tailored Approach: I integrate research-backed methodologies with a flexible, intuitive process that meets you where you are, recognizing that no two leaders—or their journeys—are the same.
A Safe and Deeply Attuned Space: Clients often tell me they feel truly seen, sometimes for the first time. I create a grounded, nonjudgmental space where leaders can explore their deepest questions, work through unspoken struggles, and rediscover the clarity, strength, and wisdom that has always been within them.
Through our work together, you HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO:
Build the resilience to meet challenges with calm and confidence.
Reconnect with your deeper purpose and align your leadership with your values.
Transform limiting beliefs into sources of strength and clarity.
Lead authentically, creating trust, connection, and meaningful impact.
Build a legacy that reflects your success and inspires and transforms a world in great need.
My Story
My journey hasn’t been conventional. I didn’t follow the typical path of success. Instead, I committed myself to the profound, lifelong work of healing and self-discovery—the kind of work that asks us to look inward, face what feels uncomfortable, and embrace the parts of ourselves we’ve been taught to avoid.
This process has been challenging and deeply transformative. It’s taught me how to navigate fear, sit with uncertainty, and uncover the wisdom and strength that come from engaging fully with life’s messiness. Most of all, it’s shown me that true leadership begins within—with the courage to align who we are with how we lead.
I’ve worked with leaders at every stage of success, and one truth has become clear: leadership that truly helps the world begins with the courage to unburden and transform yourself. Over time, I’ve seen how this inner transformation creates the ripple effects that inspire trust, connection, and real change in others.
Your Next Step
The world needs leaders who are bold enough to question old systems of power and brave enough to create new ones. If you’re ready to explore a new kind of leadership—one grounded in authenticity, purpose, and impact—let’s connect.
CERTIFICATION & EDUCATION
CERTIFIED INTEGRAL MASTER COACH™
Integral Coaching Canada
ICF Accreditation 2013-present
CERTIFIED STRATEGIC INTERVENTION COACH
(Tony) Robbins-Madanes Coach Training
2011-present
IFS-INFORMED COACH
Internal Family Systems
2023-present
PULSE® CERTIFIED GUIDE
Be Well Lead Well Pulse® Pioneering Assessment
Empowering Leaders to Amplify Thriving
LICENSED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR
NC Board of Licensed Professional Counselors
1990-2005
NATIONAL CERTIFIED COUNSELOR
National Board of Certified Counselors
1990-2005
MASTER OF EDUCATION | COUNSELING
University of South Carolina - Columbia
1990
BACHELOR OF ARTS | SOCIOLOGY
Covenant College
1982
Integral Coaching® and Integral Master Coach™ is a registered trademark in Canada owned by Integral Coaching Canada Inc. and licensed to Carla Royal. Integral Coaching Canada is fully accredited with the International Coach Federation. "'Integral' means inclusive of everything, entire, complete, whole. So, at its deepest root, Integral Coaching® refers to a way of coaching that is whole, complete and integrated. An Integral approach brings about change that endures over time, beyond the term of a coaching contract." ICC
A WORD ABOUT DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
Diversity and inclusion are core values in my life and work. I acknowledge and embrace all types of diversity including ethnicity, race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion, and abilities.
I honor the strength, creativity, and power that come from experiencing different viewpoints, backgrounds, and cultures. I welcome the opportunity to grow in understanding and awareness.
Disclaimers and Disclosures
Please be advised that Carla Royal is trained as a Certified Integral Master Coach™ and her role is to facilitate a stronger connection between you and your own innate wisdom. The answers you seek are within you. Coaching conversations, trainings, intensives, immersions, masterminds, retreats, blog posts, or podcast episodes should in no way be construed as therapy or diagnostic services of any kind, or as financial, legal, medical, or any other kind of advice.