ABOUT CARLA ROYAL

Carla Royal helps high-performing founders and executives access the internal steadiness that changes how they lead, decide, and relate when the stakes stay high. Her work centers on nervous-system regulation; the physiological foundation of clear judgment, grounded presence, and sustained influence.

At the core of her approach is the Pocket Reset™: a brief, embodied pause that brings the system back online when pressure peaks. In under two minutes, leaders learn to reset their physiology, recover clarity, and choose their next move from precision rather than reactivity. This reset becomes a repeatable way to operate cleanly in moments that matter.

This is the pause that changes everything.

CARLA ROYAL, M.ED.
Certified Integral Master Coach™

  • Carla began her career as a psychotherapist, and she saw quickly that understanding a problem doesn’t help you stay steady in the room where the pressure is real. Leaders needed a way to change their internal state in real time, not after the fact, not in theory, and not in hindsight.

    Across three decades, she has built a body of work that takes leaders out of mental management and directly into the physiology of performance. She helps clients see the protective strategies running their system, interrupt the spin at the right moment, and re-engage with clarity instead of strain.

    Through deep one-to-one engagements and focused intensives, Carla creates a private, highly functional space where leaders can reset, recalibrate, and reconnect with their original drive without losing the precision that built their success.

    Carla works with a select number of clients each year to protect the depth, confidentiality, and pace this work requires. Every engagement is customized and collaborative. The aim is not to add more strategies but to remove what quietly disrupts clear thinking and clean execution.

  • Carla Royal, M.Ed., is a Certified Integral Master Coach™ with more than thirty years of experience in psychology, personal development, and leadership advisory. Her method integrates somatic regulation, Internal Family Systems, applied polyvagal theory, and developmental psychology, with a consistent focus on practical, real-world application inside leadership and performance.

    She has helped founders, executives, and creators at the top of their industries access a steadier internal state, one that supports sharper judgment, stronger relationships, and growth that doesn’t collapse under pressure.

  • 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

    POLYVAGAL INFORMED COACH
    Deb Dana | Rhythm of Regulation
    2024-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

 
 

The Reset Changes Everything

True power is the ability to bring your system back online when others react.

When leaders can reset quickly, they protect their decisions, their relationships, and the businesses that depend on them.

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  • 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