Carmen Jimenez-Pride

Co-Author

Carmen Jimenez-Pride is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor and a Registered Yoga Teacher. She earned a Bachelor of Social Work from Benedict College in 2004, and a Master of Social Work in 2005 from the University of South Carolina.  

Carmen is the founder of Outspoken Counseling and Consulting LLC., a mental health agency that serves individuals, couples, and families.  

Carmen is the founder of It Takes a Village, a non-profit organization focused on building resilience in families and decreasing early trauma.   

In 2017 Carmen published No, No Elizabeth, her first publication and first book in the Elizabeth the Adventure series.  Elizabeth Makes a Friend, the second book in the series was published in 2019.  

Carmen is the creator of Focus on Feeling© a multicultural play therapy curriculum focused on social and emotional development. 

To learn more about her work, contact her at: 

E-mail: Carmen@outspokenllc.com  

Website: www.CarmenPride.com; www.PlayTherapywithCarmen.com