Dr. Carmichael attended Columbia University for a BA in Psychology, and graduated summa cum laude with Departmental Honors in Psychology. She completed her doctorate in Clinical Psychology at Long Island University in Brooklyn; the LIU Clinical Psychology Program admits fewer than 10% of applicants and is accredited by the American Psychological Association. Dr. Carmichael completed her clinical training at Lenox Hill Hospital and Kings County Hospital, as well as other settings such as community clinics and academic centers. Dr. Carmichael has published work on issues related to psychotherapy through academic sources such as Guilford, and presented at the Anxiety Disorders Association of America. Dr. Carmichael has instructed undergraduate courses at Long Island University and has served as adjunct faculty at the City University of New York.

Dr. Carmichael has been a certified yoga instructor since 2001; she has also completed coursework in Buddhism and meditation with Robert Tenzen-Thurman (Dr. Thurman is an Oxford scholar and was the first American to be ordained a Tibetan monk by the Dalai Lama) and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction designed by Jon Kabat-Zinn of the University of Massachusetts Medical School.

Dr. Carmichael is also a consultant at Baker McKenzie, the third largest law firm in the world. She is an Advisory Board member appearing for Women’s Health Magazine (Hearst), and a featured expert for Psychology Today. Dr. Carmichael has been featured as an expert on VH1, Inside Edition, ABC Nightline and other television; and has been quoted in the New York Times, Forbes, Vanity Fair, Shape, Cosmopolitan, Rolling Stone, and other print media.

Dr. Carmichael is a sustaining member of the New York Junior League, which is a charitable organization devoted to promoting volunteerism and improving the lives of women and children in New York. In addition to her work with executives and very high-functioning clientele, Dr. Carmichael has provided clinical as well as personal volunteer services to under-served populations including the homeless, veterans with addictions, and poverty-level immigrants.