Visalia, CA

Hi, I’m Carin Barnes. I have learned that each financial professional is unique and that no two paths into the profession is exactly the same. My journey into financial services began in counseling. For 13 years, I ran a successful, private Marriage and Family practice during which I facilitated over 20,000 hours of clinical therapy. For several of those years I also taught as an adjunct professor at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. My role as therapist has taught me so much; to listen well, to empathize, to think critically and to explore patterns that keep people stuck. And ultimately, it taught me how to develop plans and implementation strategies that help move people toward the lives they want to live.

In the course of my career, I saw first-hand the crucial role that financial health plays in overall well-being. I worked with people as they experienced financial stress, and relationship struggles related to finances, I came along beside them as they contended with the strong emotion that money evokes. I worked with them as they dealt with how to manage, grow and protect the assets they worked hard to acquire. Underneath all this people want the same thing. They want to know that assets will be there …working for them …when they most need it. Having a solid financial road map, and a guide to help navigate it, is often the missing link.

A financial road map and trusted guidance, provides stability, clarity, empowerment and excitement about life. Now, as a member of the Artha Wealth Advisors team, I am able bring my skills as a therapist to the powerful and deeply personal work we do here… helping clients build the financial foundation they need, to live the lives they really want. I can’t think of anything more rewarding.