Carla Wills-Brandon has a Masters Degree in Clinical Psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology, Fresno, an APA approved school and is a State Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. Wills-Brandon also completed a two year course of study and dissertation in a Doctor of Philosophy in Holistic Nutrition program at Clayton College of Holistic Health. Her dissertation was titled; 'A Four Pronged Approach to the Holistic Treatment of Food Disorders.' She has published 10 books, one of which was a "Publishers Weekly Best Seller." She has lectured across the U.S. and U.K., and has appeared on numerous national radio and television programs, such as Geraldo Rivera, Sally Jesse Raphael, Mantel Williams, Art Bell’s Coast To Coast Radio Show, Uri Geller’s Coast To Coast Radio Show and Politically Incorrect With Bill Maher. Considered a relationship and trauma expert, many of her media appearances have been dedicated to discussing healthy intimacy, recovery from sexual abuse and trauma resolution.

Wills-Brandon lives on an island just off the coast of Texas in a 100-year-old historical home. She and her husband, Dr. Michael Brandon Ph.D., a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, have been in private practice for almost two decades. They have been married for over 30 years. The Brandons have two sons, Joshua and Aaron.