carpenter couple & family counseling, pllc

There are many different variations of what it means to be your authentic self in relationships, but most include something along the...

It can be hard to make nurturing your relationship with your partner a priority with the everyday demands of life. But being able to keep...

When you think of the word partnership, you might think of working as a team, doing something together, or tackling tasks by splitting up...

When couples are early in their relationship, they're likely not thinking about some of the harder things that may come up over time. As...

Life transitions are major events that happen throughout our life and often involve change. These transitions can be both positive and/or...

One of the best ways to continue building emotional intimacy in a relationship is for partners to continue to learn about each other as...

As a couple and family therapist, I have been trained to think systemically and look at situations and relationships through a systemic...

You may have heard the phrase “anger is a secondary emotion”, but what does that mean? To understand this phrase, let me first describe...

How well do you know the inner world of your partner or spouse? Do you know how they think about things, their fears, dreams, etc.?...

One of the masters of family therapy, Murray Bowen, created the concept of differentiation of self, which is defined as “the ability to...