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Carpenter Couple & Family Counseling, PLLC
Erica Carpenter, Ph.D., LMFT-S

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New Year's Intentions for Your Relationships
The start of the new year is a great time to think about areas you would like to focus on over the next 12 months, both individually and...


Surviving the Holidays (During a Pandemic)
For many, the holiday season can be difficult enough as is for many different reasons during a normal year, much less during a year with...


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


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


The Three Levels of Communication
When you hear the word “communication”, you probably think about talking. But communication includes so much more: body language, tone of...


How Self-Differentiated Are You?
One of the masters of family therapy, Murray Bowen, created the concept of differentiation of self, which is defined as “the ability to...


Where Do We Learn to Take on the Roles We Do in Relationships?
As a family therapist, I am interested in learning how the relationships in one’s life impact who they are, both in and outside of other...
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