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Carpenter Couple & Family Counseling, PLLC
Erica Carpenter, Ph.D., LMFT-S
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Navigating Life Transitions as a Couple
Life transitions are major events that happen throughout our life and often involve change. These transitions can be both positive and/or...
Some Questions to Help Build Emotional Intimacy
One of the best ways to continue building emotional intimacy in a relationship is for partners to continue to learn about each other as...
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...
Getting to Know Your Partner’s Inner World
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.?...
The Art of Asking Good Questions
If there’s one thing I’ve learned from being a therapist and teacher, it’s that a good question has the potential to change the whole...
Setting Boundaries While Social Distancing
As many of us are currently social distancing, you are probably spending much more time at home and less time actually out interacting...
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...
Setting Conversations Up for Success
We’ve all been there – we want to talk to a family member, significant other, friend, etc. about something important, and possibly...
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