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Carpenter Couple & Family Counseling, PLLC
Erica Carpenter, Ph.D., LMFT-S
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Journal Prompts for Seeking a Romantic Relationship
If you are one of the many who is actively engaging in the search for a romantic partner, sometimes it can be helpful to think about and...
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...
Thinking Systemically
As a couple and family therapist, I have been trained to think systemically and look at situations and relationships through a systemic...
Creating Shared Meaning in Your Relationship
Relationships between partners/spouses take work in order for the relationship to continue building and growing. According to Dr. John...
Simple Things Couples Can Do to Grow Closer
When couples are still in the early phases of a relationship, it can seem effortless. But once that phase wears off, the truth is,...
What to Expect from Couples Therapy
Starting anything new can be a little scary, including going to therapy. It may even be a little scarier if you are going to therapy with...
The Myth about Marital Conflict
As a couples therapist, one of the things I hear couples say the most is that their goal is to never argue. It is so often that our idea...
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