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Rev. Bruce Carpenter, LPC

Relationships Trauma, Abuse Grief Parenting issues Self esteem, Motivation
Video Phone Live Chat Messaging

About me

I seek to assist persons in successfully finding their way through difficult circumstances and in building healthier emotional lives.
I grew up in a loving, hard-working, three-generational, Christian family. My life experiences include marriage, family, sports, carpentry, music, research, Emergency Medical Technician, mistakes, and continued progress. I earned the Master of Divinity degree from Brite Divinity School at Texas Christian University and as an ordained Minister have served several congregations over many years. As part of that experience I earned the Master of Education, Counseling degree from University of North Texas, Dallas and have worked part-time for several years as a Licensed Professional Counselor in a Child Advocacy Center with children, teens, and non-offending adult caregivers.
My training and experience includes Cognitive Processing Therapy, certification in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Gottmans' Levels I and II, volunteer work in the PTSD unit of a Veterans Affairs facility, past certification in Critical Incident Stress Debriefing, 12 years certification as an Emergency Medical Technician, and volunteer Chaplain in local ambulance services.
I respect each client as a person of sacred worth and am a good listener, seeking to assist the person in effectively managing difficulties and attempting to discover the underlying causes of chronic problems. This is fulfilling, life work for me, seeing others gaining in peace of mind, effective daily life, and healthy hope for their future.

Professional experience

10yrs in practice
Relationships Trauma, Abuse Grief Parenting issues Self esteem, Motivation

Additional areas of focus: Stress, Anxiety, Family conflicts, Anger management, Career difficulties, Depression, Coping with life changes, Compassion fatigue, Caregiver issues and stress, Codependency, Coping with Natural or Human-Caused Disaster, Divorce and separation, Emptiness, Family Problems, Fatherhood Issues, First Responder Issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Post-traumatic stress, Workplace issues, Young Adult Issues

Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Gottman Method, Trauma-Focused Therapy

Services offered

Video
Phone
Live Chat
Messaging

License information

TX LPC 73166

Reviews

These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Rev. Bruce Carpenter. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.

Always has patience. Shows me other way to process how I feel.

Written on Mar 11, 2024 after therapy with Bruce for 4 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, self esteem, and coping with life changes

Bruce Carpenter is great! He listens, asks insightful questions, very empathetic and has relevant life experience to share. I feel fortunate to have him on my “team”

Written on Feb 11, 2024 after therapy with Bruce for 1 year on issues concerning coping with life changes

Amazing man. Very calming. Godly. Perfect for what I need. Been fun talking to Bruce.

Written on Jan 09, 2024 after therapy with Bruce for 1 year and 5 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, family conflicts, self esteem, and coaching

Very understanding and helpful gentleman.

Written on Nov 22, 2023 after therapy with Bruce for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, self esteem, and anger management

I think successful counseling depends on the honest of the seeker. Rev. Carpenter has helped this process for me. Being honest is not always easy, but beneficial.

Written on Oct 08, 2023 after therapy with Bruce for 6 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, grief, and adhd

He’s great.

Written on Aug 14, 2023 after therapy with Bruce for 2 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues, family conflicts, and trauma and abuse