John Carpenter received a BA in Psychology from DePauw University in 1977, an MSW degree from Washington University in St. Louis in 1979.  He was also trained in Clinical Hypnosis and Guided Imagery at the Menninger Clinic in Topeka, KS in 1980. He has worked 12 years at Mercy Hospital’s Marian Center in Springfield, eight years in clinics with psychiatrists, 16 years as the counseling therapist for five Rural Health Medical Clinics in Branson, Forsyth, and Sparta, eight years as a nationwide educator (PESI, inc.) for mental healthcare providers to get their CEU’s.  Overall, he has served Southwest Missouri for over 40 years providing psychiatric assessments, individual therapy, marriage counseling, family therapy and group therapy for every diagnosis and type of behavior issue.  He has also written a book (2003) entitled “Effective Strategies for Helping Couples and Families” and made presentations for Missouri NASW annual conferences in recent years.

Presentation(s): 

Treating Nine Classic Types of Relationships