Kristen Carpenter (She/Her)
Therapist, LMSW, ACSW 136748
Licensed in NY and CA
Kristen Carpenter, LMSW, is an intensively trained DBT and CBT therapist. She holds a Master's Degree from Columbia University's School of Social Work, where she completed the Dialectical Behavior Therapy training program and lab under Andre Ivanoff, Ph.D.
Kristen is also trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), a leading trauma treatment, through the Trauma Institute & Child Trauma Institute. She has additional training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Parent Management Training (PMT), Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE), and Exposure and Response Prevention for OCD (ERP).
Kristen particularly enjoys working with adolescents, teenagers, and young adults, because these are powerful years of self-discovery and growth. She has experience working with parents and is passionate about helping clients reconnect with who they are, develop self-compassion, and use skills to build a life that they feel proud of and are excited to live. Kristen is also a 200-HR Yoga Alliance Certified yoga teacher, and she weaves mindfulness and the mind-body connection into her evidence-based work.
Prior to joining BPS, Kristen was a member of Brooklyn Heights Behavioral Associates, a comprehensive DBT private practice in Brooklyn, NY. Before joining the mental health field, Kristen had a career in marketing at American Express.
In her spare time, Kristen can be found doing yoga, deep diving into a new musical artist, and spending time outside (ideally with her cat, Yoshii, if he doesn't try to escape!).
