Privacy & Texting Policy
Your PRIVACY is incredibly important. Dr. Carpenter does not share any information about you with anyone unless you have provided written consent or if legally required by a court subpoena. If she receives an electronically signed release of information from another party, she will always confirm with you before sending any records.
All video sessions, EHR messaging, and scheduling are conducted through encrypted, HIPAA-compliant systems.
Dr. Carpenter is available between sessions for established clients through a HIPAA-compliant secure messaging portal.
For new client inquiries or if you're experiencing issues accessing the portal, you may text or call the business line at 912-495-5333. Please note:
Office hours: Monday – Friday, 9 AM – 1 PM Eastern Time.
Response time: Dr. Carpenter responds as soon as possible—sometimes right away, but it may take up to 24-48 hours.
Limitations: SMS is NOT HIPAA-compliant and should only be used for logistical matters, not for discussing confidential or clinical concerns.
FCC Compliance Notice: By texting Dr. Carpenter at 912-495-5333, you acknowledge that responses are sent manually and only in reply to your direct inquiry. Dr. Carpenter does not send automated, marketing, or promotional texts from this line. If you no longer wish to receive responses, simply stop texting or let Dr. Carpenter know. SMS should only be used for logistical matters, not clinical discussions. Standard message & data rates may apply.
Good Books
Pema Chodron - Anything she writes (audio is great)
Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist (great for people at a cross-road in life)
Jon Kabat-Zinn - Anything he writes (audio not so great)
Shinzen Young - Breakthrough Pain (make sure you get the CD with it!)
Bessel Van Der Kolk - The Body Keeps the Score (PTSD - some parts are disturbing FYI)
A Gradual Awakening - Stephen Levine (Meditation)
The Happiness Trap - Russ Harris (ACT based)
An Unquiet Mind - Kay Redfield Jamison (Bipolar - personal account)
The Buddha and the Borderline - Kiera Van Gelder (1st hand perspective on borderline personality disorder)
Coping with BPD - Blaise Aguirre and Gillian Galen (workbook for borderline personality disorder)
Podcasts show a variety of views about mental health (life) topics with humor, love, and the respect that we are all human. Even though we each have a unique life journey, we are not alone.
Podcasters have a variety of backgrounds.
Listen with a chunk of salt in your back pocket and a sense of HUMOR!
Inspiring Quotes
“When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on.”
—Franklin D. Roosevelt
“ The real test is not whether you avoid this failure, because you won’t. It’s whether you let it harden or shame you into inaction, or whether you learn from it; whether you choose to persevere.”
—Barack Obama
“You may think I’m small, but I have a universe inside my mind.”
—Yoko Ono
“Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.”
—Thomas A. Edison
“What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset.”
—Blackfoot Tribe
“ Don’t be distracted by criticism. Remember — the only taste of success some people get is to take a bite out of you.”
—Zig Ziglar
“It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s the way you carry it.”
—Lena Horne
“Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.”
—Winston S. Churchill