I provide mental/emotional health evaluation, consultation, and therapy for individual adults.
The most common problems I work with are depression, anxiety, self-worth, trauma, and spiritual identity.
I use a variety of approaches based on applied science and the specific needs of the client(s) and her or his situation. I support and work within the values of the client in a positive psychological framework. The spectrum of concerns may include physical, mental, emotional, social, or spiritual domains.
About me. I received a B.A. from the University of Utah with majors in Psychology and Secondary Education and minors in Philosophy and German. At the University of Oregon, I earned M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Psychology. I completed an internship in Clinical Psychology at the University of Colorado Medical Center. Licensed by the State of Kansas, I am an independent practitioner in Clinical Psychology. I am a Psychology Professor Emeritus at the University of Kansas where I worked for four decades. I served in leadership responsibilities including Director of the KU Psychological Clinic, Associate Chair and Chair of the Department of Psychology. I have published more than 50 articles, book chapters or books and given hundreds of professional presentations and workshops. I enjoy reading, family history, walking, exercise, computer building, and database management. I am married to D. Diane Carpenter Karpowitz, and we have six children and twenty grandchildren. I am a committed Christian and member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I have been involved in lay teaching and leadership responsibilities in my church most of my life, including two missions, the first in Berlin Germany for two and one-half years and the second in the Midwest teaching teachers courses in strengthen marriage and strengthen family for three years. Additionally, I have served in lay leadership responsibilities including bishop (minister for a congregation), stake president (minister for several congregations), and temple president. I enjoy being of service to others.