Erin Carpenter

Erin Carpenter, PsyD is a licensed clinical psychologist and instructor in the Clinical Psychology PsyD Program. Her academic interests center on teaching and mentoring emerging clinicians, with an emphasis on building clinical skills, fostering reflective practice, and supporting professional identity development.

Dr. Carpenter earned her PsyD in Clinical Psychology from the University of San Francisco in 2021. She completed her doctoral internship at Pace University Counseling Center in Manhattan and her postdoctoral fellowship at a group private practice in Los Angeles. She also maintains a private practice in the Bay Area.

• Emerging adulthood 
• LGBTQ+ mental health 
• Psychodynamic psychotherapy

• University of San Francisco, PsyD in Clinical Psychology (2021)
• University of San Francisco, MS in Clinical Psychology (2019)
• UC Santa Barbara, BA in Psychology (2014)
• UC Santa Barbara, BA in Communication (2014)

• Adjunct Professor in Psychology, Chapman University (2025)
• Adjunct Professor in Psychology, Empire State University (2022-2024) 
• Adjunct Professor in Psychology, Fordham University (2021)