Terrie Carpenter

Terrie Carpenter is a licensed Physical Therapist who has been practicing in her field for 42 years. During the course of her career Ms. Carpenter has had considerable clinical experience. She has worked extensively in the acute care and out patient settings. She has been actively involved in program development and clinical teaching of physical therapy interns. She participated in spearheading the growth of the cardiopulmonary area of physical therapy. She has worked colaboratively on federal grants designed to teach acute care to hospitals in more rural areas. Ms. Carpenter has been in private practice for the last 10 years and has specialized in the areas of pain management and addiction. She has consulted to residential programs and designed an innovative approach to working with this client population on a residential and outpatient basis. She has created a very effective three level approach to healing the musculoskeletal system and designed lifeskill training classes to support her clients in staying well long term. She also works with her clients in wellness and injury prevention. Ms. Carpenter is a national speaker and author. Throughout her life’s journey one thing has remained constant and that is her passion to support individuals and systems in making positive and lasting change. Combining her education, training, professional and personal experiences she has created The Change Model. This model provides the foundational piece for her professional work, her …