Jonathan Carpenter

I'm not your typical therapist, and that's by design. With over 20 years in social services, I've worked alongside people in some of the most demanding, complex, and often overlooked corners of human experience, in-patient and in-home therapy, homeless outreach, academic research, and private practice. That breadth isn't just my resume, it's shaped how I think about healing.

I founded Chaos Therapy around a simple but radical idea: life is chaotic, the goal isn't to eliminate the chaos from our existence but to find order within it. My approach is integrative and intentionally anarchistic; there's no rigid script or one-size-fits most protocol. Our sessions are collaborative, adaptive, and real.

If you've been told you're too much, too complicated, too sensitive, too far gone, then you are exactly who I built my practice for.

My approach is often described as anarchistic. There's no predetermined map, no module to complete before we move on. Instead, we carve the path that gets you to your chosen destination, borrowing from different therapeutic modalities as they fit the moment, not the manual.

"How does what's happening today connect to the work we've been doing?"

That question sits at the center of every session. Crises get addressed when they arrive; life doesn't wait and neither will we. But they're never treated in isolation. Everything connects back to your core presenting issues and background, and every detour is an opportunity to understand the bigger picture.

Our first session is like a first date, not an intake with a pulse. We'll talk, get a feel for each other, and start building a common language that will carry us through the work. I'll gather some background, we'll sketch out your goals and a rough sense of how we'll achieve them, but the most important thing happening is simpler: are we a good fit?

I'm assessing whether I'm genuinely confident that I can help you achieve your goals. I ask you to assess whether you feel comfortable being vulnerable with me. Both things matter equally. If they fit isn't right, we can be honest with each other and I'll help you find someone who is.