Jean A. Carter, Ph.D.
Dr. Jean Carter has maintained a psychotherapy practice in Washington DC since receiving her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Maryland in 1980. In her work at the Washington Psychological Center, PC, she emphasizes psychotherapy with individuals and couples, with primary emphases on serious trauma, relationship issues, depression and work stress/vocational adjustment. Additional areas of interest include grief and loss and issues related to sexual orientation for both individuals and couples. Although she is active throughout psychology, her primary commitment and on-going passion are for the practice of psychotherapy.
Dr. Carter is a member of the Board of Directors of the American Psychological Association. She has served as President of three Divisions of the American Psychological Association, on the APA Council of Representatives, as Chair of the Committee for Division/APA Relations and the Committee for the Advancement of Professional Practice, and as vice chair of the APA Finance Committee. She was the secretary/treasurer of the Association for the Advancement of Psychology. Dr. Carter is also an adjunct faculty member in Counseling Psychology at the University of Maryland. She frequently contributes to psychological scholarship through publications and presentations. She serves as an Associate Editor for Professional Psychology: Research and Practice and on the Editorial Boards of Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training and The Counseling Psychologist.
Dr. Carter is a Fellow in three Divisions of the American Psychological Association and is a Distinguished Practitioner of the National Academies of Practice. She has received numerous awards, including Distinguished Psychologist (Psychologists in Independent Practice, Division 42 of APA), APA Presidential Citation (2000) for service to Divisions, APA, 2000 "For her outstanding and effective leadership in advancing the impact of APA's divisions . . .", the John D. Black Practitioner Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Practice of Psychology, Division of Counseling Psychology (1998), and the Society of Counseling Psychology's Best Practices Award (2008).