Dr. Lee Carter, author of Putting Humpty Dumpty Back Together: Parenting a Distressed Child (see also: http://distressedchild.com), is a psychologist in private practice. Since 1983, Dr. Carter has provided psychological services in a broad range of settings, including outpatient, inpatient, and residential treatment environments. In addition to his license as a psychologist, he has specialty certification in psychological evaluation and assessment.
Dr. Carter became especially interested in evaluating and treating traumatized and distressed children and teens while working in inpatient psychiatric hospitals. During the 1990s, he was on staff at a central Texas residential treatment center and was instrumental in developing a treatment program for sexually abused adolescent females.
Since 2002, Dr. Carter has concentrated solely on conducting psychological evaluations and providing court-related services. In addition to trauma cases, he has a keen interest in personality and identity development and evaluates a broad spectrum of children, teens, and adults. He has authored several books, including his newest, Putting Humpty Dumpty Back Together and the highly regarded workbook for adolescent and young adult sexual abuse victims, It Happened To Me.