Christopher Jerome Carter, PhD, LP, NCPsyA

Dr. Christopher Carter is a nationally certified psychoanalyst (NAAP) and a licensed practitioner with a private practice in New York State. He is a member of the International Association of Jungian Analysts in Zürich, Switzerland, and brings decades of experience in clinical, community, and spiritual care. In his practice, Dr. Carter specializes in working with young adults, single adults, and couples, including those living with serious and persistent mental illnesses. His approach emphasizes establishing meaning and purposeful living, guiding clients toward alignment with their vocation and a greater sense of wholeness—what Jungian analysis terms “individuation.”

Prior to founding his private practice in 2021, Dr. Carter held senior leadership roles within major healthcare and social service organizations, including Senior Program Director at Saint Joseph’s Medical Center/St. Vincent’s Hospital Westchester Division and Program Director at Urban Pathways. In these positions, he managed large-scale supportive housing and mental health programs, ensured regulatory compliance, supervised multidisciplinary teams, and developed evidence-based initiatives for chronically homeless individuals, veterans, and others living with serious mental illness. His professional path reflects a rare integration of clinical expertise and systems-level leadership.

Dr. Carter’s academic accomplishments include advanced degrees in Psychiatry & Religion from Columbia University and Union Theological Seminary, as well as postdoctoral psychoanalytic training through the Jungian Psychoanalytic Association. A published scholar and award-winning author, he critically examines analytical psychology, systemic racism, and ethical responsibilities within healthcare. Recognized as an Honored Listee in Marquis Who’s Who (2024–2025), he continues to contribute to the field through clinical practice, writing, teaching, and advocacy.

Dr. Carter is a vocal advocate for addressing racism and ethnic bias in society and healthcare. He emphasizes the importance of using “ethnicity” rather than “race” in interpersonal references and supports national initiatives to educate the public on systemic racial bias, informed by the United Nations’ work following WWII. Grounded in science, including insights from the Human Genome Project, he acknowledges the historical persistence of racial constructs and promotes ongoing corrective measures to advance more equitable, socially conscious approaches to psychoanalysis and healthcare.

• Jungian Psychoanalytic Association (2021)- Analytical training; IAAP certification

• NYS LP-Psychoanalyst (2021)

• America's Best Medicine - 2026

• International Association of Analytical Psychology

Peer-Reviewed Journals

• Carter, C. J. (anticipated February 2026). Andrew Samuels in Conversation with Christopher Jerome Carter (Corresponding Reporter/Editor). Journal of Analytical Psychology. (10 May 2025)
• Carter, C. J. (2024). The current role of analytical psychology in maintaining fictitious boundaries promoted through the race lie: A call to dismantle the virtual wall created through attitudes of white supremacy. Journal of Analytical Psychology, 69(5).
• https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-5922.13045
• Carter, C. J. (2021). Time for space at the table: An African American–Native American analyst-in-training’s first-hand reflections. A call for the IAAP to publicly denounce (but not erase) the white supremacist writings of C. G. Jung. Journal of Analytical Psychology, 66(1), 70–92.
• 🏆 Awarded the 2021 Gradiva Award – Best Student Paper

Books & Edited Volumes

• Carter, C. J., & Houck, T. (Eds.). (2023). Jungian reflections on systemic racism: Members of an American psychoanalytic community on training, practice, and inclusivity. Routledge.

Online Publications

• Young-Eisendrath, P., & Carter, C. J. (March 9, 2025). Ending delusions of superiority: Race and eugenics, Part II — Opposing racism in Jungian psychology and psychoanalysis: Two Jungians working together to end racism and dehumanization. Substack.
• https://drpolly.substack.com/p/ending-delusions-of-superiority-race
• Young-Eisendrath, P., & Carter, C. J. (July 17, 2025). Ending delusions of superiority: Racism and eugenics, Part I — Two Jungians working together to end racism and dehumanization. Substack.
• https://drpolly.substack.com/p/ending-delusions-of-superiority-racism

Dissertations & Scholarly Works

• Carter, C. J. (2007). The womb complex & womb envy in males. ProQuest Dissertations.
• http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:3314594

Media & Special Contributions

• Marquis Who’s Who. (January 13, 2025). Who’s Who of Distinguished Leaders: 2025 Honorees. The Wall Street Journal, p. 84.
• Chumley, N., & McGuckin, J. A. (2010). Mysteries of the Jesus Prayer. Christopher J. Carter, Funder. Magnetic Arts, LLC.
• Gannett Co. (circa 1982). Epidemic: America’s War on Drugs. Featured the Community Health Education Council on Children and Adolescents (CHECCA).