Dr. Wharton is a former psychiatrist who, before her license was revoked, specialized in repressed memories.
History[]
Wharton worked at the Whole Life Recovery Center, where she treated Megan Ramsey. Wharton determined that Megan's father Evan raped her, leading to Megan's bulimia and depression. She had been a therapist for fifteen years when detectives found out that her treatment methods produced false memories.
She was arrested for reckless endangerment after Evan was murdered. The state revoked her license, and she lost a wrongful-death suit to the Ramseys. Subsequently, she was convicted of reckless endangerment in the first degree and sentenced to the maximum penalty. (SVU: "Repression")