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Psychological services grounded in behavioral medicine and clinical neuroscience.
Forensic Services
Psychology & Law
Forensic evaluation, expert witness testimony, and consultation for attorneys, institutions, and individuals navigating legal matters that turn on psychological questions.
What this work involves
When a psychological question enters a legal proceeding, the evaluation has to answer two audiences at once. It has to be clinically sound, and it has to survive scrutiny in a setting where findings are cross-examined and the standards of admissibility are exacting.
That means clear methodology, documented reasoning, and conclusions that stay within what the data supports. It also means saying so plainly when the data does not support the conclusion a party was hoping for.
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What the evaluation addresses that the treatment record does not
A plaintiff in a personal injury matter reports persistent psychological symptoms eighteen months after the event. She has been in weekly treatment throughout, and her treating clinician is prepared to attribute the condition to the incident.
That testimony is vulnerable, and not because the clinician is wrong. A treating relationship is built on accepting the patient's account; it involves no review of collateral records, no assessment of response style, and an obligation to the patient that is structurally at odds with impartiality. Opposing counsel will establish each of those points, and the opinion will carry correspondingly less weight.
A forensic evaluation addresses what the treatment record cannot. Pre-incident medical, psychiatric, and employment records establish the baseline, because the question is not whether symptoms are present but what caused them and to what extent. Response style is assessed directly, since the context creates incentives regardless of the evaluee's intentions. Pre-existing conditions are examined on their merits — a prior history rarely defeats a claim, but it changes the causation analysis and the valuation. And the written opinion separates what the data support from what remains genuinely uncertain.
The findings may assist the retaining party or undermine them. An evaluator who produces only favorable conclusions is of no use to anyone, including the party paying for the work.
Services
Available engagements
- Expert witness testimony and deposition
- Forensic psychological evaluation and written report
- Risk assessment
- Psychological injury and disability evaluation
- Fitness for duty evaluation
- Consultation to counsel — case review, evaluation critique, examination preparation
- Mediation
Fees for expert witness services and mediation are listed on the fees page. A retainer is required prior to commencement.
Engagements begin with a conversation about the legal question at issue, the timeline, and whether the matter falls within the scope of this practice. If it does not, you will be told directly.
Contact →This page is for informational purposes only and does not constitute clinical or legal advice. Contacting this practice does not establish a clinician–patient or expert–retaining party relationship. If you are experiencing a mental health crisis, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. In a medical emergency, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room.