Psychological Assessment

Comprehensive Psychological Evaluation

Rigorous assessment. Clear conclusions. Trusted guidance

A psychological assessment may be required to clarify diagnosis, functioning, or treatment needs. Assessments are conducted using validated methods and may include psychometric testing, clinical interview, and review of relevant documentation.

A detailed written report can be provided for clinical, occupational, insurance, or legal purposes

Expert Witness / Medico-Legal Services

Independent psychological expertise for courts, organisations, and individuals worldwide

I am instructed as an independent expert in civil, family, and criminal proceedings, providing clear, objective, and defensible psychological opinion grounded in established scientific and professional frameworks. Reports are prepared with meticulous attention to evidential standards, procedural requirements, and the needs of the court. My role is not to advocate for any party, but to assist the court through impartial analysis, comprehensive assessment, and transparent reasoning. Reports are written clearly and systematically to assist legal decision-making, with transparent reasoning and explicit acknowledgement of limitations

Services include:

  • Comprehensive psychological assessment

  • Expert witness reports

  • Capacity and risk evaluations

  • Review and critique of existing psychological evidence

  • Court attendance where required

  • Independent and impartial expert opinion

  • Extensive experience with complex and high-conflict cases

  • Methodologically rigorous assessments

  • Clear, structured, court-ready reporting

  • Evidence-based therapeutic interventions

  • Professional communication with instructing parties

I provide expert psychological assessments in Criminal Courts, Family Proceedings and Parole Board Hearings. I have appeared in Court on several occasions for defence, CPS and in Family proceedings. I work within LAA rates and I can usually provide a report within 5-6 weeks of instruction

Assessments for Family Court

I assess parents/family members in areas such cognitive ability, risk, substance use, domestic violence, mental; health and personality, capacity to change, prioritising children's needs, impact of own parenting, sexual risk, therapy and treatment recommendations
‍ ‍

Medico-Legal Reporting

I can provide Medico-Reporting for cases within Family court, Criminal court, Court of Appeal, Parole Board Hearings, Civil Court and within Immigration

Capacity Assessments

I can complete timely assessments of capacity to litigate, fitness to plead or conduct proceedings. This can be in addition to cognitive assessments and assessment of learning disability

Criminal Assessments

I can assess in community or within prisons exploring cognitive ability, memory, risk, sex offender assessments, suggestibility, compliance, malingering, anger, mental health, personality, suitability for release/step down