Child & Family Law.

Specialist psychological and psychiatric assessment of children, parents and families for the Courts.

How we support complex family cases

For over 20 years, Psychology and Psychiatry Experts has specialised in working with children, parents and families.

Family difficulties arise from a complex interplay of psychological, relationship, family and social factors. Through deep understanding of attachment, child development, psychological pathology and family systems, we give the Courts a clear picture of how behaviours function within families, and the strengths within them. Our clinically led team matches you with the right expert, quickly and confidently, whenever your case demands it.

Our Child & Family services.

Local Authority Services

Psychological assessment and intervention across every stage of the child protection pathway

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Parental Risk Assessment

Clear, objective assessment of the risk a parent poses and their capacity to change.

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Parental Alienation

Balanced analysis of high-conflict cases where a child resists or rejects a parent.

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Autism and ADHD

Specialist diagnostic assessment of neurodevelopmental conditions in children and parents.

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Parents, Children and Family Assessments

Whole-family assessment across every stage of the child protection pathway.

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Adoption & Foster Care

Understanding why placements break down, and how to help them succeed.

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Parenting Interventions

Clear, achievable goals and focused support for families in difficulty.

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Early Assessment for Change

Assessment and short-term intervention that shows a family's real capacity to change.

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The family assessments we deliver

  • Parental capacity and risk of harm
  • Developmental and educational assessments of children
  • Complex global family assessments
  • High-conflict parents post-separation, including parental alienation
  • Non-accidental injury assessments
  • Parent-child attachment and parenting (CARE-Index, CAI, Story Stem)
  • Parental protectiveness and capacity to change
  • Adult mental health, personality and substance misuse

Meet our Child & Family Law experts

Dr Amna Salman

Dr Amna Salman

Psychologist

Essex and Surrounding Counties

Dr Amna Salman is an HCPC registered Forensic Psychologist who has been working in the field of mental health for over 15 years. She has specialised in working with adults… Read more

Sarah-Jane O’Callaghan

Sarah-Jane O’Callaghan

Psychologist

Somerset

Sarah-Jane O’Callaghan has experience of assessing risk of harm to others with adults with mental health issues, personality disorders, learning difficulties and those on the autistic spectrum. She has experience… Read more

Dr Niollie Brown

Dr Niollie Brown

Psychologist

Northampton and Surrounding Counties

Dr Niollie Brown is a Clinical Psychologist and Systemic Family Psychotherapist with over 15 years’ experience working with individuals of all ages. She has worked in a number of clinical… Read more

Dr Kerrie Loader

Dr Kerrie Loader

Psychologist

Two hours travel from Lincoln

Dr Kerrie Loader is an experienced Chartered Clinical Psychologist who is attracted to human complexity and is skilled at applying psychological models to explore and understand mental health conditions. Her… Read more

Dr Alexander Drake

Dr Alexander Drake

Psychologist

Exeter and Surrounding Counties

Dr Alexander Drake is an HCPC registered clinical psychologist who specialises in expert opinion. He has worked in adult and older adult mental health, substance misuse, learning disability, neurorehabilitation, functional… Read more

Dr Mazda Beigi

Dr Mazda Beigi

Psychologist

London plus 2 hours

Dr Mazda Beigi is a Chartered Clinical Psychologist registered with the HCPC. He has a broad range of experiences, specialising in neuropsychological assessments, trauma and mental health assessments in general.… Read more

Dr Sunita Rajput

Dr Sunita Rajput

Psychologist

London and Surrounding Counties

Dr Sunita Rajput is a Highly Specialist Counselling Psychologist with over ten years of experience working with adults and families in clinical, NHS and private settings. She has worked with… Read more

Dr Naresh Buttan

Dr Naresh Buttan

Psychiatrist

London and Southern Home Counties

Dr Naresh Buttan is a Consultant Psychiatrist in General Adult Psychiatry. He has worked as a Substantive Full-Time Consultant in NHS since 2008. He has been working at South London… Read more

Dr Elena Makovac

Dr Elena Makovac

Neuropsychologist, Psychologist

London and Surrounding Counties

Dr. Elena Makovac is a Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology and an HCPC registered Clinical Psychologist specializing in neuropsychological assessments and rehabilitation. With a focus on neurological conditions such as… Read more

Dr Peter Isebor

Dr Peter Isebor

Psychologist

Yorkshire, North East and North West

Dr Isebor’s work as a clinical psychologist has predominately been in adult mental health services working with people who have experienced common and complex mental health problems. This has been… Read more

Pr Ann Mortimer

Pr Ann Mortimer

Psychiatrist

Yorkshire, North East and North West

Pr Mortimer is a Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists and was a senior member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists’ Examinations Committee.  She has held consultant clinical roles… Read more

Joanna Ciesielska

Joanna Ciesielska

Psychologist

London and Surrounding Counties

Joanna Ciesielska is a HCPC registered Clinical Psychologist with expertise in providing psychological and therapeutic interventions to children, young people and adults with complex mental health needs. She works with… Read more

Dr Ayesha Roche

Dr Ayesha Roche

Psychologist

Nottinghamshire and Surrounding Counties

Dr Ayesha Roche is a HCPC registered Clinical Psychologist with over ten years’ experience in clinical and forensic mental health settings. Dr Roche specialises in the psychological assessment and treatment… Read more

Dr Roderick Ley

Dr Roderick Ley

Psychiatrist

London and Surrounding Counties

Dr Ley has prepared expert psychiatric reports and given expert witness evidence in Court on the instruction of the defence, CPS, Probation and at the direction of the Court, covering… Read more

Dr Chris Millar

Dr Chris Millar

Psychologist

Liverpool and surrounding areas

Dr Chris Millar is an HCPC Registered Clinical Psychologist working across NHS and private-sector psychological services. He has experience in adult mental health, forensic and high-secure services, learning disabilities, physical… Read more

Dr Jennifer Haigh

Dr Jennifer Haigh

Psychologist

Midlands, North West

Dr Jennifer Haigh is a Counselling Psychologist with 8 years’ experience of working with clients within the Mental Health field. She has experience of working with children across several settings… Read more

Ms Gail Dee

Ms Gail Dee

Psychologist

South East, London, Surrey

Ms Gail Dee is a registered Counselling Psychologist registered with both the Health Professions Council and British Psychological Society. She has over 16 years’ experience working as a Psychologist and… Read more

Dr Sarah Dawes

Dr Sarah Dawes

Psychologist

Can travel between London, Manchester and Newcastle

Dr Sarah Dawes is a Forensic Psychologist who qualified in 2014. She is registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), Chartered with the British Psychological Society (BPS) and… Read more

Dr Elizabeth Elliott

Dr Elizabeth Elliott

Psychologist

London and Greater London

Dr Elliott is a HCPC and BPS registered Doctor of Forensic Psychology with an interest and expertise in the assessment and management of high-risk offenders both in custody and in… Read more

Dr Sam White

Dr Sam White

Psychologist

Devon and South West

Dr Sam White is a Clinical Psychologist registered with the HCPC and a Chartered Psychologist with the British Psychological Society. He has worked in a variety of roles within the… Read more

Dr Alexander Jack

Dr Alexander Jack

Psychologist

Worcestershire and Surrounding Counties

Dr Jack is a Registered Forensic Psychologist, currently appointed as a Specialist Member of the Parole Board and employed as a Lecturer at the University of Bath. He has extensive… Read more

Dr Peter Lydon

Dr Peter Lydon

Psychologist

North West England

Dr Peter Lydon has been qualified as a clinical psychologist since 2013, and has worked in the NHS in the field of child and family mental health for 15 years,… Read more

Dr Roslyn Campbell

Dr Roslyn Campbell

Psychologist

Staffordshire and Surrounding Counties

Dr Roslyn Campbell is an experienced HCPC registered Clinical Psychologist with nearly 20 years’ experience of working in the NHS in a number of clinical settings, including secure hospital settings… Read more

Dr Geoffrey Isaacs

Dr Geoffrey Isaacs

Psychiatrist

London and Surrounding Counties

Dr Isaacs is a consultant psychiatrist, recently retired from the NHS to concentrate on his private practices. A member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists since 1985 and on its… Read more

Dr Olivia Doughty

Dr Olivia Doughty

Psychologist

London, Midlands, Wales and West Country

Dr Olivia Doughty is a Clinical Psychologist with extensive experience working within the NHS and social care settings with adults, young people and their families. She specialises in court cases… Read more

Dr Angharad Polley

Dr Angharad Polley

Psychologist

Cumbria and Surrounding Counties

Dr Polley currently works as a Senior Clinical Psychologist in an NHS child and adolescent mental health service. Over the last 9 years she has also worked in a community-based… Read more

Dr Anna Sicilia

Dr Anna Sicilia

Psychologist

London and the South East

Dr Anna Chiara Sicilia has been working in the field of mental health since 2014. She qualified in Clinical Psychology in 2017 and has since specialised in working with adults… Read more

Dr Alexandra Antonesei

Dr Alexandra Antonesei

Psychologist

London and surrounding counties

Dr Antonesei works as a full-time clinical psychologist in private practice with adults with (chronic and severe) mental health issues (mainly) related to trauma and neurodivergence. She runs clinical mental… Read more

Mr. Jaspal Ranoo

Mr. Jaspal Ranoo

London and Surrounding Counties

Master’s level Independent Social Worker with 15 years of child protection experience as a senior and team manager in multicultural and diverse communities. In the past ten years, he has… Read more

Dr Amanda Walker

Dr Amanda Walker

Psychologist

1-2 Hours of Derby/Birmingham/Nottingham

Dr Walker is a Registered Clinical Psychologist and a Chartered Psychologist. Dr Walker is experienced in working with adults and young adults. She provides assessment and therapeutic intervention for a… Read more

Dr Jonathan Dowd

Dr Jonathan Dowd

Psychologist

North East

With a total of over 34 years’ experience working within the justice system, Dr Jonathan Dowd has been conducting Expert Witness psychological risk assessment reports within the court system for… Read more

Dr Onyinye Ifeoma Okeke

Dr Onyinye Ifeoma Okeke

Psychologist

Hertfordshire and Surrounding Counties

Dr Okeke is a diligent HCPC registered and British Psychological Society Chartered Clinical Psychologist with over 6 years post qualification experience. Currently working with the NHS, utilizing neuropsychological tools to… Read more

Dr Fanny Black

Dr Fanny Black

Psychologist

London and Surrounding Counties

Dr Black is a HCPC registered Senior Forensic Psychologist currently running an established private practice. As an independent expert, Dr Black prepares around 50 reports per year for the Family… Read more

Esther John

Esther John

Psychologist

London and Southern Home Counties

Esther M. John is a clinical and forensic psychologist with over 19 years of experience working with individuals and groups, both locally and abroad. Her experience of work is within… Read more

Dr Joanne Weston

Dr Joanne Weston

Psychologist

West and South West of England

Dr Joanne Weston is a clinical psychologist who works full-time in independent practice. She specialises in working with adults with a wide range of psychological difficulties, including post-traumatic stress disorder… Read more

Edita Radzeviciute

Edita Radzeviciute

Psychologist

North West England and Remote

Edita Radzeviciute is a HCPC registered counselling psychologist, BABCP accredited CBT therapist with wealth of experience of clinical assessments and psychological treatment. She has experience of working with clients with… Read more

Dr LJ McFarlane

Dr LJ McFarlane

Psychologist

Derbyshire and Surrounding Counties

Dr LJ McFarlane is a dual-qualified, Health and Care Professions Council registered clinical and forensic psychologist who has worked in the field of applied psychology since 1999. He has experience… Read more

Dr Arun Gupta

Dr Arun Gupta

Psychiatrist

North East

Dr Gupta has been a psychiatrist since 1984 and CBT Therapist since 2006. He specialises in assessment and management of ADHD in adults. He has been assessing and treating patients… Read more

Dr Sarah Culligan

Dr Sarah Culligan

Psychologist

Northern Ireland

Dr. Culligan is a chartered (PSI) and HCPC registered counselling psychologist with ten years clinical experience. This includes conducting comprehensive psychological assessments, developing treatment plans, delivering both individual and group… Read more

Ms Lisa Anderson

Ms Lisa Anderson

Psychologist

Midlands

Lisa Anderson is an HCPC registered Consultant Forensic and Clinical Psychologist and accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapist with BABCP with over 18 years’ experience as a clinician and an academic.  She… Read more

Dr Peter Schaapveld

Dr Peter Schaapveld

Psychologist

London and South East

Peter Schaapveld is a Chartered Clinical and Forensic Psychologist specialising for 28 years in forensic mental health and criminal psychology. He has worked extensively with offenders in secure settings and… Read more

Mandy Harley

Mandy Harley

Nationwide

Mandy Harley qualified as a Social Worker in 2001 and hold the Diploma in Social Work. Since qualifying she has worked exclusively within children’s services. She has over 23 years… Read more

Professor Tim Dalgleish

Professor Tim Dalgleish

Psychologist

Cambridgeshire and Surrounding Counties

Professor Tim Dalgleish FBPS FMedSci is a clinical psychologist and academic researcher. He is a Scientific Programme Leader at the University of Cambridge where he directs the Cambridge Centre for… Read more

Dr Ashish Arora

Dr Ashish Arora

Psychiatrist

Leicestershire and Surrounding Counties

Dr Arora has been a Consultant with the Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust since August 2003. From January 2015 to July 2020, he has primarily had an outpatient responsibility after the… Read more

Dr Rashi Negi

Dr Rashi Negi

Psychiatrist

Staffordshire and Surrounding Counties

Dr Negi is an old age psychiatrist currently working as substantive consultant at Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust since March 2014. She regularly performs risk assessments and management, writes Court reports,… Read more

Dr Ayesha Prout

Dr Ayesha Prout

Psychologist

Kent and Surrounding Counties

Dr Ayesha Prout is an HCPC registered Forensic Psychologist with over 10 years’ experience, in both the U.K. and Trinidad and Tobago. She has had the opportunity to have worked… Read more

Dr Brigid Duffy

Dr Brigid Duffy

Psychologist

Midlands plus 2-3 hours

Dr Duffy has worked in the NHS for over 15 years and has experience with working with children and young people with a learning disability, Looked after Children, Unaccompanied Asylum… Read more

Dr Stephanie Leyland

Dr Stephanie Leyland

Psychologist

North of England and Midlands

Dr Stephanie Leyland is a HCPC registered Practitioner Psychologist, working with adults, children and young people’s mental health. She has experience in both NHS and private settings, since 2011, gaining… Read more

Mr Seshagiri Nimmagadda

Mr Seshagiri Nimmagadda

Psychiatrist

Middlesex and Surrounding Counties

As a Forensic Psychiatrist Mr Nimmagadda as the expertise in assessing the risk of harm to others. He regularly conducts assessments and gives his opinions to various Courts and Tribunals… Read more

Dr Beena Parmar

Dr Beena Parmar

Psychologist

Midlands

Dr Beena Parmar (BSc. Hons, DClinPsych) is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist who has worked across the lifespan in the NHS. She is a registered HCPC, Practitioner Psychologist and a Chartered… Read more

Dr Laura Bach

Dr Laura Bach

Psychologist

London and Surrounding Counties

Dr Laura Bach is a Clinical Psychologist specialising in the assessment and treatment of neuropsychological disorder.  She is currently the lead neuropsychologist responsible for an inpatient unit treating neurological injuries… Read more

Dr Pardeep Grewal

Dr Pardeep Grewal

Psychiatrist

London and Surrounding Counties

Dr Grewal has expertise in general psychiatry and addictions. He also has expertise in the specialist areas of ADHD and PTSD. His research interests include novel treatment for alcohol disorders,… Read more

Dr Nick Palmer

Dr Nick Palmer

Psychologist

Norfolk and Surrounding Counties

Dr Nick Palmer is a dynamic and experienced practitioner psychologist (Child & Education) and Narrative Therapist. He has published widely and worked extensively throughout the United Kingdom. Nick set-up and… Read more

Dr Hannah Daniels

Dr Hannah Daniels

Psychologist

Yorkshire, North East and North West

Dr Hannah Daniels is a HCPC registered Clinical Psychologist and has worked within mental health services for 14 years. She currently works in the NHS within acute mental health services,… Read more

Dr Masrita Ishaq

Dr Masrita Ishaq

Psychologist

South East England

Dr Ishaq is a HCPC Registered, BPS Chartered Counselling Psychologist who has 8 years of experience working in primary care, forensic hospitals and community mental health teams. She has worked… Read more

Dr Hannah Farr

Dr Hannah Farr

Psychologist

London, Bristol, Oxford and Surrounding Areas

Dr Hannah Farr is a Chartered Clinical Psychologist with experience working with children, adults and families across diverse clinical settings including acute wards and medium-secure units. She specialises in providing… Read more

Dr Rosemary Gomes

Dr Rosemary Gomes

Psychologist

Currently remote only

Dr Rosemary Gomes is a family specialist working with both parents and children therapeutically and within family proceedings in court. In her NHS work she has specialised in working with… Read more

Dr Leyland Sheppard

Dr Leyland Sheppard

Psychiatrist

Dorset and Surrounding Counties

Since 2005 Dr Sheppard has worked as a Consultant Adult Psychiatrist and Medical Psychotherapist in the NHS. Since 2008 he has reported extensively to the Family and Civil Courts on… Read more

Dr Emmi Honeybourne-Ward

Dr Emmi Honeybourne-Ward

Psychologist

Birmingham and Surrounding Counties

Dr Honeybourne-Ward has been working in the field of mental health since 2009. Since she completed her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology Dr Honeybourne-Ward has specialised in working with looked after… Read more

Dr Agatha Benyera-Mararike

Dr Agatha Benyera-Mararike

Psychologist

Kent and Surrounding Counties

Dr Benyera-Mararike has completed over 355 Medicolegal Reports and over 100 Professional expert reports. To date, she has never faced criticism, and the court has consistently accepted her opinions. Dr.… Read more

Dr Alessandra Cappai

Dr Alessandra Cappai

Psychiatrist

London and Surrounding Counties

Dr Cappai is a fully registered medical practitioner, with over ten years of experience working in psychiatry. She is approved by the Secretary of State for the purposes of section… Read more

Dr Lovedeep Rai

Dr Lovedeep Rai

Psychologist

London and Surrounding Counties

Dr Lovedeep Rai is an experienced Senior Clinical Psychologist with specialist expertise in complex psychological assessment and therapy across clinical, forensic, and educational settings. She completed her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at… Read more

Dr Chloe Davies

Dr Chloe Davies

Psychologist

West Midlands

Dr Chloe Davies is a HCPC registered Clinical Psychologist with experience of working within both the NHS and Local Authority settings. She has experience of working with individuals across the… Read more

Dr Charlie Brazil

Dr Charlie Brazil

Psychologist

Dr Charlie Brazil started working in the field of psychology in 2012. Since qualifying as a Clinical Psychologist she has specialised with children adolescents and families/parents and, at present, Dr… Read more

Gemma Pearson

Gemma Pearson

Psychologist

Midlands

Gemma Pearson is a Chartered Forensic Psychologist with other fifteen years’ experience of working with individuals in applied settings. In her career to date, she has worked with male and… Read more

Dr Mats Dernevik

Dr Mats Dernevik

Psychologist

London and Manchester and Surrounding Areas

Dr Dernevik has worked as a Clinical and Forensic psychologist for 30 years encompassing forensic mental health services, prison services, academic combining clinical with research and academic lectureships. He currently… Read more

Dr Pippa Crompton

Dr Pippa Crompton

Psychologist

North Wales

Dr Pippa Crompton is a HCPC registered Clinical Psychologist with 14 years’ experience of working with children, young people and families. She has worked as a senior Clinical Psychologist within… Read more

Dr Rebecca Clark-Dowd

Dr Rebecca Clark-Dowd

Psychologist

North East England and Nationally

Dr Rebecca Clark-Dowd has experience preparing multiple psychological assessments to inform the Family and Civil Courts.  She provides psychological assessment to inform matters of risk, ability to parent, intellectual and… Read more

Dr Claire Buky-Webster

Dr Claire Buky-Webster

Psychologist

London and Surrounding Counties

Dr Buky-Webster is a qualified clinical psychologist who has been working in the field of mental health since 2008. Dr Buky-Webster specialises in working with children and families, particularly children… Read more

Dr Natalie DeWeever

Dr Natalie DeWeever

Psychologist

Manchester plus 1 hour

Dr DeWeever is a Chartered Clinical Psychologist registered with the Health Care Professionals Council with over 10 years’ experience working in the field of mental health. She has a wealth… Read more

Claire Hopkins

Claire Hopkins

Psychologist

Midlands to Scottish and Welsh borders

Claire Hopkins has worked in the field of Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy since 2007 both in CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health) and in community outreach. In CAMHS her role… Read more

Dr Kevin Wright

Dr Kevin Wright

Psychologist

London and Surrounding Counties

Dr Wright is a Chartered Counselling Psychologist and independent social worker with over 40 years of experience. He has worked extensively with children and families as an expert witness psychologist,… Read more

Shannon Ownhouse

Shannon Ownhouse

Psychologist

Market Harborough + 2.5-3 hours

Shannon Ownhouse has worked as a registered psychologist in varying capacities since 2011. She has a keen interest in dual diagnosis, substance use disorders, personality disorders and family systems and… Read more

Dr Rachael Wheatley

Dr Rachael Wheatley

Psychologist

Nottinghamshire & Surrounding Counties

Dr Rachael Wheatley is a HCPC Registered Practitioner (Forensic) Psychologist and a BPS Chartered Psychologist, with full membership of the Division of Forensic Psychology. Dr Wheatley is on the current… Read more

Dr Emma Stevens

Dr Emma Stevens

Psychologist

Worthing, Brighton, Eastbourne, Bognor, Hastings, Folkestone, Maidstone, Crawley, Guildford, Sevenoaks, Horsham

Dr Stevens is a Chartered Clinical Psychologist with seven years of post-doctoral experience and over ten years of experience of working in mental health services. Dr Stevens currently works as… Read more

Dr Jayne Corson

Dr Jayne Corson

Psychologist

Kent, London and South East

Dr Jayne Corson is a BPS Chartered and HCPC Registered Senior Forensic Psychologist. She holds a Clinical Lead role within the NHS over-seeing psychological provision covering two London prisons serving… Read more

Dr Lydia Rodney

Dr Lydia Rodney

Psychologist

Kent and Surrounding Areas

Dr Lydia Rodney is an HCPC registered Consultant Clinical Psychologist with 15 years post-qualification experience working in both adult mental and physical NHS services. Her experience in severe and enduring… Read more

Dr Selina Tour

Dr Selina Tour

Psychologist

From Birmingham to Manchester, North London and Oxford

Dr Tour has been working in the field of mental health for over 15 years. After qualifying as a Clinical Psychologist, she has predominantly specialised with adults and Looked After… Read more

Dr Ahmed Darwish

Dr Ahmed Darwish

Psychiatrist

South Wales

Consultant in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Cwm Taff, N.H.S Trust. I lead the tertiary referral service of the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service. Senior lecturer, Medical school, Cardiff University Read more

Dr Chess Denman

Dr Chess Denman

Psychiatrist

Cambridgeshire and Surrounding Counties

In 2012 Dr Denman became medical director of Cambridge and Peterborough Foundation Trust. This is an NHS psychiatric service providing care to the population of Peterborough and Cambridge. As medical… Read more

Dr Stephen Smith

Dr Stephen Smith

Psychologist

Edinburgh + 5 hours

Dr Stephen Smith has been working in the field of Adult Mental Health since 2013, specialising in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of moderate to severe mental health disorders including… Read more

Dr Daisy Walton-Ellis

Dr Daisy Walton-Ellis

Psychologist

London and Surrounding Counties

Dr Daisy Walton-Ellis qualified in 2019 and has worked in various mental health settings since 2012. She has worked extensively in forensic settings, completing assessments and psychological treatment with high… Read more

Penny Hayler

Penny Hayler

Psychologist

Derby and Surrounding Areas

Penny Hayler has worked as a chartered and registered psychologist since 2008 and have pursued a strong clinical interest in working with people who have a learning disability and associated… Read more

Ms Jo West

Ms Jo West

Psychologist

Leeds and Surrounding Counties

Jo West is a forensic psychologist registered with the Health and Care professions Council (HCPC). She holds current employment in a low secure mental health hospital for women, where she… Read more

Dr Alan Hebden Wadey

Dr Alan Hebden Wadey

Psychologist

Eastbourne and South East England

Dr Alan Hebben-Wadey is a senior Clinical Psychologist with experience working with adults across the full spectrum of mental distress. He specialises in working with adults with long term health… Read more

Dr Claire Wilson

Dr Claire Wilson

Psychologist

Hull, East Riding

Dr Wilson is Consultant Clinical Psychologist with nine years of post-doctoral experience. She provides assessment and therapy in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and related presentations in adults and children. She specialises… Read more

Dr Chike Okocha

Dr Chike Okocha

Psychiatrist

Kent and Surrounding Counties

Dr Okocha has been a consultant psychiatrist for nearly 25 years and prior to his appointment spent several years as a clinician and academic researching various aspects of mental illness.… Read more

Dr Sarah Kriakous

Dr Sarah Kriakous

Psychologist

Wales

Dr Sarah Kriakous is a Chartered Clinical Psychologist and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society (BPS), Division of Clinical Psychology and the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). With… Read more

Indira Josling

Indira Josling

Psychologist

London and surrounding counties

Indira Josling is a Consultant Clinical & Forensic Practitioner Psychologist, a BPS Chartered Psychologist and a BPS Associate Fellow. She is a BPS Registered Expert Witness, and has over 7… Read more

Dr Joanne Bellamy-Stokoe

Dr Joanne Bellamy-Stokoe

Psychologist

Durham and Surrounding Areas

Dr Joanne Bellamy-Stokoe is a HCPC registered Consultant Clinical Psychologist who has worked across many settings since qualifying in 2002. She has worked with Adults with Learning Disabilities, Young People… Read more

Dr Julieta Esteves

Dr Julieta Esteves

Psychologist

Surrey

Dr Esteves is an HCPC registered Clinical Psychologist, specialising in the assessment and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and complex PTSD in adults. Since qualifying in 2022, she has… Read more

Dr Ishaan Gosai

Dr Ishaan Gosai

Psychiatrist

Norwich and Surrounding Counties

Dr Ishaan Gosai (MBBCh, MRCPsych, BSc(HONS) Addictions) qualified as a doctor in 1997, and has worked as a psychiatrist since 2000. He obtained his Bachelor of Science in Addictions from… Read more

Dr Gregory Warwick

Dr Gregory Warwick

Psychologist

Manchester + 1 Hour - Further for Family cases

Dr Gregory Warwick has a doctorate in counselling psychology from the University of Manchester. From 2012 he has been working as a counsellor in various mental health settings such as… Read more

Dr Michael Woodcock

Dr Michael Woodcock

Psychologist

London and Southern Home Counties

Dr Woodcock is a Chartered Clinical Psychologist registered with the Health Care Professionals Council, and has experience of working across both inpatient and community NHS services. He specialises in the… Read more

Dr Vikki Taylor

Dr Vikki Taylor

Psychologist

Essex and 2 hours from South London

Dr Vikki Taylor is a HCPC registered clinical psychologist with experience in working within the NHS, social care and education settings. She has experience working with children, young people and… Read more

Dr Jennifer Crean

Dr Jennifer Crean

Psychologist

Cheshire and Surrounding Counties

Dr Crean qualified as a Clinical Psychologist in 2005 and has provided reports in Family and Criminal Proceedings, youth Court, Civil Court and the Court of Protection, since 2008. She… Read more

Dr Andrew Derry

Dr Andrew Derry

Psychologist

London, South England, Midlands

Dr Derry is a clinical psychologist, family therapist and expert witness specialising in the study and assessment of child development and its relationship to parental functioning, adult attachment, the parent-child… Read more

Dr Jasbir Dhillon

Dr Jasbir Dhillon

Psychologist

London and Surrounding Counties

Dr Jasbir Dillon has over ten years of experience working with children, adolescents and adults. She has worked in specialist children and adolescent services, assessing and offering therapeutic intervention to… Read more

Dr Zahra Shariff

Dr Zahra Shariff

Psychologist

London plus 2-3 hours travel

Dr Zahra Shariff is a Chartered Counselling Psychologist registered with the Health Professionals Council, with experience working within the field of Adult Mental Health. Dr Shariff has developed expertise in… Read more

Dr Stephanie Wilson

Dr Stephanie Wilson

Psychologist

London and Surrounding Counties

Dr Stephanie Wilson is an HCPC Registered Forensic Psychologist and Chartered Psychologist and an Assistant Professor specialising in areas fundamental to family and criminal law. Her work spans clinical practice… Read more

Dr Georgina Taylor

Dr Georgina Taylor

Psychologist

Southern England

Dr Georgie Taylor has twenty years of experience working in mental health and has been a Chartered Clinical Psychologist for over seven years within a range of NHS and private… Read more

Dr Shaharyar Alikhan

Dr Shaharyar Alikhan

Psychiatrist

Leeds and Surrounding Counties

As a General Adult Consultant Psychiatrist in active clinical practice, Dr Alikhan has a wide range of experience. Areas of expertise include anxiety disorders, including PTSD, mood disorders including bipolar… Read more

Dr Charlotte Piper

Dr Charlotte Piper

Psychologist

Manchester and Surrounding Counties

Dr Charlotte Piper is a HCPC-registered Clinical Psychologist with experience across forensic, neurodevelopmental, and early intervention in psychosis services. She has worked in both NHS and independent settings, including secure… Read more

Dr Xavier Coll

Dr Xavier Coll

Psychiatrist

East Anglia

Dr Coll graduated from the Medical School of the Universitat Autònoma of Barcelona (Spain) in June 1990, when he came to England and trained in Psychiatry at the Oxford Training… Read more

Dr Abigail McCormack

Dr Abigail McCormack

Psychologist

South West England

Dr McCormack is a Clinical Psychologist and CBT Therapist who has extensive clinical experience within Mental Health across the lifespan and with clients on the Autism Spectrum. She is a… Read more

Dr Elena Arora

Dr Elena Arora

Psychologist

Nationwide - except Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire

Dr Arora is a Chartered Counselling Consultant Psychologist with a professional background in primary and secondary mental health care settings. She is currently specialising in working with complex cases in… Read more

Dr Andrew Siddaway

Dr Andrew Siddaway

Psychologist

Stirling and surrounding areas.

Dr Andy Siddaway particularly specialises in the areas of trauma and risk. He has worked in a range of NHS mental health services for over 12 years, including specialist psychological… Read more

Dr Mohammed Shaffiullha

Dr Mohammed Shaffiullha

Psychiatrist

Birmingham and Surrounding Counties

Dr Shaffiullha has 13 years’ experience in psychiatry and has conducted more than 4000 assessments in various specialities (General Adult, Learning Disability, Child and Adolescence, Forensic, Neuropsychiatry, Assertive outreach team,… Read more

Dr Saad Al-Khalaf

Dr Saad Al-Khalaf

Psychiatrist

Hampshire and Surrounding Counties

Dr Al-Khalaf has considerable experience gained in all branches of psychiatry. He has taken on a number of research projects particularly in depression and organic psychiatry, and is considered a… Read more

Dr Amirah Iqbal

Dr Amirah Iqbal

Psychologist

London and Surrounding Counties

Dr Amirah Iqbal is a Chartered Counselling Psychologist with experience of working with children, adults, parents and carers across diverse clinical settings including CAMHS, the private and charity sector. She… Read more

Dr Sharonjit Osborne

Dr Sharonjit Osborne

Psychologist

Derbyshire and Surrounding Counties

Dr Osborne is a Clinical Psychologist with 11 years’ experience in the NHS across a range of settings, having worked in Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services, Adult Learning Disability,… Read more

Dr Anne Cremona

Dr Anne Cremona

Psychiatrist

London and Surrounding Counties

As an Adult General Psychiatrist Dr Cremona has broad experience in all types of mental abnormality and mental illness including schizophrenia, mood disorders, anxiety, phobias, PTSD and alcoholism, as well… Read more

Dr Richard Fry

Dr Richard Fry

Psychiatrist

Hampshire and Surrounding Counties

Dr Fry has been in practice as a Consultant Psychiatrist since 1996. He spent ten years in the NHS as a Clinical Child and Family Psychiatrist, latterly as Clinical Lead… Read more

Dr Elinor Sason

Dr Elinor Sason

Psychologist

London and South East

Dr Elinor Sason is a Consultant Counselling Psychologist specialising in assessment and intervention of parents, children, couples and families.  She works extensively with children with developmental and attachment disorders as… Read more

Mr Justin van Niekerk

Mr Justin van Niekerk

Psychologist

Essex and Surrounding Counties

Justin is a HCPC-registered Clinical Psychologist with over five years of post-qualification experience across adult mental health, physical health conditions, and neuropsychology. His work spans NHS and private settings, including… Read more

Dr Esther Borrett

Dr Esther Borrett

Psychologist

Suffolk, Essex and London

Dr Esther Borrett specialises in psychological assessments of children and young people 0-25 years, interpretation of those findings and report writing, including psychological advice to inform statutory work in connection… Read more

Ms Chireal Shallow

Ms Chireal Shallow

Psychologist

Kent and Surrounding Counties

Ms Shallow is a very experienced Consultant Psychologist with over 25 years’ experience. She undertakes independent assessments in a variety of areas and writes reports for the courts relating to… Read more

Dr Kinza Janjua

Dr Kinza Janjua

Psychologist

South and Remote

Dr Janjua is a Chartered Clinical Psychologist with 9 years’ experience of working across a range of NHS mental health and physical health services, private inpatient settings, private practice, within… Read more

Dr Miriam Naheed

Dr Miriam Naheed

Psychiatrist

North West England

Dr Miriam Naheed’s general professional training included all relevant experience, associated with a rotational training scheme centred upon a university department of Psychiatry. This included experience in the assessment and… Read more

Dr Taru-Maija Kokkonen

Dr Taru-Maija Kokkonen

Psychologist

Bristol, Cardiff, London, South West

Dr Taru-Maija Kokkonen is a HCPC registered Clinical Psychologist and a Chartered member of the British Psychological Society. She has over 15 years of diverse clinical experience of child and… Read more

Dr Prakash Raviraj

Dr Prakash Raviraj

Psychiatrist

Cheshire and Surrounding Counties

Dr Raviraj is an independent consultant forensic psychiatrist based in Manchester. He is hospital medical director at Cygnet Hospital, Wyke, Yorkshire. He is a medical member of the First Tier… Read more

Dr Patrick Halcrow

Dr Patrick Halcrow

Psychologist

Norfolk + 3 Hours Travel

Dr Patrick Halcrow is a qualified Child and Educational Psychologist registered with The Health and Care Professionals Council (HCPC). He has over 7 years of experience working in Local Authorities,… Read more

Dr Oladimeji Kareem

Dr Oladimeji Kareem

Psychiatrist

Wales

Dr Kareem is a Consultant Psychiatrist currently working with the Herefordshire Community Learning Disability Team (CLDT), in a specialist neurobehavioural rehabilitation setting for people with Acquired Brain Injury, a specialist… Read more

Dr Sarah Swan

Dr Sarah Swan

Psychologist

Surrey, London or Remote

Dr Sarah Swan is an HCPC registered and BPS Chartered Clinical Psychologist who qualified in 2000. She has worked extensively with adults with a range of presenting difficulties including post-traumatic… Read more

Dr Rebecca Mount

Dr Rebecca Mount

Psychologist

West Midlands

Dr. Rebecca Mount is a Clinical Psychologist with over 20 years of experience specialising in the assessment and intervention of children and families. She has extensive expertise working with children… Read more

Glossary.

CAI
– Child Attachment Interview
CARE-Index
– Observational assessment of parent-child interaction
NAI
– Non-Accidental Injury