Forensic Psychology Expert Witnesses

Dr. Adhia is triple-Board-Certified in Psychiatry, Brain Injury Medicine and Forensic Psychiatry. In addition to forensic/expert witness practice, Dr. Adhia has provided patient care in the Houston area. Currently, he treats patients at TIRR Memorial Hermann. His forensic practice focuses on the psychiatric impact of personal injury, medical malpractice, drug and alcohol abuse, sexual abuse, competency, violence, and complicating mental illness, as well as psychiatric disability. Dr. Adhia is among one of the few Forensic Psychiatrists who is also Board-Certified in Brain Injury Medicine. Often, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) can be a major factor in litigation as it can result in psychiatric or neurocognitive impairments. He has expertise in psychopharmacology, the medicine of medication. In addition, Dr. Adhia works with Physicians for Human Rights to assess victims of kidnapping and false imprisonment, human trafficking, undue influence, physical and sexual abuse, rape, and fear of imminent death. In all populations, he assesses PTSD, Anxiety, Depressive Disorders, risk of suicide, and malingering. He is experienced in the treatment and impact of drug and alcohol abuse on decision-making. Dr. Adhia has also treated severe psychosis (Schizophrenia, hallucinations) and psychopathology. Dr. Adhia was formerly treating patients at a Maximum Security Prison and prison psychiatric hospital. He has treated Opioid Use Disorders. 

Dr. Adhia’s findings consider complicating factors, such as emotional distress worsened by other active physical and mental conditions. Other factors are pre-existing mental and physical illness, competency and capacity (e.g. dementia, Intellectual Disability.) As a physician, Dr. Adhia is uniquely qualified to review medical records and doctor reports. Institutional medicine, medical malpractice, and standard of care apply to both public and private facilities, including government, regulated correctional institutions, and psychiatric hospitals. Dr. Adhia is skilled in these med-legal issues. Dr. Adhia conducts Independent Medical Examinations, review of records, and reports his med-legal findings and opinions. He is available to testify in civil, criminal, probate, Federal, Immigration, military, and administrative jurisdictions.

Violence Sexual abuse Malpractice and Standard of Care Alcohol and Drug Abuse Anxiety and Depression Psychopharmacology Competency

PTSD Suicide Psychiatric Injury Wrongful Death Correctional Fitness for Duty Brain Injury

Dr. Lars Davidsson, MRCPsych, FRSM, MEWI, is the Director of Psychiatry at the Anglo European Clinic. He applies an evidence-based, pragmatic approach to Psychiatric Health Care, combining Medication and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to treat client's quickly and efficiently.

During the last six years, Dr. Davidsson has been engaged with the local Criminal Justice Mental Health team. In addition, he has extensive experience appearing in court. Dr. Davidsson has appeared before Magistrates Courts, Crown Courts, County Courts and Military Tribunals. He is able to provide reports within most areas of General Adult Psychiatry but takes a special interest PTSD, Anxiety and Mood Disorders, and Transcultural Psychiatry.

Dr. Davidsson has undergone continuous formal training in Report Writing and Court Appearance and is a member of The Institute of Expert Witnesses. He has provided more than 600 reports in Civil and Criminal matters over the last nine years.

Services Include:

Anger Problems / Anger Management

Anxiety - Generalised Anxiety Disorder with or without Panic Attacks

Health Anxiety / Hypochondriasis

Simple and Complex Phobias - Dental, Driving, Social, etc.

Bipolar Disorder

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Depression and Recurrent Depression

Excessive Drinking

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Adult ADHD

Eating Disorders - Overeating / Bulemia

Dr. Danny Allen, Consultant Adult Psychiatrist is fully trained and experienced in report writing and regularly appears as an Expert Witness in Family Proceedings. Dr. Allen is an Approved Clinician, approved under Section 12(2) of the Mental Health Act 1983 and a Cardiff University accredited Expert Witness and a member of the Expert Witness Institute, the Academy of Experts and the Society of Expert Witnesses. He holds consultancies with Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Workplace Health (Buckinghamshire Hospitals NHS Trust) The Maidenhead Clinic, Phoenix Mental Health Services/Cardinal Clinic and BMI The Shelburne Hospital.

Dr. Allen appears in court regularly in public law cases. He has undertaken a number of high profile cases for Customs and Excise and the Crown Prosecution Service, including alleged rapes and murders. Dr. Allen provides services for lawyers, social services and businesses. His reports are also available to Employment & Housing Tribunals and Employers and Licensing Authorities.

Type of Reports Prepared:

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Depression

Drug & Alcohol

Specific Phobia

Sexual Offense

Adjustment Disorder

Family Proceedings

Personal Injury

Criminal Reports

Head Injury

Capacity

Linnda Durre', Ph.D., Licensed Psychotherapist, (FL License #MH6058) is an expert witness, psychotherapist, family counselor, intern supervisor, international speaker, author, business consultant, adjunct college professor, and a magazine, Internet, and newspaper columnist.

With over 44 years of experience, she consults to attorneys and has been qualified as an expert witness in six (6) states - Florida, California, Arkansas, Georgia, Connecticut, and Washington - in the areas of, Personal Injury, PTSD, Family and Couples Counseling, Divorce, Child Custody, Drug and Alcohol Counseling, Sexual Harassment and Discrimination, Relocation, and Sexual Abuse by Therapists. Her 400-page doctoral dissertation and research in the latter area was cited to pass legislation in several states.

Dr. Durre' hosted and produced three radio shows, two of which were call-in advice shows. She hosted and produced two call-in advice TV shows, including "Ask The Family Therapist," on America's Health Network, which was associated with Mayo Clinic and aired from Universal Studios Orlando.

She has appeared on Oprah, 60 Minutes, O'Reilly (twice), Today Show, Good Morning America, Canada AM, Daytime, Donahue (twice), Sally Jessy Raphael, People Are Talking, Home Show, Hour Magazine, Home and Family Show, Disney Channel, and the local and/or national news on NPR, PBS, CBS, ABC, NBC, CW, and Fox.

Dr. Durre' has been interviewed, cited, and/or quoted by the NY Times, LA Times, Forbes, WSJ, IBD, Business Week, SF Chronicle & Examiner, Toronto Globe & Mail, Albany Times Union, Atlanta Journal Constitution, Orlando Business Journal, Orlando Sentinel, Parade Magazine, Alternative Medicine Magazine, CNN Online, Washington Parent Magazine, Screen Actor Magazine, Florida Magazine, Orlando Magazine, Women's Health Magazine, and others.

As a business consultant, Dr. Durre' consults and speaks to Fortune 500 companies, businesses, agencies, professional and trade associations, and non-profit organizations on customer service training, sales techniques, communication skills, stress and time management, conflict resolution, motivation, personality disputes, team building, job satisfaction, reducing turnover rates, diversity training, and sex discrimination and harassment.

Her book, "Surviving the Toxic Workplace - Protect Yourself Against Co-Workers, Bosses, and Work Environments that Poison Your Day" was published by McGraw Hill and can be ordered online.

Dr. Durre' has spoken to groups, associations, clubs, and corporations as a keynote and motivational speaker, trainer, and/or consultant, including Disney, Whole Foods, Paul Mitchell, Dollar Enterprises, Jacobson's, Girl Scouts, BICSI, American Psychological Association, National Speakers Association, American Management Association, National Association of Bank Women, Altrusa Service Club, and Naval Regional Medical Center.

William J. Holden, PhD, has over 30 years of experience in the field of Psychology, specializing in Neuropsychology.

Dr. Holden is currently in private practice providing psychological and neuropsychological evaluations for a broad range of clinical cases including children, adolescents, and adults ranging in age from preschool age children to elderly adults in nursing homes and geropsychiatric units.

Litigation Support - Dr. Holden has over 25 years of experience conducting neuropsychological evaluations, psychological evaluations, and IMEs. His records review and assessment services are available to counsel representing plaintiff and defense.

Areas of Expertise:

• Brain Related Disorders - stroke, head injury, dementia, developmental delays, ADHD / LD, anoxic / hypoxic events
• Neuropsychiatric Conditions - post-traumatic stress and personal injury sequela, symptom validity, malingering

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Dr. Robert Evans, PhD,  is a Licensed School Psychologist with over 30 years of experience in the behavioral sciences, including completing over 100 Child Custody Evaluations. Dr. Evans serves as a consultant to the medical, legal, and law enforcement community in Florida on Psychological and Educational matters. He consulted with Orange County Public Defender with cases involving arrest and incarceration of children, including Competency Assessments and Insanity Determinations. He has also provided Critical Incident Stress Debriefings to victims of crime in the Central Florida area. 

Litigation Support - Dr. Evans specializes in Parental Alienation cases which are commonly among those classified as High Conflict Divorce cases and he has written a book on Parental Alienation. He provides litigation support to counsel for both Plaintiff and Defense. His services include support with hearing / trial preparations, review of current evaluations, and support during and after the litigation process. 

Dr. Evans has given sworn testimony as a Forensic Psychology expert witness in NY, IL, PA, GA, FL, IA, ID, CO, OH, TX, TN, LA, MA, MD, MO, NC, SC, WA, and OR. 

Areas of Expertise:

• Parental Alienation
• Child Custody Evaluations
• False Allegations of Abuse
• Treatment Considerations for Alienated Children
• Workplace Violence

Dr. Mark I. Levy, MD DLFAPA, a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, has been practicing Clinical Psychiatry and Psychoanalysis full time for over 30 years. During the past fifteen years he has devoted a substantial portion of his clinical practice to Forensic Psychiatry, providing independent medical evaluations (IME's) and expert forensic psychiatric opinion and Consultation nationally for plaintiff and defense trial attorneys, major insurance carriers and the courts. Dr. Levy has consulted on more than 400 medical-legal cases, has been deposed more than 350 times and has testified in State and Federal Court on 43 occasions. He is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry for the School of Medicine at the University of California at San Francisco, is on the Faculty at San Francisco Psychoanalytic Institute and is Chairman of the San Francisco Foundation for Psychoanalysis. Forensic Psychiatric and Psychological Expert Assessment and Testimony about traumatic and non-traumatic psychological injuries including the following:

Motor Vehicle Accident Death of Parent Parental Loss Loss of Consortium Burn Injuries Suicide Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury Forensic Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Child Sexual Abuse Child Abuse Child Custody Disputes Spousal Abuse Elder Abuse Employee Harassment Employee Discrimination Race Discrimination Gender Discrimination Ethnic Discrimination Accommodation ADA FEHA Wrongful Termination Effects of Stress Standard of Care Psychiatric Malpractice Boundary Violations Wrongful Death Prescribing Psychiatric Medication Stress

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Class Action Mass Torts Toxic Torts Asbestos Mold Damp Buildings TCE Exposure Malingering Factitious Disorder Somatization Disorders Subjective Disorders Stalking Competency Testamentary Capacity Undue Influence Will Contest Psychological Testing Neuropsychological Testing Psychology Psychologist Neuropsychology Neuropsychologist Neuropsychiatrist Head Injury Traumatic Brain Injury Cognitive Impairment Neurocognitive Assessment

Licenses
Physician and Surgeon State of California since 1971
Physician and Surgeon State of Hawaii since 2004
Drug Enforcement Administration

Bonny Forrest, JD, PhD is a Psychologist and Attorney with specialized training in Neuropsychology, with an emphasis on cognitive, intellectual, and social-emotional development and disabilities. With 25 years of experience, her specialty certifications are numerous, including infant preschool mental health, and a variety of evidence-based treatments.

Having practiced law for a decade in major national firms, Dr. Forrest supervised complex litigations, including death-penalty cases. As a psychologist, she has testified successfully both in court and in depositions (including surviving a Daubert challenge and testifying for eight days in Federal court), and has been appointed as a parent coordinator by the court in high-conflict divorce proceedings.

Dr. Forrest has represented a number of children and families in IEP meetings and related proceedings. She was one of the first mental health experts to be certified at the highest level in the state of California as a “mentor” in working with children under the age of six.

Dr. Forrest is a very active member of a number of professional organizations and non-profits, serving in a number of leadership positions, including the following: American Psychological Association, National Academy of Neuropsychology, San Diego Psychological Association, and the Immigration Justice Project of the American Bar Association. She is licensed to practice in California and New York but has traveled for work where appropriate under local law.

Areas of Focus

Risk of Institutionalization Child Psychology Autism IEP Parent Coordination Brain Development Developmental Disabilities

Cognition Child Development Infant Preschool Mental Health Law and Psychology Death Penalty High-conflict Parenting Criminal Defense

Education - Education: PhD, Psychology/Pediatric Neuropsychology, Columbia University; JD, Indiana University; BA, Criminal Justice/Sociology, Purdue University

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Expertise: Specializing in applications of clinical psychiatry to legal issues in civil and criminal matters at the interface of Psychiatry and the Law. Has served as an evaluator or expert witness in about three hundred cases in State and Federal courts in matters relating to:

Mental State at Time-of-the-Offense Evaluations Insanity Defense / Diminished Capacity Civil & Criminal Competency Evaluations Competency to Stand Trial / Competency to Waive Miranda Rights Testamentary Capacity / Testimonial Capacity / Informed Consent Capital Sentencing & Mitigation Risk of Violence Assessments Sex Offenders Sexual Harassment Worker's Compensation

Independent Medical Evaluations / Psychiatric Disability Personal Injury / Pain & Suffering / Emotional Distress Workplace Violence Assessments Discrimination Evaluations under Americans With Disabilities Act Fitness for Duty Psychiatric Malpractice Toxic Tort Product Liability

Professional Background: Certified by ABPN in Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry. Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Director of Psychiatry and Law Program at MCP Hahanemann University. Director of Psychiatry & Law Program and Director of Correctional Mental Health Services Program/Provider of Mental Health Services for the City of Philadelphia Prison System. Formerly Director of Psychiatry & Law Program at the Medical College of Virginia. M.D. Degree -University of Massachusetts. Psychiatry Residency & Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship -Tulane University Medical Center.

Charles H. Heller, PhD, is a Forensic Psychology Expert with over 35 years of experience in his field. Dr. Heller is currently on staff at Rutgers University Biomedical Health service, specializing in criminal behavior and risk assessment. He also serves as a forensic psychologist consultant for the Rockland County (NY) court evaluation service, where he has performed hundreds of child custody, as well as criminal competency and child abuse/neglect evaluations.

Litigation Support - Dr. Heller specializes in conducting custody evaluations, providing the review and analysis of potentially mitigating circumstances in connection with criminal behavior, and providing consultation to attorneys regarding civil litigation. He has extensive court experience in Civil, Criminal, and Family Court cases. Dr. Heller is a fully vetted and approved forensic psychologist for the NJ Office of the Public Defender as well as other Public Defender offices. (Federal Public Defender, Legal Aid in Manhattan, Bronx, Kings and the NYC assigned counsel program). He often travels throughout the US as a forensic consultant in important court cases including military Court Martials, death row assessment, sexual abuse, assault and multiple homicides. He is well known and respected among his colleagues as a clinician and as a forensic psychologist/expert witness.

Civil Litigation - (Emotional and Mental Injury) - Dr. Heller is retained by both plaintiff and defense counsel to assess plaintiffs for emotional and mental injury. He takes an unbiased, ethical approach to assessments and is not "a hired gun." He is an expert in objective evaluations that assess the probability the plaintiff is suffering PTSD, other emotional injuries, or if there is exaggeration of symptoms based upon psychological testing and other data. He has expertise in cases that involve group home / residential schools, provider negligence, and assaults.

Criminal Litigation - Dr. Heller is experienced in providing successful rebuttal testimony explaining the scientific issues related to the problems of validity, reliability, and usefulness of "Syndrome evidence" such as "Child Sexual Abuse Accommodation Syndrome" and "Rape Trauma Syndrome." He testifies in child sexual abuse cases and explains research related to false allegations, recantations, memory, suggestibility, child testimony, interview protocols, and "Believed-In Imaginings" in children and adults. He has expertise in domestic violence and has assessed women who have been victims of intimate partner violence and "Battered Women Syndrome" that contributed to homicides, assaults, and other felonies by the victims of abuse.

Manhattan: (Mailing Address) Two Park Avenue, 20th Floor New York, NY 10016 Phone: 212-880-3789 Alt. Phone: 845-354-0535 Fax: 845-354-1287

New Jersey: (Alternate Mailing Address 140 East Ridgewood Avenue South Tower, Suite 415 Paramus, NJ 07652 Phone: 201-262-0331 Fax: 845-354-1287

Westchester County: (Not for Mail Service) 520 White Plains Road, Suite 500 Tarrytown, NY 10591 Phone: 845-354-0535 Fax: 845-354-1287

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Charles J. "Rocky" Hill, MA, CADC-II, NCAC-II has over 30 years of experience in the field of Alcohol Addiction and Treatment. He has owned and directed a full service adult and adolescent outpatient treatment program since 1987 and, previously, directed residential and hospital based inpatient programs in New Mexico and Colorado.

Mr. Hill has particular interest and 10 years of experience in addiction counseling for law enforcement. He and his team have become experts, sought after by insurers like United Healthcare to assist them in the development of their ambulatory detoxification protocol. His treatment program is the lone recipient of the United States Behavioral Health's OPTUM AWARD for excellence. Mr. Hill is also a member of the American Society of Addiction Medicine.

Litigation Support - Mr. Hill has developed a reputation for being able to clarify for juries the complicated realities of substance use, abuse, and dependence. He specializes in medication assisted treatment, opiate addiction and standards of care in the use of buprenorphine and other medications to treat opiate dependence. Also, standards of care in treatment facilities. As a former juvenile parole officer who has also been in recovery from substance abuse since 1980, he brings a level of credibility and street knowledge to the court that clarifies the nature of substance addiction treatment. With a Master’s degree in Psychology and decades of experience, his unbiased testimony can be counted on for accuracy and consistency.

Mr. Hill has provided consultation and expert witness testimony in criminal (capital murder, possession with intent) and civil (wrongful death, standards of care, labor) cases. One of his main focuses has been on Family Court Assessment. He has provided family court evaluations to the Riverside and Hemet court system for over 20 years. Reports include whether an individual meets the diagnostic criteria for a substance abuse disorder and, if so, what recommendations are appropriate for treatment and accountability.

Areas of Expertise:

Wrongful Death Medication Mismanagement and Detox Addiction Treatment Standards of Care Possession with Intent to Sell

Breach of Contract DUI Cases Labor Relations Issues Capital Murder

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Dr. Jane K. McNaught, PhD is a locally and nationally recognized Forensic Psychological Expert specializing in Post Traumatic Stress Disorder with adults and children. Over the course of her more than 35 years of practice, she has worked with both Defense and Plaintiff attorneys and has also been a Court appointed expert. Dr. McNaught has administered more than 1700 psychological test batteries and testified on over 500 occasions as a forensic expert in the areas of: Civil, Criminal, and Family Law. She also provides trial consultation for attorneys. Dr. McNaught has  been qualified and testified as an expert in PTSD, for both the U.S. Army as well as the U.S. Navy. In addition she has testified as an expert in both District and Federal court. Dr. McNaught practices in the areas of Civil, Criminal, and Family Law cases involving trauma to both adults and children.

In the Civil area, Dr. McNaught is frequently hired as an expert when there are allegations of Emotional Damages involving Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Dr. McNaught has been hired in cases of alleged sexual misconduct within institutional settings such as: Schools, Churches,, Treatment Centers, Hospitals,Residential Centers for the Handicapped, Jails and other Police alleged violations.The following are cases where Dr. McNaugth has been an expert:  Motor Vehicle Injuries/Death; dog bite; amputation; burns; electrocution. Dr. McNaught has also been anexpert in  Medical Malpractice Cases ,Wrongful Death, and Infant Death cases. Employment Law Experience in cases  involving Age or Sexual Harassmen,t where PTSD is alleged. 

In the Criminal area, Dr. McNaught is hired by both the Prosecution as well as Defense in cases involving Sexual Misconduct. She also conducts evaluations of Defendants in criminal cases where Underlying Psychological Conditions may impact sentencing. Dr. McNaught has also  been obtained as an expert to evaluate the reliability of statements obtained from alleged victims of sexual assault. When doing so, Dr. McNaught addresses the following: Recantation, Memory Research, and the Standard of Care for Interviewing Victims of Sexual Assault. 

In the area of Family Law, Dr. McNaught specializes in High Conflict Dvorce and conducts Custody Evaluations as well as Evaluations regarding: Relocation; Endangerment; Factitious Disorder by Proxy; Parental Capacity; and Parental Alienation. 

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Micheal Kane, PsyD, MSW, LICSW, is a certified Trauma Treatment Specialist (CTTS) through the Association of Traumatic Stress Specialists (ATSS) and holds two clinical diplomates: a Diplomate in Clinical Social Work from the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), and the Board Certified Diplomate from the American Board of Examiners in Clinical Social Work (ABE).

Dr. Kane earned his doctorate in clinical psychology from Argosy University/Seattle Washington School of Professional Psychology in 2005. He received a master’s degrees in social work from the University of Washington in 1983, clinical psychology from Argosy University/Seattle in 2002, and completed postgraduate studies in Traumatology in 2018 at the Justice Institute of British Columbia in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Dr. Kane has served on the clinical faculties of the University of Washington Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, the Department of Psychology, and the UW School of Social Work. He has also served as a consultant in Complex Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder to the Congressional Black Caucus Veteran's Brain Trust and is a founding member of the editorial board of the Journal of Forensic Social Work.

Dr. Kane has maintained a private practice since 1985 working with individuals, couples and families. His theoretical framework is self-relational psychotherapy that is integrative and reflects themes based on psychodynamic, reality and cognitive-behavioral approaches. His services include Anger Management Treatment, Consulting Services, Forensic Expert Testimony, Clinical Supervision and Case Consultation, and Lectures and Workshops.

Areas of Expertise:

Anger Management Anxiety Depression Complex Trauma Grief and Loss

Ethnic Minority Mental Health LGBTQ+ Concerns Interracial Relationship Issues Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

Timothy D. McManus, PsyD., ABN, ABPP-RP, is Board Certified in both Neuropsychology and Rehabilitation Psychology. Dr. McManus conducts Neuropsychological Evaluations, Psychological Pain Assessments, Psychological, and ADHD/ LD Evaluations from ages 6 though geriatric. Located in the Chicago suburbs, he is also available in Illinois and Wisconsin.

Dr. McManus has served as a Clinical Psychologist in Private Practice for over 20 years. He offers Independent Medical Examinations, neuropsychological and psychological assessment, consultation, individual psychotherapy, and educational services within several acute physical medicine and rehabilitation units, an inpatient substance abuse unit, skilled care in-patient units, a ventilation support unit, and dementia screening clinic.

Dr. McManus also offers Out-patient individual, marital, and family psychotherapy. He provides consultation/liaison services to in-patient psychiatric units and acute medical units for psychological pain assessments and treatments.

Since 1994, Dr. McManus has served as a Neuropsychology training instructor to medical residents within two hospitals. He currently serves on Ingalls Hospital Ethics Committee and Cancer Program Development Committee.

Litigation Support: Dr. McManus provides expert witness services for cases involving the neurocognitive and emotional symptoms associated with varied neurological and medical conditions. His services are available to attorneys representing plaintiff and defendant and include medical record review, IMEs, depositions, and trial testimony as needed.

Areas of Expertise:

Chronic Pain PTSD Mild Head Injury / Concussion Workman's Compensation

Fitness For Duty Evaluations Right to Work Personal Injury Dementia / Decision-Making Capacity

James Tyler Carpenter, PhD, FAACP, is a Board Certified (Clinical) Licensed Psychologist Provider. Dr. Carpenter’s training began with latency age children, adolescents, and their families. It has evolved over almost 30 years of professional practice to include assessment, treatment, teaching, supervision, consultation, and research.

Dr. Carpenter specializes in psychosis, character disorder, trauma, offending behavior, suicidal patients, personality, forensics, disability, and integrating the full spectrum of temporal and modality specific psychological treatments across inpatient, outpatient, milieu, residential, and correctional settings.

Dr. Carpenter has held academic, research, and teaching appointments at Harvard University, Medical School, and Extension Schools, as well as Boston, Lesley, Roger Williams Universities, Massachusetts School for Professional Psychology, and the China American Psychoanalytic Alliance. He has published, taught, supervised, served as an editorial consultant, and presented on the topics of subliminal stimulation, meditation based psychotherapies, group psychotherapy, integrating techniques, the use of translators in forensic assessments and treatment, group treatment of violent offenders, assessment of suicidal patients, psychopathology, theories of psychotherapy, personality, and the recidivism of released inmates.

Litigation Support - Dr. Carpenter has received forensic expert witness training and experience. He has performed Risk Evaluations and testified for both the defense and the prosecution on Psychosis, Treatment, and Homicide. His assessment skills extend to the full range of psychometric instruments involved in assessing personality, psychopathology, risk, impairment, and cognitive compromise as applied to forensic-clinical and disability assessment.

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