Mental Health Facility Expert Witnesses in California

This expert is a Board Certified Adult Nurse Practitioner with a background in Primary Care and Mental Health. Since 2007, she's helped many hundreds of clients as a certified hypnotherapist, certified pain management hypnotist, transformational life coach, and intuitive spiritual coach. She teaches you how to release unwanted and stuck emotions and patterns through powerful mind-body healing techniques and based on concepts of energy psychology, hypnotherapy, neurolinguistic reprogramming ("NLP") and emotional freedom technique (EFT Tapping). She's also a certified and licensed Holistic Massage Practitioner. She offers a holistic and customized approach to mental health and well-being. This expert's foundation practice comes from a medical, intuitive healing, and spiritual place. She provides a professional, safe, non-judgmental, nurturing environment. She was former medic at Burning Man.

This extremely well qualified expert of Psychiatry obtained his BS in Chemistry from the University of Virginia, his MTS in Ethics and Cultural Anthropology from the Harvard Divinity School, and his MD in Medicine from Columbia University. He completed his Internship in Internal Medicine and Neurology, his Residency in Adult Psychiatry, and his Fellowship in Addiction Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and his Fellowship in Psychotherapy at the San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis. He is Board Certified in Psychiatry and Neurology, Addiction Medicine and Addiction Psychiatry. He is a member of multiple Psychiatric Medical Associations and has 19 Publications on Psychiatry. He is currently an Assistant Clinical Professor at a Top Medical University in California.

This residential treatment and private school expert is an active consultant with 42 years of experience. He is well-versed in related regulations, mental health services, government funded contracts, non-public schools, and legal/funding requirements. He previously served as the Executive Director of the Paradise Creek Treatment Center and at Victor Treatment Centers Inc. He is a member, Board Director & Past Chairman of the Research & Outcomes Committee at the Association of Children's Residential Care Centers and has authored multiple publications relating to residential treatment.

This board certified expert earned a BS (highest honors) from the University of California- Santa Cruz and MD from University of California- San Diego. Residency and fellowship training were completed at Yale University School of Medicine.The expert completed a fellowship at one of the premier research and clinical centers for Autism Spectrum Disorders, Addiction, and childhood trauma. She is actively involved in a number of clinical programs and projects to increase knowledge and clinical proficiency of multi disciplinary providers in treating patients with opioid dependence and for increasing awareness of mental health needs in the general population. Currently, she is a staff psychiatrist in private practice specializing in Child, Adolescent, and Adult Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine.

This expert is currently a Clinical and Forensic Psychologist at a Private Psychology Practice. This expert specializes in all aspects of child custody, including child custody evaluations, parenting plans, parental alienation, mediation, reunification therapy, and domestic violence. She has extensive experience in diagnosing and treating Post Traumatic Stress Disorders, as well as working with the recovery community on addiction and substance abuse.

This expert has over 7 years of experience in the forensic and clinical psychology field. She earned her undergraduate degree from Yale University, her JD from Harvard Law School, and her PsyD in clinical psychology from Rutgers University. Her clinical interests include forensic evaluation, violence risk assessment, severe mental illness, multicultural psychology, trauma, and psychological factors in immigration hardship. She previously served as a clinical and forensic psychology extern for the US Department of Justice Metropolitan Correction Center and as a psychotherapist at Rutgers Center for Applied Psychology. She currently serves as an adjunct professor at a university in California and is a staff psychologist at a state hospital in California.

This highly qualified psychology expert earned her BA in psychology from Cedarville University and her MA in mental health from Wright State University. She then went on to complete her PhD in counseling psychology from University of Wisconsin, Madison. This expert is a licensed psychologist in the state of California and has been published over 40 times in academic journals. She formerly served as a co-director of the community engagement unit at the Institute for Clinical and Translational Science at UC Irvine School of Medicine. Currently, she is an associate professor in the school of education and an associate professor in residence in the department of pediatrics within the school of medicine at a prominent California university. Additionally, she serves as a clinical supervisor and pediatric neuropsychologist at a large California university.

This highly-qualified expert has extensive experience in neuropsychology and forensic psychology. He received his BA in psychology from California State University before earning his MA in psychology from Phillips Graduate Institute and an additional MA and his PsyD in clinical psychology from Alliant International University. He is currently in a post-doctoral respecialization certificate program in neuropsychology at Fielding Graduate University. This expert is a licensed clinical psychologist and is involved in research, having served as a co-investigator and the principal investigator on studies. He has formerly served as a case manager at Hillview Mental Health Center, a psychometrist and research assistant for Pacific Psychological Associates, a worker's compensation evaluator for Hamlin Psyche Center, and a psychologist for the California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation in the enhanced outpatient program and the mental health crisis bed department. Currently, this expert serves as the founder and clinical director for a private practice, as well as a psychologist for a psychological services provider and a state hospital in California.

This highly-qualified social worker has more than 20 years of experience in her field, working in various settings such as residential treatment centers, psychiatric hospitals, domestic violence shelters, and outpatient mental health clinics. She earned her BS in social work from Northern Arizona University before earning her MS in social work from the University of Southern California. This expert is a licensed clinical social worker and is active in her field as a member of the International Association of Trauma Professionals. Formerly, she served as a therapist at Optimist Youth Homes and Family Services before working in multiple roles in the psychiatry department of Kaiser Permanente. This expert is currently a social working in private practice in California, where she specializes in several areas related to women's health, including maternal mental health and PTSD.

This board-certified psychiatrist earned his BS from Dartmouth College and his MD from Harvard Medical School. He thereafter completed a residency in psychiatry at Massachusetts Mental Health Center. He is active in his field as a member of organizations such as the American Psychoanalytic Association, the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry, and the Boston Psychoanalytic Society. He has formerly served as Assistant Clinical Professor at Harvard, as an attending psychiatrist at McLean Hospital, and as a psychiatric consultant for the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission. This expert currently serves as faculty for a major psychoanalytic society and for a psychoanalysis center in southern California.