Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

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The primary focus of my practice is to evaluate individuals who are struggling with negative emotions or cognitions after a traumatic incident (i.e., sexual assault, car accident, physician abuse, neglect). If appropriate, I will complete a report to include diagnosis, prognosis, and a monetary damage amount for future mental health care. I require a retainer prior to beginning documentation review, evaluation, report writing, deposition or trial. Prior Experience: Criminal: Expert Testimony Cases: 4; Mentally Disordered Offenders Consultation with attorneys: Over 65 cases from Department of State Hospitals Violence Risk Assessments: Over 1000 Short Term Risk Assessments, <50 Long Term Violence Risk Assessments, > 20 Sexual Violence Risk Assessments Main Disorders Assessed and/or Treated: Schizophrenia, Psychopathy, Bipolar, Depression, OCD, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Dissociative Identity Disorder Familiarity with Penal Codes: Not Guilty By Reason of Insanity, Incompetent to Stand Trial, Mentally Ill Inmate, Mentally Disordered Offender, Sexually Violent Predator Crimes Assessed and/or Treated: Murder (decapitation, shooting, stabbing, cannibalism, mass murder, serial killing, murder for hire), Serial Rape, Pedophilia, Exhibitionism, Crimes against the White House, Attempted Assassination of a President, Great Bodily Injury, Stalking Fellowship: High Risk Sexual Offenders Risk Assessment Recidivism Civil: Certificate of Merit (last 4 years): Over 2000 evaluations and reports, 340.1 Expert Psychological Injury Evaluations (last 4 years): 16 February 2020 to present; Private Practice, Long Beach, CA; Criminal and Civil Psychological Evaluations, Certificates of Merit, Damage Assessment, and Expert Testimony of child sexual assault and trauma (religious, clergy abuse, school, trauma, physician abuse) for private law firms; Individual and couples therapy for general mental health, trauma, first responders (medical, fire, police, lawyers); Threat Assessment and Management Planning September 2022 to present; Founder of Wellness Warriors; The Dobson Cook Wellness Foundation, Long Beach, CA; a non-profit offering free mental health and wellness services based on donation October 2019 – July 2021; UCLA Health Teaching, Training, and Supervision Sept 2018 – July 2021; Staff Psychologist at VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System; Violence threat assessment, Suicide Prevention Crisis Line; Dual Diagnosis Treatment Program (i.e., severe mental illness and substance use), VA qualitative analytics, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis and Insomnia; Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Recovery Center program development, national joint commission. March 2017 – Sept 2018; Forensic Psychology Lecturer at California Polytechnic University – San Luis Obispo, CA. May 2013 – July 2018; Staff Psychologist at Department of State Hospitals – Atascadero; Admission assessments, suicide and violence risk assessments, short-term individual and group therapy, behavioral plans to reduce violence risk, suicide or homicide, deposition and trial; PC 1026 Not Guilty By Reason of Insanity, 1370 Incompetent to Stand Trial, 2962 Mentally Disordered Offenders, and WI 6600 Sexually Violent Predators. May 2012 - May 2013; Post-Doctoral Psychology Fellowship Sharper Future; Assessment and treatment of sexual predators May 2011 - May 2012; APA Accredited Psychology Internship at St. Elizabeths Hospital, Washington, D.C.; Violence risk assessment and treatment of individuals with severe mental illness and violent crimes; incompetent to stand trial evaluations for mental health court.