Psychology Expert Witnesses in Michigan

Neuropsychology, Psychology - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Traumatic Brain Injury, Personal Psychological Injury, Suggestibility, Adjustment Disorder, Car Accident, Concussion, Hypnosis, Depression, Psychotherapy, Sexual Assault, TBI, PTSD, Autism Spectrum, Somatic Symptom Disorder, ADHD, Cognitive Impairment, Malingering, Veteran, IME

I am a licensed clinical psychologist with expertise in neuropsychological testing; 14 years of experience conducting comprehensive neuropsychological and psychological evaluations across clinical, medical, and forensic settings. I serve on the faculty at Tufts University School of Medicine, where I teach and supervise doctoral‑level clinicians in neuropsychological assessment, psychotherapy, and clinical hypnosis. I am licensed in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and all PsyPact states (43 including DC). My background includes training at multiple VA Medical Centers and participation in weekly clinical meetings at the National Center for PTSD in White River Junction, Vermont, which provided extensive experience with PTSD, trauma‑related disorders, and veterans’ disability evaluations. I provide nexus reviews, independent medical opinions, disability evaluations, personal injury assessments, and consultation to insurance carriers regarding medical necessity and prior authorization for ...

Psychology, Neuropsychology - Psychology, trauma, stress response, malpractice, pain, somatoform disorders, sexual abuse, PTSD, disability, patient-provider relationship, personal injury, memory, workman's compensation, suicide, depression, GI psychology, cancer, surgery, discrimination, immigration

The people you work with can be as important as the work you do. Expert witness training emphasizes the need for valid, empirically-derived information translated to common-sense understanding, delivered with ethics, engagement, and clarity. Dr. Anne Mary Montero strives to attend to these standards of excellence in expert witnessing, informed by her: Academic rigor: Board certification in both psychological science and forensic mental health evaluation Extensive experience: >15,000 hours of direct patient care Expert reputation: Serving as consult/liaison provider for 19 medical specialties at IU School of Medicine Ethics leadership: Trained by Indiana University Health Ethics Intensive, service on ethics committee Science-fluency and diligence in publication: 143 articles/posters/VLOGs/presentations in last 5y, including peer-reviewed journals; she participates in research funded by NIH and NCI, in partnership with the Indiana University School of Medicine Thorough style: Capac...

Psychiatry, Psychology - Suicide/Malpractice/Wrongful Death, Standard of Care--Mental Health, Personal Injury, Priest Abuse, False Confession, Competency to Confess, Criminal Responsibility, Sexual Harassment, PTSD, Competency to Waive Rights, Insanity/NGRI, Competency to Stand Trial

BACKGROUND. Dr. Bill Geis is an experienced clinician, researcher, medical school professor and forensic expert--with a career that spans more than 40 years. He holds a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Kansas. He did a Psychiatry Department Internship at the Indiana University School of Medicine and a two-year Post-Doctoral Fellowship at the Menninger Foundation, which is now in collaboration with Baylor Medical School in Houston, Texas. His clinical, teaching, and administrative experience is broad and deep, with experience in virtually all mental health conditions and treatments. FORENSIC: His career as a forensic expert includes over 850 consultations in the areas of suicide wrongful death, standard of care, personal injury, criminal defenses and other issues as outlined below. His extensive teaching and clinical training expertise enhances his ability to provide competent and non-jargon-filled depositions and court testimony. He is able to communicate effe...

Huntington Woods, Michigan

Psychology, Forensic Psychology - Clinical and forensic psychology, child, adolescent, adult, trauma, PTSD, abuse, child custody, divorce, assessment, testing, parenting, psychological disorders, personal injury, file review, professional misconduct

Jane Alexandra Kessler earned her Bachelor of Science (Sc.B.) degree at Brown University, graduating summa cum laude. She received her M.A. in clinical psychology from the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor), completing predoctoral internships at the University of Michigan's Psychological Clinic and at the Detroit Psychiatric Institute on the Children’s Inpatient Service. Later, she was a staff psychologist and clinical supervisor on the Children’s Inpatient Service at DPI. She worked for the Family Division of Michigan’s Sixth Circuit Court as well as the Juvenile Court in Wayne County, MI, evaluating children and families in child custody matters and abuse/neglect proceedings. As a psychology professor at Madonna University (Livonia, MI) for over 20 years, she served as the Director of the University’s graduate program in clinical psychology and the campus training clinic. Additionally, she was the Director and Senior Psychologist at the Michigan Psychoanalytic Institute’s Treatm...

Mount Clemens, Michigan

Psychology, Forensic Psychology - PTSD, TBI, Auto Accident Trauma, Depression, Anxiety, Psychotherapy, Pain Psychology, Family, Injury, Veterans, Addiction, Autonomous Vehicles

Founding director of the Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Psychological Trauma at Detroit Receiving Hospital and University Health Center, where he also served as Instructor in Psychiatry. Contributing Editor, The Forensic Examiner, Journal of the American College of Forensic Examiners. Named America’s Best Doctors, Who’s Who Top Doctors Honors Edition (2017). Active blogger for Psychology Today. Member, International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, The American Psychological Association, Michigan Psychological Association, Brain Injury Association of Michigan, and the National Safety Council. Featured in The Detroit Free Press, Detroit Metro Times, Boston Globe and Crain’s Detroit Business. Provides forensic psychological services for plaintiff and defense. Administers Independent Psychological Evaluations. Works in the area of accident prevention and promoting transition to autonomous vehicles.