Psychiatric/Psychological Injury
(PTSD, Adjustment Disorders, Anxiety and Depression and other psychiatric diagnoses)
Assessment and diagnoses of psychological/psychiatric injury resulting from various traumatic events including RTA , assault, domestic violence, industrial accident, war, torture, bullying and harassment, occupational stress, psychological aspects of physical injury/disfigurement, medical/clinical negligence, and other traumatic events.
Assessment and treatment of Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Diagnostic assessment of Autistic spectrum disorders (ASD), including Asperger's disorder. Assessment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Treatment of these disorders using evidenced based interventions including CBT and family work.
Clinical Neuropsychology (Assessment of Brain Functioning)
Neuropsychological assessment of brain functioning following head injury, post concussive states, Dementia (e.g., Alzheimer's Disease, Vascular Dementia, Fronto-Temporal Dementia), Stroke, drug, alcohol & solvent abuse, poisoning and other cerebral assaults/injuries. Assessment of: malingering, mental capacity, fitness to plead, fitness to work, criminal responsibility, educational assessments and special needs.
Please note: I am also able to carry out Neuropsychological Assessments in Hindi and Gujerati.
Psychometric Testing
Assessment of intelligence (I.Q.), memory testing and other cognitive functioning in the areas of Learning Disability, general adult, adolescent, and older adult populations.
Risk Assessments
Trained in HCR20 Version 3 & START Assessments
Family Work
Assessment of intellectual functioning, memory functioning and insight/capacity
Psychological Therapy
Psychological therapy, including CBT, for adjustment to head injury and other brain disorders for patients and their partners/carers.
Psychological treatment, including cognitive behavioural therapy, systemic, narrative, solution focussed in the areas of adult and adolescent mental health difficulties (anxiety, depression, PTSD, psychosis etc.)