Clinical Forensic Psychology

Ashburn Psychological and Psychiatric Services offers psychiatric, psychological and neuropsychological evaluations and provides an objective evaluation of clients’ mental status in the context of relevant legal issues. These evaluations can provide psychological profiling, an assessment of client competency, an objective evaluation of distress experienced, as well as an assessment of the client’s psychological functioning. Clinicians have extensive legal experience including a nationally renowned forensic psychiatrist and psychologists with direct experience working for the Justice Department and the DC Superior Court. Psychological and psychiatric evaluations and expert testimony can assist in many kinds of cases for which we are experienced and available for: consultation:

• Family, custody and visitation Issues,
• Child neglect and abuse,
• Divorce,
• Contested estates and probate,
• Civil,
• Civil personal injury,
• Employment litigation,
• Emotional distress,
• Age, race and gender discrimination,
• Sexual harassment,
• Criminal issues,
• Competency to stand trial,
• Cognitive impairment,
• Diminished capacity and actuality pleas,
• Pre-sentencing assessments,
• Juvenile fitness evaluations.