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Expert Witness Assessments

DLW Psychology Ltd

Dr Louise Watson is able to provide high-quality, timely independent expert witness assessments in the areas of family, criminal and civil law.  Dr Watson will complete a thorough assessment, write a comprehensive report, and attend Court if necessary.  

Dr Watson has broad clinical experience and is able to provide assessments on both adults and children.  Dr Watson has specialist experience with forensic clients and is able to offer comprehensive risk assessments.

Examples of Dr Watson's experience can be found below:

  • Providing expert witness reports to inform care proceedings and placements.
  • Experience of working with children and their families across a range of settings.
  • Cognitive/capacity assessments of children and adults.
  • Attachment and developmental trauma.
  • Assessing the impact of abuse on children.
  • Experience of assessing and supporting the parent-child relationship.
  • Experience of working with victims of child sexual exploitation and county lines involvement.
  • Assessing and treating child, adolescent and adult patients with a wide variety of mild, moderate and severe mental health problems.
  • Working with patients from across the lifespan, and with those in transitional life stages. 
  • Using specialist forensic risk assessment tools (e.g. HCR-20, SRP, RSVP, PCL-R).
  • Experience of working closely with staff from various agencies, including teaching staff as part of the CAF/FNM process, as well as in child in need and child protection cases.
  • Experience of providing psychological treatment across inpatient, criminal justice, residential and community settings offering both individual and group interventions.

For further detail on Dr Watson's experience please request a copy of her CV via the contact us page.


Expert Witness Services

Contact me to discuss your needs and to request a bespoke non-obligation quote and timescales.

Psychological Assessments

Dr Watson is able to offer comprehensive Court reports and PLO assessments at Legal Aid Agency rates.

Cognitive / Capacity Assessments

Dr Watson can offer cognitive and or capacity assessments either as standalone reports or as part of a wider psychological assessment. Please contact me for a bespoke quote.

Meaning Of The Child (MoTC) Assessments

A specialist assessment focussing on the parent-child relationship.  Please contact for a bespoke quote.

"Dr. Watson is my expert of choice and has been for several years now, particularly in complex cases both within the public and private children law arena. Her reports are outstanding; carefully written, detailed analysis and recommendations which are accessible for the client. Her reports are always on time, if not early. Her oral evidence is also excellent, she is a fair and balanced witness. I have no hesitation in recommending her as an expert witness."

Laura Carr,
Locum childcare lawyer,
Children Law Accredited,
ELS I Essex County Council,
15/12/2022

"I would like to thank Louise for working with us, it has been incredibly helpful and insightful to have the conversations we had. The work allowed us as parents to look at our blind spots, and think about those situations where we could improve our communication with each other and our children. Also, X is now a much happier and more confident person, and Louise's support has been a big part of that transformation. X now has tools and techniques to help her navigate her thoughts in more challenging moments"

Father of X,
8 years old,
Parent Sessions & 1:1 Child Sessions,
01/10/2024

"After so many struggles in accessing support on the NHS, meeting Louise was really a breath of fresh air. The communications were clear and efficient beforehand. On the day of the appointment, I was greeted with a warm welcome and our session took place in a cosy and airy therapy room right at the heart of Bury St Edmunds. I did not feel rushed at any point and was encouraged to speak openly while at the same time following the guidelines needed for the psychological assessment.

It was truly a relief to feel heard and validated and to be able to share my experiences and feelings in such a supportive and empathetic setting. I was also encouraged to reflect on aspects of my life which I might otherwise have failed to mention and was grateful to have the questions guided in such a way as to bring out the information needed to present a clear clinical picture. I highly recommend Louise for an assessment or therapy. Having travelled from Cambridge myself, it is well worth the trip to Bury St Edmunds to meet with such an approachable psychologist and I even enjoyed a little walk around the town and beautiful Abbey gardens afterwards".

Anonymous,
47 years,
September 2025

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