EXPERT

Dr Louise W

Dr Louise W is a Clinical Psychologist who can undertake assessments of adults and children. Her area of expertise are in the following: 

  • Providing expert witness reports to inform care proceedings.
  • 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 impact of abuse on children.
  • 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).
  • Experience of working closely with staff from various agencies, including teaching staff as part of the CAF/TAC 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.
  • Experience of working with adults and children with autism spectrum disorder
  • Experience of working with adults with personality disorder
  • Experience of working across a variety of criminal justice and forensic settings with both children and adults

Covid-19

We have adapted our working practices following the new COVID-19 national lockdown and rest assured that Carter Brown and our expert team of assessors are still available to support you throughout this difficult time. Although our doors may be closed, we are open for business and willing, ready and able to assist you.