Vocational rehabilitation professional with more than 28 years of experience serves as an expert witness in matters involving vocational counseling, rehabilitation assessment, and disability management. This expert has provided expert witness services in Social Security disability hearings thousands of times and has been retained in workers’ compensation, personal injury, and divorce-related matters on more than 50 occasions. Their litigation-related work includes over 20 years of experience providing consultations and deposition testimony, focusing on disability and vocational-related matters. Key areas of expertise include vocational counseling, rehabilitation assessment, psychotherapy, family issues, adoption, child custody evaluation, and child and adult abuse and neglect. Their work also encompasses workers’ compensation, Social Security disability, motor vehicle accident personal injury, and disability management.

Their background includes experience across counseling, rehabilitation, and human services environments. This includes vocational rehabilitation consulting, counseling services, and roles involving human services and treatment settings addressing substance abuse, abuse and neglect, and psychosocial functioning. Additional experience includes providing counseling services to individuals, couples, families, and children, as well as work in areas such as adoption and child custody evaluation. The expert holds certifications as a Certified Disability Management Specialist, Qualified Vocational Expert, Board Certified Human Services Practitioner, and National Certified Counselor. Educational background includes a Doctor of Education in Educational Administration and Supervision, a Master of Education in Guidance and Psychology with specialization in vocational rehabilitation counseling, and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, along with graduate study in clinical and counseling psychology. Professional affiliations include involvement with the International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals, National Association for Rehabilitation, American Family Group Conferencing Association, and International Association for Play Therapy.