He is a clinical psychologist serving as an expert witness in clinical psychology, this expert has more than 30 years of professional experience evaluating and treating psychological conditions in adolescents and adults. Their work includes consultation, deposition testimony, and courtroom testimony in matters involving psychological functioning, emotional distress, and behavioral health conditions. The expert’s clinical practice emphasizes cognitive behavioral therapy for anxiety, depression, and related mood disorders, as well as psychological evaluation in matters involving psychological and legal issues. The expert’s clinical work centers on cognitive behavioral therapy and the assessment and treatment of anxiety disorders, depressive disorders, and mood-related conditions. This practice includes therapy for adolescents and adults experiencing anxiety, depression, personality disorders, and other behavioral health concerns, as well as psychological assessment related to emotional distress and psychological damage. The expert has also conducted psychological evaluations addressing psychological fitness for duty and other evaluations involving legal and psychological issues within clinical psychology practice.

Professional leadership includes serving as Director of an anxiety and depression treatment center where the expert meets regularly with clinicians, participates in treatment planning, and provides consultation regarding patient care and clinical management. The expert also maintains an ongoing private clinical psychology practice focused on cognitive behavioral psychotherapy and psychological evaluation. Academic involvement includes service as Associate Clinical Professor within a university medical school department of psychiatry, along with earlier instructional and clinical roles within the same academic department. Professional credentials include licensure as a psychologist in the State of California. Educational preparation includes a Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology, a Master of Arts in Psychology, and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. The expert has also completed fellowship training in cognitive therapy and has contributed to the professional literature through authorship of widely used cognitive therapy publications addressing treatment of anxiety and depression.