Alexis has provided reports in Family and Criminal Proceedings since 2005 and regularly takes instructions from solicitors and Local Authorities within Family and Criminal Court proceedings.

She embarked upon independent expert witness work in 2005 and now works in full-time practice as an Expert Witness Chartered Consultant Psychologist, undertaking a range of assignments to include, criminal, civil, family, employment tribunal and immigration work.

She has accumulated a breadth of experience particularly in the area of human rights, paedophilia and sexual abuse, physical abuse, eating disorders and domestic violence cases and has undertaken assessments of clients in media profile cases.

Areas include:

Family Law

Individual Cognitive Assessments.
Family Court Assessments.
Individual court and other Assessments.
Attachment.
Eating Disorders.
Domestic Violence.
Parental Assessments – Including Risk Assessments and Parenting Assessments.
Capacity Assessments.
Mental Capacity Assessment.
Anxiety.

Depression.
PTSD.
Domestic Violence.
Emotional and Sexual Abuse.
Personality Disorders.
Sexual offences/Sexualised behaviours/Grooming.
Child and Adult (ADHD, Asperger’s / Autism).
Risk and ability to protect a child.
Substance abuse and Addictions: Drugs, Alcohol, Gambling etc.
Family Assessments / Dynamics / Attachment / Parental Alienation.
Child Development Issues.

Criminal Law

Pre-sentencing Reports.
Fitness to Plead and Stand Trial.
Suggestibility.
Loss of Control.
Sexual / Violent Crime.
Parole Board Assessments.
Personality Disorders.

Dangerousness / Risk Assessment.
Violence/Self Harm/Suicide.
Offender Assessment.
Abnormal Behaviour.
Mental Disorders.
Rape / Sexual abuse.
Crime Victims.
Child Abuse.