Combining my clinical & ethical expertise creates a stronger defense for faster & better outcomes
Sadly, most people do not understand the intersection of mental health codes of ethics and their state’s laws and rules regarding mental health treatment. This leads many mental health treatment providers to behave in ways that result in client harm. Alternatively, many mental health treatment providers who have behaved ethically and legally find themselves facing board or litigation complaints, but are confused by how to defend themselves using mental health codes of ethics and their state’s laws and rules regarding mental health treatment. I can help bridge both of those gaps.
Independent review of ethics & legal consultation and board complaint & litigation analysis for Licensed Professional Counselors. Standard-of-care review for mental health cases. Mental health impact on workplace mistreatment cases. Expert testimony services.
Common Case Types
- Boundary issues
- Documentation deficiencies
- Improper diagnosis allegations
- Duty to warn issues
- Minor consent/confidentiality
- Telehealth complaints
- Supervision complaints
- Dual relationships
- Couple, Marriage, and Family complaints
- Insurance fraud allegations
- Scope of competence/practice issues
- Ethical and legal concerns
- Suicidality/risk assessment
Brief Listing of Areas of Expertise
- The Intersection of Codes of Ethics and US State-Specific Mental Health Codes
- American Counseling Association Code of Ethics
- American Mental Health Counselors Association Code of Ethics
- National Board for Certified Counselors Code of Ethics
- American School Counselor Association Code of Ethics
- US State-Specific Mental Health Codes
- Trauma treatment standards
- Chronic pain treatment standards
- Mental health impact of workplace mistreatment
- Evidence-based counseling treatment standards
- Risk management
- Board complaints and litigation involving mental health issues
- Testimony experience
- My expert opinions are rendered independently and objectively based upon available records, applicable standards of care, and relevant ethical & US state-specific mental health code guidelines. I cannot guarantee outcomes or provide legal advice.
Services
Board Complaint and Litigation Consultation
• Complaint response analysis
• Litigation response analysis
• Documentation review
• Risk exposure assessment
• Mitigation consultation
• Practice standards evaluation
Expert Witness
• Standard of care review
• Ethical and legal code analysis
• Record review
• Rebuttal opinions
• Deposition testimony
• Trial testimony
Attorney Consultation
• Case merit analysis
• Cross-examination preparation
• Clinical terminology interpretation
• Diagnostic standard review