• Consultant Chartered Clinical and Health Psychologist (BPS) • Registered Practitioner Psychologist (HCPC) • Accredited Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist (BABCP) I have been qualified for 31 years largely working in NHS adult services within the specialities of mental health, health psychology and physical rehabilitation/pain management - taking a lead role in service development and innovation. I currently work in private practice and I am the Managing Director of an independent psychological consultancy,...

Neuropsychological assessment & psychometric testing • Assessing the impact of accident, assault, poisoning or disease process on intellectual level, memory functioning, language, perception, personality & behaviour, etc. • Assessment of emotional state following accident, assault or medical malpractice, e.g. post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety disorders, depression • Also overall impact of accident or assault on quality of life, e.g. impact on employment, social & leisure activity, relationships

I provide clinical psychology expert witness reports for court in the areas of personal injury and medical negligence involving children and adolescents. The reports assess the impact of traumatic events on the psychological functioning of children, the nature of the injury suffered and give recommendations for treatment. I provide clinical psychology expert witness reports for court proceedings involving public and private legal cases involving the care and upbringing of children and adolescents.

Criminal Justice Expert Reports (defence/prosecution) Special areas of expertise: • Psychometric Testing • Learning Difficulties • Memory Testing • Suggestibility • Head Injury • Asperger's and Autistic disorders • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder • Detection of Malingering or otherwise • Sexual Offences • 'Viewing' offences •Driving, Fitness, Psychological (Cognitive) Assessment Personal Injury Expert Reports and/or Treatment Special areas of expertise: • Phobic Anxiety (including travel, driving post-accident) •...

Neurodiversity in the forensic field • Specialist interest in ADHD and autistic offenders Dr Banfield has 15 years' experience working with neurodivergent offenders, specialising in causation, condition and prognosis. She is able to offer a neurodiversity-informed perspective on offending behaviour. Dr Banfield has carried out a number of significant research studies in the area of offending behaviour amongst neurodivergent individuals. She is qualified to carry out autism assessments. She is not currently...

Assessment of children & young people (3-25 years) with learning, emotional & behavioural difficulties • Preparation of detailed reports for family courts & appeals against Local Education Authority Education Act decisions • Submission of oral evidence • High court & tribunal experience • Experience as a single joint expert

Assessment of adult parents going through care proceedings who may also have mental health difficulties • Assessment and treatment of developmental trauma in children (e.g. children who have experienced neglect, domestic violence and abuse) • Family and child post-adoption psychological assessments • Assessment of children who are subject to care proceedings • Assessment of neurodevelopmental differences, including autism, intellectual disability and fetal alcohol spectrum disorder • Neuropsychological assessment of...

Psychological effects of personal injury • Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) • Adjustment disorder • Phobias • Depression • Anxiety • Work-related stress • Trauma • Children & adult assessments • Psychological effects of road traffic accidents Appointments throughout North West England; remote appointments and home visits as necessary.

Assessment & diagnosis of children, adolescents & young adults • Treatment of mental health problems • Expertise in the effects of personal injury & medical negligence • Neuropsychological assessment of brain injuries in children • Domiciliary visits also possible nationwide

Adult psychological assessment for civil & criminal court proceedings: • Cognitive & intellectual functioning (e.g. IQ) • Daily adaptive/social functioning • Capacity & fitness to plead • Executive functioning (e.g. adaptive behaviour, abstract thinking, mental flexibility, problem solving, planning, inhibition & social behaviour) • Malingering • Memory • Suggestibility & compliance • Personality disorders & clinical syndromes • Dementing processes • Affective conditions (e.g. anxiety disorders, depression, PTSD)

I have 25 years’ experience of working with people with intellectual disabilities and autism spectrum conditions. For 13 years I was employed within the NHS as a clinical psychologist working within community learning disability teams. For the latter part of my career in the NHS I was employed as a Consultant Clinical Psychologist managing and leading the clinical psychology provision across Manchester’s Learning Disability Service provided through three community learning disability teams. For the last 14...

Psychological reports in civil, family & criminal cases • Psychometric tests • Psychological assessments & therapies in relation to trauma, emotional & mental health problems • Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)

In her neuropsychology positions at the Addenbrooke’s Hospital, her outpatient diagnostic assessments have focused on differentiating between neurological and mental health presentations of psychological and cognitive symptoms. Inpatient services have focused on the assessment and treatment of the emotional, behavioural and cognitive sequelae of traumatic brain injury.

Expert since 1996 • Personal injury • Employment law • Clinical negligence • Professional conduct & competence hearings • Psychological assessment & diagnosis of mental disorders using DSM-5-TR and ICD-11 criteria • Offers evidence-based cognitive behavioural therapy following trauma Consulting in Birmingham, London, Leicester, Manchester, Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton & Worcester, plus remote consultations UK-wide