About
For over 20 years, Dr. Berkowitz has specialized in forensic psychology, neuropsychology and clinical/diagnostic assessment and court evaluations and trainings. She is a licensed Clinical Psychologist and Marriage, Family and Children Counselor. Dr. Berkowitz has served as an expert witness in hundreds of high profile and complex cases within the California Superior Courts. Her consultation and expert testimony expertise in California and Nationally includes addressing legal questions pertinent to high conflict co-parenting difficulties, domestic violence and abuse, violence and sex offender risk assessment, psycho-sexual issues, persuasive development disorders, head injury, neuropsychological functioning, cognitive ability, psychological/emotional damages for Family Law, Criminal and Civil Court. Dr. Berkowitz also provides litigation consultation to attorneys regarding various psychological and parenting issues, some of which include: Psychological and Neuropsychological Testing, 500+ Child Custody Evaluations (Full 730, Parenting Plan Assessments, Solution Focused Evaluations and 733 Re-evaluations), Expert Witness testimony, Site Inspections, Home evaluations, School Evaluations and Visits, Reports, Declarations, and consultations with other professional involved on a case when appropriate.
Dr. Berkowitz travels nationally and internationally to evaluate parties and sites and to testify when needed. She does extensive interviews on all cases and typically audio and visually record the investigation sessions (with consents when needed). Dr. Berkowitz's reports are very detailed and are designed to be easily read, with as much clinical, scientific and or investigative information as needed to support the report's resulting opinion and detailed recommendations to follow. She is highly valued and respected by the courts and is a nationally recognized expert.