Emin Gharibian

I am a clinical psychologist specializing in Forensic Psychology and Neuropsychology with over 10 years of experience in assessing, treating, and consulting on psychological disorders. I completed a two-year post-doctoral fellowship in neuropsychology from Fielding Graduate University.

My training and experience have been in psychological and neuropsychological assessments in a variety of clinical settings including private practice, outpatient mental health clinics, psychiatric hospitals, forensic hospitals, and correctional facilities.

I specialize in providing comprehensive psychological and neuropsychological evaluations for a variety of conditions including dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, complications from a stroke, traumatic brain injury, concussions, learning disabilities, ADHD, and PTSD.

I also specialize in forensic psychological and neuropsychological evaluations for immigration hearings, civil and criminal competency, personal injury, worker's compensation, and fitness for duty. I provide consultation services to personal injury and worker's compensation attorneys on psychological and neuropsychological related matters.

I have completed several hundred psychological and neuropsychological evaluations in criminal, civil, and clinical cases. I have also testified as an expert and served as a consultant for the defense and prosecution in state and federal court, including military court-martials.

I am appointed to the Los Angeles County Juvenile Court Expert Witness and Competency Panel and Adult Criminal Court Expert Witness Panel and conduct psychological and neuropsychological evaluations for attorneys and the court for criminal proceedings for mental health diversion and mitigation, violence risk, and competency to stand trial.

In addition to my private practice, I am a forensic psychologist for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. I conduct psychological evaluations to evaluate patients for violence risk and determine if they meet the criteria to be committed to a state hospital, write court reports, and testify in court as an expert witness.

I am also a member of the National Academy of Neuropsychology and the American Psychology and Law Society.

Areas of Forensic Expertise:

Personal Injury
Independent Medical Evaluations
Worker's Compensation
Fitness for Duty
Police Officer Pre-Employment Evaluations
Immigration Cases
Diminished Capacity
Violence Risk Assessments
Mitigating Factors in Criminal Cases
Civil Capacity (Testamentary Capacity, Undue Influence, Contractual Capacity)
Symptom Validity/ Malingering
Forensic Psychology
Forensic Neuropsychology
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Concussions
Neurocognitive Impairment from Substance Use
Complications from stroke
Dementia
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Learning Disabilities
ADHD
Sexual Harassment
Discrimination
Alcohol-Induced Blackout
Alcohol Myopia