Lynne Jackson

Lynne has been in continuous practice as a Chartered Psychologist since 1987 working with adults, children and families in multi professional settings for Local Authorities.

In her role as an expert witness, she has provided psychological assessments for Family and Civil Courts and carried out assessments of prisoners.

Within the Family and Civil Courts she has prepared reports and regularly given evidence in court on several areas including:

• Assessment of attachment and bonding in families
• Assessment of parenting
• Alcohol and drug abuse as pertaining to parenting ability
• Domestic violence, physical, sexual and emotional abuse as pertaining to parenting ability
• Adult cognitive and personality assessment, including own family history in relation to
  ability to parent.
• Cognitive assessment of adults to determine competence
• Emotional/behavioural assessment of adults and children, including abused/ neglected/ at risk children
• Proposition of remedial/therapeutic options for the future