John Northman, PhD, ABPP
Consulting Clinical Psychologist
Expert consultation to attorneys and mental health therapists concerning:
1.
Child Custody
Evaluation
Dr. Northman helps professionals reach effective resolutions when family conflict and strain and children's needs are greatest.
2.
Parent
Coordination
Parenting plans, and coordination of parental roles and responsibilities following divorce are crucial and challenging. Dr. Northman's consultations help professionals navigate the nuances.
3.
Mediation
Attorney and psychotherapists can do a great deal to help mediation succeed and prevent the costs and strain of court proceedings. Dr. Northman shows professionals how they can do so with compassion and assertive containment.
4.
Complex Family Therapy
Therapists face the highest clinical challenges when managing family therapy in the presence of high conflict. Dr. Northman's therapeutic consultation helps therapists promote healthy change and educates attorneys on how best to support the therapeutic process.
Approach to Consultation
Working with families on issues related to conflict, separation and divorce can be a formidable professional challenge for attorneys and therapists. A knowledgeable mental health consultant can make the crucial difference for these professionals as they assist their clients toward a faster, more successful resolution.
About
Dr. Northman
An authority on child custody issues and co-author of the American Psychological Association's Child Custody Evaluation Guidelines, Dr. Northman is also a trained mediator and parent coordinator.