The questions asked before a retention agreement is signed.

Yes. Dr. Campbell is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist in California, license PSY35915. She is also a Diplomate in School Neuropsychology (American Board of School Neuropsychology) and a Board Certified Behavior Analyst, certification 1-19-35746. Her license and BCBA certification are independently verifiable through the California Board of Psychology and the Behavior Analyst Certification Board public registries.

Yes. Declaration, deposition, and trial testimony are available statewide. Testimony is scheduled through counsel and billed under the fee agreement established at retention.

Neuropsychology adds standardized, norm-referenced measurement of brain–behavior relationships — memory, attention, executive function, and cognitive change — to forensic opinion. When a case involves brain injury, cognitive capacity, or a neurodevelopmental condition, that measurement is frequently where the case is decided. Dr. Campbell holds the clinical-forensic and neuropsychological training, board certification as a Diplomate in School Neuropsychology, and board certification in behavior analysis.

Yes. A current curriculum vitae is provided to counsel and courts on request through the contact page, by email, or by fax.

Yes — this is stated deliberately, because many private neuropsychologists do not. Dr. Campbell accepts court orders and stipulations across the case types listed on this site, in family, probate, juvenile, administrative, and related matters.

Yes. Evidence Code §730 allows a California court to appoint a neutral expert, and in family court that appointment is what attorneys and parents commonly call a 730 evaluation. Dr. Campbell accepts §730 appointments and stipulated evaluations, conducted consistent with California Rule of Court 5.220, and also performs attorney-retained review of existing evaluations under Rule 5.220.

Send the referral question, the case caption, the relevant order or stipulation if one exists, and your timeline — through the contact form, by phone, or by fax. Conflicts are checked first; scope, fees, and schedule are then confirmed in a written agreement before substantive work begins.

A signed retention or court order, the applicable records — medical, educational, legal, or employment, depending on the referral question — and scheduling access to the examinee. A records list specific to your matter is provided at retention.

Yes. Non-testifying consultation — case analysis, review of opposing expert reports, and deposition preparation support — is available and is kept procedurally separate from testifying engagements.

Both, and court appointments. Opinions do not change with the retaining party — that neutrality is what makes them useful to whoever retains her.

It depends on the referral question, the volume of records, and collateral scope — a single-question clearance is faster than a multi-issue family evaluation. A realistic timeline is quoted at retention and honored; if your court date requires expedited handling, raise it in the first call and you will get a direct answer about feasibility.

The referral question, informed-consent and confidentiality parameters, sources of information, methodology and instruments used, behavioral observations, validity findings, test results, diagnostic conclusions where applicable, and opinions expressed to a reasonable degree of professional certainty — each tied to the evidence that supports it.

Purpose and audience. A clinical evaluation serves treatment; a forensic evaluation answers a legal question for a court or attorney. Consent covers the limits of confidentiality, effort and symptom validity are formally tested, collateral sources carry more weight, and the report anticipates adversarial scrutiny rather than a treatment team.

In person in Long Beach or Los Alamitos, and by telehealth throughout California where the referral question and testing requirements permit it. Some instruments require in-person administration; this is resolved at scheduling.

Immigration evaluations — asylum, extreme-hardship waivers, VAWA, and T- and U-visa matters — are typically narrower in scope than court evaluations, and they are scheduled with the filing deadline in view. State the deadline at first contact: you will get a direct answer about feasibility, and telehealth availability across California usually removes scheduling as the bottleneck.

Yes — it is the practice's named specialty. Her clinical work centers on autism, ADHD, and neurodevelopmental assessment across the lifespan, and she is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. In forensic contexts this matters because neurodivergent presentation — atypical eye contact, literal answers, regulation differences — is routinely misread by evaluators without this training.

Because the legal question is rarely the diagnosis itself — it is what the diagnosis means for parenting, capacity, risk, or credibility in this specific person. That translation from diagnosis to functional, legally relevant opinion is where specialized assessment training earns its weight.

Forensic services are billed at professional rates under a written fee agreement, generally retainer-based. A fee schedule specific to your matter — evaluation, record review, or testimony — is provided on inquiry before any commitment is made.

No. Forensic evaluations are performed for a legal purpose rather than medical necessity, and health insurance does not apply — this is standard across forensic practice. Clinical evaluations and therapy, which are separate from this practice, are handled through Dr. Campbell's clinical office.

Quoted at retention based on scope, and honored. If a filing deadline or hearing date controls your timeline, state it at first contact — feasibility is answered directly rather than discovered later.

No. Courts order evaluations because they need better information than competing declarations can provide. The order defines a question; the evaluation answers it with evidence. Treat it as your opportunity to have a trained, neutral professional actually look at the full picture.

It is shorthand for an evaluation by a neutral expert the court appoints under California Evidence Code section 730 — in custody cases, usually a child custody evaluation conducted under Rule of Court 5.220. The evaluator works for the court, not for either parent, and reports findings directly to the court. The For Families page walks through what the process looks like step by step.

Not in the way therapy is, and you deserve that stated plainly: in a forensic evaluation, findings go to the court or the parties named in the order. Dr. Campbell reviews exactly who will see the report — and what the limits of confidentiality are — with you before the evaluation begins, so nothing about the process is a surprise.

Tell them, in age-appropriate terms, that they will be talking and doing some activities with a doctor whose job is to help grown-ups make good decisions for kids — and then let them show up as themselves. Do not rehearse answers with them; coaching is usually detectable and it never helps. The For Families page covers preparation in more detail.

Not in the advocacy sense — no credible evaluator can promise findings, and one who did would be useless to you in court. What counsel can retain her for is honest work: an evaluation conducted to professional standards, or a review of an existing evaluation to assess whether its methods and conclusions hold up.