Independent Social Worker & Expert Witness
Midlands & National Coverage
I am an Independent Social Worker and Expert Witness with over 20 years’ experience across Public and Private Family Law. My background includes work in Local Authorities, the NSPCC, therapeutic services, and court-directed interventions. I specialise in high-conflict cases, safeguarding, domestic abuse, child resistance/avoidance, and complex co-parenting assessments.
I provide clear, evidence-based assessments and balanced recommendations rooted in trauma-informed and systemic practice. My approach is direct, child-focused, and grounded in established social work foundations. I hold advanced training in Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP), Systemic Practice, Attachment Narrative Therapy, NVR, sexual-harmful behaviour assessments, and domestic abuse risk work.
I regularly prepare Section 7 reports, Parent Assess assessments, parenting capacity assessments, and risk assessments in cases involving emotional harm, neglect, domestic abuse, and allegations of alienating behaviours. I also undertake contact observations and provide reunification planning, as well as direct work with children when instructed.
My expertise is strengthened by my role as Senior Social Worker at the Parenting Apart Programme, a nationally recognised intervention evaluated by the Anna Freud Centre. I train social workers, provide case consultation and supervision on reducing parental conflict, child mental health, and safe co-parenting in separated families.
I have given evidence in the Family Court and my evidence has been described as reliable, balanced, and helpful to judicial decision-making.
Languages: English, Punjabi
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