Loving

Psychological Services,  L.L.C. 

At Loving Psychological Services, we offer a wide range of evaluation & consultation services, including...

• Psychological evaluations (adults, adolescents, & children (school-aged and older))
  
• Parenting capacity evaluations
  
• Bonding evaluations (of children with parents, caregivers, relatives, prospective adoptive parents, etc.)
  
• Juvenile psychosexual risk evaluations
  
• Juvenile firesetting risk evaluations
  
• Competency evaluations (re: competency to stand trial & other specific court-related competencies)
  

For New Jersey Family Court matters, we routinely provide evaluations to the Division of Child Protection & Permanency (DCP&P), the Office of Parental Representation (OPR), and the Office of the Law Guardian.  We strive to maintain a reputation for objectivity & integrity, so we welcome referrals from any/all parties.

Our psychologists have experience and expertise in areas that include...

Clinical Evaluations

• Clarification of diagnosis
  
• Treatment planning
  
• Improved understanding of specific clinical issues, such as:
  

          ~ Depression & anxiety

          ~ Trauma, post-traumatic stress, & PTSD

          ~ Substance abuse & dependence

          ~ Behavior problems, defiance, aggression, & violence in children & adolescents

          ~ Antisociality & psychopathy in children, adolescents, & adults

          ~ Relationship difficulties & impasses

Forensic Evaluations and Consultation
Family Court Matters, including:

• Parent-child relationship difficulties
  
• Risk assessment for various forms of child abuse & maltreatment
  
• Parental capacity / parental fitness
  
• Adoption, foster care, & kinship care issues
  
• Planning for visitation & reunification
  
• Domestic violence & violence more generally
  
• Assessment of attachment/bonding
  
• Termination of parental rights 
  

Delinquent and Criminal Court Matters, including:

• Juvenile waiver & reverse waiver (certification, decertification)
  
• Risk assessment for re-arrest & for various forms of violent & criminal behavior
  
• Juvenile firesetting
  
• Juvenile sexual offending & sexually reactive behavior
  
• Competency (to stand trial, other competency decisions)
  
• Mental status at the time of the offense
  

In conjunction with or in addition to our evaluations, we also offer forensic consultation services such as:

• Expert testimony
  
• Trial consultation to attorneys, for example:
  

          ~ Work product reviews

          ~ Cross examination preparation/consultation

          ~ Mental health literature reviews

Professional Training
All of our psychologists have experience providing supervision to psychologists-in-training (pre-doctoral, pre-license), consultation to psychologists & other mental health professionals; also professional workshops & trainings:

• For mental health professionals
  
• For court professionals
  
• For other professionals & for other groups in the community