Mrs. Joanna Beazley-Richards
Biography
Mrs Joanna Beazley Richards is a Chartered Psychologist and qualified psychotherapist registered with the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy.
Joanna has previously researched female sex offenders, psychometric profiles in child protection and cognitive distortions in child abusers. She has also conducted research into attitudes of men convicted of violent offences as part of wider Home Office project. She offers clinical, forensic and organisational consultancy, training, supervision and psychotherapy.
Preparation of psychological reports for the legal profession.
Joanna assesses adults, adolescents and children. Joanna has a particular specialism in relationship dynamics including relationships within large families. She also specialises in the results of trauma on people charged with criminal offences, or who are involved in child protection matters.
She conducts assessments in relation to:
Psychological and mental health
Learning disability and learning disorders
Perpetrators and victims of sexual and violent crime, including Risk Assessment
Cognitive assessment
Capacity assessment
Impact of psychological functioning on parenting ability
Offenders and victims of domestic violence
Offenders and victims of sexual abuse
Trauma
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Extradition
Psychological injury