About us
Grace Clinical Ltd is a Yorkshire-based company providing psychological expertise to assist in a range of private and medico-legal circumstances.
We have extensive experience working in mental health, forensic, learning disability and neurodiversity services, and offer a psychologically-led multi-disciplinary approach.
Qualifications and experience
Dr Nici Grace is a clinical psychologist registered with the HCPC (the governing body for psychologists) and chartered with the British Psychological Society. Dr Grace holds a doctorate in clinical psychology alongside further postgraduate training in mental health law, and criminal psychology. A full CV can be provided on request.
Our services
Assessments
We provide expert witness assessments to inform a range of legal processes including:
- Parole board hearings for convicted prisoners
- Criminal court including adaptations for appearing in court, understanding offences and risk profile, mitigation considerations, and sentencing recommendations
- Family court including the needs of parents within proceedings and pre-proceedings and parents’ ability to meet the needs of their children in the context of mental health or neurodevelopmental difficulties
We also offer clinical assessments and formulations providing understanding of neurodevelopmental and trauma-based difficulties including; autism, learning disability, mental health difficulties and personality disorder
We understand that waiting times for NHS assessments can be extensive, and therefore we offer multi-disciplinary and competitively charged autism assessments for adults and adolescents. Our ongoing clinical practice in the NHS means that your assessments will always be informed by the latest clinical guidance and research. We have the highest standards of report-writing, and can tailor our reports to enable more effective interface with other agencies. We will always consider individual circumstances when quoting and prioritising assessments.
Training
We can develop and deliver training in any area of our expertise, for any size of audience. Example of current and previous training include: Neurodivergence and adaptations within clinical services; Sexual offending theory in adults with learning disabilities; Understanding sexual offending against children; Rape and serious sexual offences; Autism in the criminal justice system.
We can develop training to ensure that services meet their legal requirements to make reasonable adjustments for those with neuro- and developmental disabilities.
We offer bespoke training for solicitors to understand offending presentations, the need for independent assessments, identifying relevant needs within their clients, and the impact of these on offending presentations. This can assist in providing a comprehensive defence.
Get in touch to discuss your needs.
Consultation and supervision
We can provide one-off or serial consultation to public agencies and independent firms, to support psychological understanding and practice. We also provide supervision to other clinicians to assist in clinical practice.