Dr. Reed obtained a dual-specialty Ph.D. in Child Psychology and Clinical Psychology from the University of Minnesota in 2003. She started practicing forensic psychology in 2013, and has been exclusively focused on the provision of forensic psychological services in her business since January 2022. She returned to providing psychotherapy part-time (through a different agency) in February 2025 in order to maintain her clinical skills and a hands-on knowledge of a variety of clinical populations.
More specifically, Dr. Reed’s domains of expertise include:
Developmental Psychology (i.e., normal development) and Developmental Psychopathology (i.e., interaction of abnormal and normal development, and interaction over time of risk and protective factors in multiple ecological contexts and domains of development, and related pathways to mental health disorders and resilience)
- Prenatal and perinatal development
- Attachment and parenting
- Developmental stages and abilities in the motor, cognitive (including language and memory), emotional, social, and sexual domains
- Domains of child and adult competence and developmental expectations
- Impact of high stress levels, neglect, abuse, parental substance abuse and other trauma on development
- Development and children’s needs related to parental conflict, separation, custody, and living arrangements
- Risk and protective factors, resilience and maladaptation in development
- Neurodevelopmental disorders (e.g., intellectual developmental disorder, autism, ADHD, learning disorders)
Child and Adult Clinical Psychology (i.e., “the branch of psychology that specializes in the research, assessment, diagnosis, evaluation, prevention, and treatment of emotional and behavioral disorders” as per the Dictionary of the American Psychological Association, retrieved online on 3/20/25),
- Psychopathology (i.e., mental disorders and conditions, and their scientific study from etiology to treatment)
- Diagnostic assessments
- Psychological evaluations (i.e., motor, cognitive/academic achievement/learning disabilities, behavioral/emotional, and personality and psychopathology)
- Psychotherapy
Forensic Psychology (Trial Consultation, Expert Evaluations and Reports, Expert Testimony, and Reviews of Other Professionals’ Evaluations)
- Investigative Psychology (i.e., the science of Evidence-Gathering, Evidence Analysis, and Decision-Making Methods) Reviews for Criminal, Family, and Child Protection Courts following allegations of child abuse)
- Forensic Evaluations for Juvenile/Delinquency and Adult Criminal Courts
- Civil Commitment Evaluations
- Forensic Evaluations for Family and Juvenile/Child Protection Courts
- Civil Commitment Evaluations
- Personal Injury Evaluations and Torts in Civil and Military Courts
