Dr Bandhana Bhanot

Profession: Chartered Clinical Psychologist

Client groups: Adults, Parents

Legal area of expertise: Criminal and Family Law

Rates/funding: Dr Bhanot accepts both legal aided and privately funded cases. 

Profile: Dr Bhanot has worked in the field of mental health since 1995. Since qualifying in 1999 as clinical psychologist, Dr Bhanot has specialised in the area of forensics and has worked in secure settings for nearly twenty years. During this time, she has developed expertise in the full range of criminal issues, to include mental health, substance misuse, learning disability and risk of offending (Dr Bhanot is trained in the use of the main risk assessments, to include, the HCR-20, RSVP and SRP). She also provides consultation to family members effected by mental health issues. She is therefore able to provide opinion on a variety of issues pertinent to offending behaviour. Therapeutically, Dr Bhanot has a particular interest in CBT and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and routinely delivers interventions for the full range of mental health difficulties to include psychosis, anger and substance misuse. In addition to her clinical commitments, Dr Bhanot is regularly asked to complete expert witness assessments.