Dr. Andrew Gothard

I have been a licensed psychologist in Georgia 30 years, dedicating my career to providing thorough, objective psychological evaluations. I have performed over 20,000 evaluations, ranging from general psychological assessments to complex forensic cases, but my primary focus is forensic psychology (where psychology meets the law), and I have testified in court over 750 times. 

My specialty areas of expertise include:

• Custody evaluations (divorce, child visitation, parental fitness, parental alienation)
• Domestic violence assessments
• Substance abuse assessments
• Criminal defense (competency to stand trial, criminal insanity, mitigation)
• Civil litigation (personal injury, medical malpractice)
• Psychosexual evaluations
• Independent Medical Evaluations (Psychological and Neuropsychological)
• Fitness for duty 
• Military-required evaluations
• Immigration evaluations (e.g., N-648 forms)
• International Adoptions
• Attorney consultations (records reviews, deposition, and cross-examination preparation)

Having been a therapist for 30 years, I see a select number of therapy clients, but only with people who are truly motivated to work hard to make positive changes in their lives.

Background & Education: I received my PsyD degree from the Georgia School of Professional Psychology (GSPP) and my undergraduate (Summa Cum Laude) degree from Georgia State University (GSU). I have worked in many different settings before settling into private practice, and my experience includes program development and management, practice administration and marketing, and forensic consultation.  I have served as adjunct faculty for GSPP’s Professional Counseling program, and guest lecturer for GSPP’s Master of Arts Psychology and Clinical Psychology Doctoral program, Georgia State University’s undergraduate psychology program, and John Marshall Law School. I have been a frequent lecturer, providing continuing education (for psychologists and attorneys) training on topics such as substance abuse and recovery, anger management, stress management, communication skills, and custody evaluations.