MENTAL HEALTH EXPERTS

Accessible. Efficient. High Quality. Nationally Respected.

The best forensic mental health consultants have relevant clinical experiences, along with a culturally and structurally informed approach. Look no further.

Lorio Forensics Professionals are graduates of and have trained at:

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High Integrity

Cultural competence and fairness drives trust

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Diverse backgrounds and areas of expertise

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Quality Team

Lorio Forensic consultants have professional degrees in medicine, psychology, social work, public health and law.

Our engagement process ensures that we are clear on your forensic question and assign a forensic mental health expert with clinical and consultation expertise that is relevant to your case. Our consultation process is one that is proven by our Founder and Principal Consultant, Triple Board Certified Forensic Psychiatrist Dr. Sarah Y. Vinson and optimizes communication, efficiency, and the progression of the case through completion.

Cultural & Structural Competence

Through a lens of cultural and structural competency, Lorio Forensics provides excellent forensic mental health consultation services that are grounded in relevant academic and clinical experiences. At every phase of the consultation process, we consider both cultural and structural (i.e. educational systems, child welfare, healthcare system inequities) issues that are relevant to the case.

Our intentionality, consideration, and appreciation of these issues distinguishes the Lorio Forensics approach. Our backgrounds, both personal and professional, uniquely equip us to not only incorporate these factors but to also communicate about them effectively through our reports and testimony.

Mental Health Expertise

Mental health forensic consultation of reliably high quality should be readily accessible to all. Our Forensic Psychiatrist, Forensic Psychologist and Forensic Social Worker consultants conduct independent evaluations, create forensic reports and provide expert testimony services of exceptional quality at a range of price points. Our consultants have served clients in the southeast, southwest, midwest and northeast.

Our unique breadth and depth of collective experience and training enables us to provide consultation in criminal, civil, and family court cases. Additionally, we create and deliver informative CLE content and speak nationally.

Working With Us

The first step is easy and free of charge. Just schedule a 20-minute informational call to discuss your legal question and explore possible approaches to working together. This is a great way for you to learn about our services, our forensic mental health consultants, and how we may be able to assist you with your case. Of note, these time slots are exclusively for the hiring attorney or court. If you are a family member or client, please use our contact form to share your attorney’s information and we will reach out to them.

Civil Cases

Including, but not limited to, Independent Medical and/or Psychological Exams, Psychological and Neuropsychological Testing, Title IX, Psychic Injury, Disability, Fitness for Duty, Medical and/or Psychological Malpractice, and Political Asylum

Criminal Cases

Including, but not limited to, Mitigation, Insanity Defense, Capital Case Sentencing & Appeals, CST, Trauma Evaluations, Psychological & Neuropsychological Testing, Psychosexual Evaluations, Juvenile Justice and Miller Cases

Family Court

Including, but not limited to, Child Custody, Parental Fitness and Guardianship. Of note, we have multiple forensic mental health experts with specialized training and advanced certifications in working with children and adolescents.

Criminal Cases

What Our Clients Say About Us

Dr. Vinson’s evaluations exceed the standards of a typical forensic evaluation; her easy rapport with clients allows her to dig deeper to get at the underlying issues and uncover the root causes of clients’ issues. Similarly, her written reports are thorough and comprehensive, while maintaining professional objectivity.

I had the pleasure of working with Dr. Vinson on a double homicide where the death penalty was being pursued by the State Attorney’s Office. Dr. Vinson was an absolute pleasure to work with. I was so impressed with her testimony. I have worked with the most respected and renowned forensic experts in the country and Dr. Vinson’s testimony and work rivaled, if not surpassed, anyone that I have ever worked with. As great as her direct examination was, she actually was even better in cross examination. It was incredible to watch. Dr. Vinson is also very easy to work with. She is efficient, hard working, and very goal oriented. I have the highest opinion of her and would wholeheartedly recommend her on any type of forensic case.

One of our cases required an expert who could address our client’s traumatic life experiences as well as our client’s pervasive intergenerational trauma and addiction within our client’s family - Dr. Sarah Vinson was perfect for this role. Dr. Vinson’s experience working with trauma survivors at different life stages was especially valuable and germane to our case, which involved a client with lifelong trauma exposure. Also, our client made it clear through her candid self-disclosure that Dr. Vinson skillfully established rapport with her, and importantly, Dr. Vinson possessed significant cultural competence in dealing with our client. Moreover, Dr. Vinson’s written report aided the defense team at sentencing and resulted in our client receiving a sentence at the low-end of the guidelines range despite the presence of several aggravating offense characteristics and a very stern judge. We wholeheartedly would refer others to work with Dr. Vinson, and look forward to working with her again.

Dr. Vinson created a safe environment where we could ask questions and interact without judgment. I appreciate how she connected history to the current issues we see in African American clients. This was a safe place to learn about and discuss inter-racial dialogue, issues, biases, ignorance,and possibilities for progress. I have been to the last CEU events—this was the best and most applicable for my profession.

We are committed to reliable excellence in forensic mental health - making culturally and structurally informed consultations more accessible throughout the United States.