Dr Andy Siddaway
Consultant Clinical Psychologist & Expert Witness
Chair of the British Psychological Society Expert Witness Advisory Group
Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, University of Glasgow
HCPC Registered Practitioner Psychologist
Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society
Trauma specialist
ABOUT
-Personal injury, clinical negligence, immigration, family law, and Occupational Health expert witness assessments
-Works across the lifespan: with children, adolescents, and adults
-Expert witness assessments are conducted online or in-person in Scotland, northern England, and London
Dr Siddaway (Clin.Psych PhD CPsychol AFBPsS) is Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and Chartered by the British Psychological Society (BPS). He is an Associate Fellow of the BPS and an Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer at the University of Glasgow. He attended the BPS’s Expert Witness training and is Chair of the BPS’ Expert Witness Advisory Group, which advises on professional standards and good practice for psychologists working as expert witnesses.
Dr Siddaway has worked in a range of NHS mental health services since 2004 and has extensive clinical experience assessing and treating children, adolescents, and adults experiencing a wide range of mental health problems. He gained his Doctorate in Clinical Psychology in 2013; his enthusiasm for risk research and psychometrics (psychological assessment and evaluation) led him to undertake a PhD, which he completed in 2017. He is trained in a number of evidence-based psychological therapies for working with complex psychological problems. His doctorates, extensive clinical experience and training, and ongoing Continuing Professional Development mean that he brings a depth and breadth of knowledge of psychological science and evidence-based practice to clinical practice, expert witness work, psychological therapy, and research.
Dr Siddaway divides his time between NHS clinical practice as a Consultant Clinical Psychologist, expert witness assessments, and conducting and supervising research (see specific pages above for further information). He particularly specialises in the areas of trauma/adversity and risk (risk to self, risk to others, risk from others); he conducts research and offers consultation, teaching, training, and supervision to other mental health professionals on these areas.
Dr Siddaway has worked as an expert witness Clinical Psychologist since 2017 and has developed a strong reputation for producing rigorous and accessible reports in complex cases. He continues to tend to conduct expert witness assessments remotely (click here for a summary of the evidence-base regarding remote psychological assessments and interventions and more details about when Dr Siddaway does and does not work remotely).
