Mental Health / Social Work Expert WitnessNicole E. McCarthy, MSW, LCSW, PMH-C
Subject matter expert in Mental Health, Social Work, Standard of Care, Trauma, and Forensic Social Work.
I have the clinical experience that matters.
Nicole E. McCarthy is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with approximately 28 years of professional experience. She earned a bachelor's degree in Social Work and Psychology from Northern Arizona University and a master's degree in Social Work from the University of Southern California.
She has extensive experience involving residential treatment centers, psychiatric hospitals, domestic violence shelters, outpatient mental health clinics, and intensive outpatient programs. Nicole has supervised therapists, coordinated multidisciplinary treatment teams, and collaborated with psychiatrists, primary care physicians, OB-GYNs, medical social workers, registered nurses, and nursing teams.
Nicole has experience providing expert witness services to both plaintiff and defense attorneys.
Areas of Expertise
Mental health, social work, and standards of care.
Mental Health & Clinical Practice
- Mental Health
- Psychiatric Issues
- Adult Depression & Anxiety
- Bipolar Issues
- Suicide Prevention
- Residential Treatment
- Intensive Outpatient Programs
Social Work & Standard of Care
- Social Work
- Forensic Social Work
- Standard of Care
- Social Work Ethics
- Case Management
- Discharge Planning
Trauma & Abuse
- Trauma
- PTSD
- Acute Stress Disorder
- Domestic Violence
- Institutional Abuse
- Caregiver Support
Perinatal Mental Health
- Perinatal Mental Health
- Postpartum Depression & Anxiety
- Pregnancy Loss
- Infertility
Workplace Matters
- Workplace Harassment
- Workplace Sexual Harassment
- Workplace Discrimination
Clinical experience provides a different perspective.
Nicole's extensive experience within mental health treatment environments allows her to review records, treatment decisions, standards of care, policies, documentation, and professional conduct from the perspective of someone who has actually worked within these systems.
She can review matters involving:
Expert Witness Services
Services for attorneys and organizations.
Nicole has been deposed and testified approximately six times within the past four years.
"Experience matters when evaluating mental health standards of care."
Nicole brings decades of direct clinical experience to the analysis of complex mental health and social work matters. Her background allows her to evaluate not only what the records show, but what they mean in the context of real-world practice.
About Nicole
A career built inside the systems under review.
Nicole's professional background spans residential treatment centers, psychiatric hospitals, domestic violence shelters, outpatient mental health clinics, and intensive outpatient programs. She has led treatment teams, provided clinical supervision, and collaborated with multidisciplinary healthcare professionals across the continuum of care.
Her specialized experience includes postpartum depression and anxiety, pregnancy loss, infertility, perinatal mental health, trauma, PTSD, survivors of abuse, institutional abuse, grief, workplace harassment, discrimination, bipolar issues, caregiver support, and social work ethics.
Professional Perspective
Nearly three decades of direct clinical experience.
Clear, practical analysis grounded in real-world mental health and social work practice.
Professional Affiliations
Memberships and credentials.
Education & Credentials
Nicole E. McCarthy, MSW, LCSW, PMH-C
Bachelor's in Social Work & Psychology
Northern Arizona University
Master's in Social Work
University of Southern California
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
California
28 Years in Practice
Approximately 6 depositions/testimonies during the last 4 years
Attorney Experience
Trusted by plaintiff and defense counsel.
Nicole has worked with both plaintiff and defense attorneys, providing expertise involving mental health, standards of care, and therapy and social work ethics.
Contact
Discuss your case with Nicole.
For expert witness inquiries, case reviews, record reviews, consultation, deposition, or testimony matters, contact Nicole E. McCarthy.
Phone
(818) 207-3647
Location
Woodland Hills, California