About Dr. Kafka
Dr. Kafka is a licensed forensic psychologist in California (PSY24026) with nearly 15 years of experience conducting forensic evaluations, providing expert witness testimony and trial consultation, and supervising early career forensic psychologists. She is passionate about elevating the quality of forensic evaluations provided to attorneys and the courts. She enjoys training and consulting with attorneys to help them identify the strengths and weaknesses of forensic psychological and psychiatric reports brought before the court. She also enjoys training students and other mental health professionals in forensic evaluation and report writing, as well as in providing expert witness testimony.
Dr. Kafka’s areas of expertise include assessment of adults on matters relating to criminal responsibility, violence risk, sexual violence risk, suitability for community placement/treatment (including mental health diversion), and competency to stand trial, as well as the creation of psychosocial profiles for the purposes of Franklin proceedings, sentence mitigation, and other legal matters.
