Dr Chloe Paidoussis-Mitchell is a Chartered Counselling Psychologist with 25 years’ specialist experience in grief, bereavement, trauma and loss. She provides independent expert evidence where grief, bereavement or the psychological impact of loss is in question.
Areas of expertise
- Grief and bereavement, including what is expected after a loss and when grief becomes complicated or prolonged (prolonged grief disorder)
- Traumatic bereavement: sudden, violent or preventable deaths
- Trauma and its psychological consequences
- The impact of loss on mental health, functioning, work and relationships
- Invisible and ambiguous losses, such as loss of health, role, identity or an expected future
- Prognosis, and recommendations for therapy and support
What Dr Chloe provides
- Psychological assessment
- Written expert reports
- Responses to written questions
- Oral evidence where required
An expert’s overriding duty is to the court. Opinions are independent and impartial, and confined to matters within Dr Chloe’s expertise.
Credentials
- Doctorate in Counselling Psychology and Psychotherapy (DCPsych)
- Chartered Psychologist (CPsychol) and Associate Fellow (AFBPsS) of the British Psychological Society; HCPC-registered practitioner psychologist
- Published work on traumatic bereavement and post-traumatic growth (Routledge; PCCS Books), and author of The Loss Prescription (HarperCollins, 2024)
- Lecturer in Existential Therapy, NSPC / Middlesex University; doctoral supervisor and examiner of doctoral research on grief and loss
- Trained trauma debriefer
- Founder and Clinical Lead, The Grief Clinic London
Instructing Dr Chloe
Solicitors and barristers are welcome to get in touch with a brief outline of the matter, the questions to be addressed and the timescales. Email enquiries@the-grief-clinic.com. All enquiries are treated in confidence.