About Us
Vermont Forensic Assessment, PLLC, founded in 2004, is an affiliation of independent practitioners specializing in forensic and criminal psychology services. We are doctoral clinicians and psychologists with extensive experience in areas of forensic psychology, including judicial proceedings, sex offenders, corrections, juvenile justice and probation parole. We offer a wide range of evaluation services and our staff has a wide range of expertise. We work with children, adolescents, young adults, adults and the elderly. Our clients include attorneys, judicial systems, human service departments, schools and other entities such as licensing boards, mental health agencies and Employee Assistance Programs. We also provide consulting and training services to businesses as well as individuals.
Dr. Thomas Powell Ph.D.
Founding Partner
Thomas Powell, Ph.D. is a Licensed Psychologist-Doctorate and founding partner of Vermont Forensic Assessment, PLLC. He provides comprehensive psychological evaluations, risk assessments and consultation for individuals referred by attorneys, courts, private and public sector employers, corrections, child protective services, and other parties…
John Holt, Ph.D.
Partner
JJohn Holt, Ph.D. is a Licensed Psychologist–Doctorate and partner at Vermont Forensic Assessment, PLLC. He has extensive experience working with both adolescents and adults in the criminal justice system. He conducts forensic evaluations for attorneys and other criminal justice system clients, including psychological evaluations, psychosexual evaluations, risk assessments, competency, insanity, and criminal responsibility evaluations…
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Victoria A. Marini Bowley, Ph.D.
Partner
Victoria A. Marini Bowley, Ph.D. is a Licensed Psychologist–Doctorate and partner at Vermont Forensic Assessment, PLLC. Dr. Marini Bowley provides comprehensive evaluations of both adults and juveniles, including psychological evaluations; psychosexual evaluations; risk assessments; competency and criminal responsibility evaluations; immigration evaluations; trauma evaluations; and fitness-for-duty evaluations…
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Alicia Wein-Senghas, M.S.
Associate
Alicia Wein-Senghas’ M.S. is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and an associate at Vermont Forensic Assessment, PLLC. She works closely with Drs. Powell, Holt, and Marini assisting with comprehensive psychological, psychosexual, trauma, and criminal evaluations of adults and juveniles. Ms. Wein-Senghas has prior experience in adult assessment and treatment delivery at the Vermont Psychiatric Care Hospital and Manchester VA Medical Center where she focused on assessment and treatment of severe and persistent mental illness, trauma, posttraumatic stress disorder, panic disorder, and depressive disorders.…
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Willie
Willie is a certified Therapy Dog. He descends from a notable line of Bichon Poodle mixes in the Newport, Vermont area.
Willie completed his training at the University of Vermont Medical Center under the tutelage of human partners, who continue to provide supervision, food and water for him. He has not published in canine journals…