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Identifying Domestic Violence Behaviors & Patterns

If you want to uncover the facts so a proper defense is possible, then this office has the skills to sift fact from fiction.

Prescribing Appropriate Treatments

When you’re interested in the best DV intervention program for your specific situation, our approach is to identify what the real issues are, instead of assuming you fit a 50-year-old DV model.

Conducting Forensic Mental Health Assessments

If you’re interested in timeliness, thoroughness, relevance to the case, and a report that is driven by the evidence, let’s discuss your referral questions.

Appraising No Contact Order Concerns

When safety is a factor, an impartial evaluation of the facts informs the court so making appropriate changes or maintaining NCOs is fair.

I Have a Mentor

I Have a Mentor An Excerpt from a soon-to-be-published book Actually, I have more than one mentor, but all are equally important to me. I turn to my mentors when I need advice. These mentors are not always aware of when I’m in need, but that’s because I don’t call...

Who is teaching our Young?

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I Have a Mentor

Actually, I have more than one mentor, but all are equally important to me. I turn to my mentors when I’m in need of advice. These mentors are not always aware of when I’m in need but that’s because I don’t call them – I recall something they have said or did to get some of the answers I seek. Sometimes I socialize with my mentors; not always in person but am always listening to them and taking in what they say or have read something they wrote that I save for use at a later date – never know though, when that date will arrive.
Did the system overlook something?

System Or Procedural Problems?

In the northwest, recent family catastrophic events bring to my attention, the procedures, either lacking or not followed regarding domestic violence and the courts. In 2012, Joshua Powell murdered his two sons in a house fire that he too perished. In a short video, I...

Why is Early-Life Attachment Important?

So often we hear things like, “Just let them cry it out” or “Ignore them, that’ll stop it.” I suppose if you want to have a child surrounded by anxiety issues in their adult life, that would be the way to go, you know, to create a being embedded with an insatiable...

Hello. I’m Mike Willbur.

Washington and Oregon mental health professional
Clinically Certified Forensic Counselor

I am an LMHC in the state of Washington. and LPC in Oregon State.  In this capacity, I have interviewed more than 900 individuals—all engaged with the Justice System in some way.

My  speciatlies

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Mental Health Evaluations
Quick Overview

Is a defendant competant to stand trial? This is one specific legal issue that a forensic mental health assessment addresses. Another is the state of mind at the time an alledged offense took place.

My primary focus as I conduct a mental health assessment is to assist the legal or criminal justice system with answering these key legal questions.

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Domestic Violence Evaluations
Quick Overview

Domestic Violence (DV) evaluations are not mental health evaluations, because a DV evaluation is forensic in nature. It does not offer up a diagnosis about mental health. Rather its function is to to determine the presence of a domestic violence situation, and if so, to evaluate whether an individual is amenable to treatment. Read More.

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Forensic Evaluations
Quick Overview

Forensic evaluations are a cousin to therapeutic evaluations. During a forensic evaluation, I seek to uncover the details of the case so the defending attorney is able to represent you effectively.

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No Contact Order Assessments
Quick Overview

Putting a No Contact Order (NCO) in place is one of the first things to happen when someone is charged with assaulting a family member. A forensic assessment is one way to see if reversal or modification is appropriate.

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Lethality Assessments
Quick Overview

Lethality is an individual’s capacity to cause death. A lethality assessment attempts to predict the likelihood an abuser will murder the victim of abuse.

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My Approach & Values

 

Promising to all clients (attorneys, those they represent and all who seek help):

  • Unbiased and professional service
  • Unimpeachable reports
  • Unassailable mental health evaluations
  • Irreproachable domestic violence forensic evaluations

Curbing violence in Clark County homes through an intelligent application of knowledge and expertly facilitated domestic violence (DV) treatment programs.

Participating in the coordinated community response to this issue.

Ensuring evaluations provide the valuable information stakeholders need to curb violence in the home.

Valuing professional relationships, thus always putting patient/client needs at the front of the line—first and foremost—by:

  • Refusing to do harm in treatment
  • Staying updated on all available treatment modalities
  • Seeking that which will help us help our clients