Psychological Counseling & Reports
For Courts, Public Authorities, Lawyers and Institutions
Dr Marc Borner, Diplom-Psychologe, provides psychological expert reports, neuropsychological assessments and professional psychological statements for legal, administrative, institutional and private matters.
The main focus is on the assessment of cognitive functioning, emotional distress, neuropsychological impairment and complex psychosocial situations, including cases involving family dynamics, attachment patterns, trauma-related experiences, child and adolescent assessment, migration, displacement and refugee backgrounds.
Assessments are conducted in a structured, methodologically transparent and clearly understandable manner, with the aim of making psychological findings usable for legal and administrative decision-making.
Expert Reports & Professional Statements
Reports & Statements
I support courts, public authorities, law firms and institutions in psychological questions concerning cognitive functioning, memory, attention and mental resilience; neuropsychological impairment and everyday functioning; emotional distress, depressive symptoms, anxiety and adjustment difficulties; psychosocial stress factors; refugee, migration and integration contexts; as well as attachment patterns, parent-child relationships, parenting capacity, family dynamics, risk and protective factors, and the developmental needs and psychological wellbeing of children. I also provide psychological evaluations of documents, previous findings and life circumstances, as well as professional statements for legal proceedings, applications and decision-making processes.
Reports are written in a factual, differentiated and reader-oriented style, with a clear distinction between findings, interpretation and expert opinion.
The purpose of each report is to present psychological issues in a precise, comprehensible and practically usable form, particularly for legal, administrative and institutional decision-making contexts.
Services are offered in German, English or in collaboration with a translator.
Assessment
A particular area of expertise is neuropsychological assessment especially of various forms of neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer's dementia.
Dr Marc Borner has many years of diagnostic experience at
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, including clinical history-taking, test-based psychological assessment and scientifically grounded interpretation of findings.
Depending on the referral question, established procedures may be used to assess memory, attention, executive functions, dementia severity, depressive symptoms, everyday functioning and caregiver burden.
In the context of family law, psychosocial, and clinical psychology, it can be important to gain a deeper understanding of relationship patterns. These include, for example, attachment security, regulation of closeness and distance, emotional availability, trust, conflict resolution, the ability to cooperate, and coping with stress.
The diagnostic assessment of attachment patterns is not carried out schematically, but rather in the context of the patient’s history, behavioral observation, conversation content, biographical experiences, and the specific issue at hand. The goal is a nuanced psychological description of relevant relationship patterns—not simplistic labeling.
Profile
Dr Marc Borner is a Diplom-Psychologe with a clinical focus and many years of experience in psychological assessment, neuropsychological diagnostics, research and professional counselling. He worked at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, where he was involved in clinical history-taking, neuropsychological assessment and the scientific evaluation of cognitive and emotional functioning, particularly in the context of neurodegenerative disorders.
His academic background combines psychology, philosophy of mind, cognitive science and neuroscience. He has taught psychology, business psychology, cognitive science and philosophy at university level and is experienced in translating complex psychological, clinical and scientific issues into clear, precise and practically usable language.
His assessments are characterised by methodological rigour, transparent reasoning and a clear distinction between findings, interpretation and expert opinion. He provides psychological expert reports, neuropsychological assessments and professional statements for courts, public authorities, lawyers, institutions and private clients, particularly in cases involving cognitive functioning, emotional distress, complex psychosocial circumstances, migration, displacement and everyday functioning.
Psychological Counseling
In addition to expert reports and diagnostic assessments, I offer psychological counselling for privately paying clients. This service is intended for individuals experiencing emotional distress, cognitive complaints, professional or personal crises, or difficult psychosocial circumstances.
Counselling aims to provide clarification, orientation and stabilisation. It does not constitute psychotherapy within the meaning of statutory health insurance treatment.
Please note
The services offered include psychological expert reports, neuropsychological assessments, professional psychological statements and psychological counselling. They are not covered by statutory health insurance. Services are billed privately or to commissioning parties such as courts, public authorities, law firms, institutions or private clients.
Initial Contact
If you require a psychological expert report, a neuropsychological assessment or a professional psychological statement, please send the relevant documents and referral question so that the scope, procedure and timeframe can be clarified.