Forensic Psychology Sydney

Providing forensic psychology services in Australia through assessments, individual therapy, and Forensic and Medicolegal reports

Who We Are

Dr. Rodriguez is a Senior Psychologist with substantial experience in Clinical Psychology, Forensic Psychology, and Neuropsychology. He is a Member of the Australian Psychological Society (APS) and Registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). He has over 30 years of clinical experience, including 20 years in Forensic Psychology.

He was awarded PhD from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Sydney in 2014.

He is a Conjoint Lecturer at the Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales.

He has provided Expert Evidence for the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution, Defence, and the Crown Solicitors for many years. He has appeared in Local, District, Supreme, and Family courts. He provides Forensic and Medico-legal reports for WorkCover and CTP.

In addition to forensic work, Dr. Rodriguez provides psychological treatment using various empirically proven treatment approaches.

Our Services

Forensic Psychology reports

Section 14 Mental Health and Cognitive Impairment Forensic Provisions Act 2020 reports

Medicolegal Reports

Workers Compensation reports

Neuropsychological reports

Immigration reports

Our Research

  • Rodriguez, M. “Child Pornography Offenders: Assessment and Treatment”. Presented at the NSW Statewide Community Forensic Mental Health Services Conference, Sydney, August 2006.

  • Treatment and Security Outside the Wall: Diverse Approaches to Common Challenges in Community Forensic Mental Health. International Journal of Forensic Mental Health, 6, 87-99.

  • Rodriguez, M, & Ellis, A. “Sex offenders and Drugs in NSW: A Survey of Psychotropic Medication Use and Recorded Psychiatric Diagnoses in Prisoners Receiving Sex Offender Psychological Treatment”. Presented at The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists Conference, Rotorua, New Zealand, October 2007.

  • “Hello Hello Hello…Who ‘Ave We Got ‘Ere Now?” Findings from a Series of Men Charged with Internet Child Pornography Offences”. Presented at The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists Conference, Rotorua, New Zealand, October 2007. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry (2008) 42 (Suppl. 1).

  • Rodriguez, M. “Sexual Sadism and Infamous Sadists”. Presented at Justice Health’s Demystifying Forensic Mental Health Symposium, Sydney, March 2008.

  • A neuropsychological study of first-time sex offenders over the age of 50: the possible contribution of cognitive deficits in sexual offending. Faculty of Forensic Psychiatry, The Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Psychiatrists Conference, Hong Kong, September 2012.

  • Ellis A, Kumar V, Rodriguez M, et al. (2010) A survey of the conditionally released forensic patient population in New South Wales. Australasian Psychiatry 18: 542-546. Nielssen O, O'Dea J, Sullivan D, et al. (2011) Child pornography offenders detected by surveillance of the Internet and by other methods. Crim Behav Ment Health 21: 215-224.

  • Rodriguez, M. (2014). Is there an association between patients with behavioural FTD and elderly first-time sex offenders? Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychology Psychiatry and Law conference, Sydney, November 2014.

  • Rodriguez, M., Boyce, P., & Hodges, J. (2017). A Neuropsychological Study of Older Adult First-time Sex Offenders. Neurocase, 23, 2, 154-161.

  • Rodriguez, M., & Ellis, A. (2017). The Neuropsychological function of Older First-time Child Exploitation Material Offenders: A Pilot Study. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology [DOI: 10.1177/0306624X17703406].

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