Lenore E. A. Walker, Ed.D. has been called the 'mother' of the battered woman syndrome as it was her research back in the late 1970's that named the psychological phenomenon that has assisted millions of people in better understanding why battered women have such difficulty in getting out of domestic violence relationships. First used in treatment planning by therapists and in legal defenses when battered women killed in self-defense, battered woman syndrome is seen as a subcategory of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and as part of other trauma responses. Dr. Walker is the principal psychologist at Walker & Associates, LLC, which is a member of the Forensic Psychology Group, LLC. Together with other staff from Walker & Associates and consultants from the Forensic Psychology Group, LLC, they provide assessment for and consultation with attorneys whose clients have been involved in trauma from domestic violence whether it is criminal prosecution or defense, civil tort, family law, custody, visitation and removal of children and juvenile cases. Dr. Walker and her staff also are available to work on cases involving sexual abuse and exploitation, discrimination and harassment, women with serious mental illness and other co-occurring disorders including impact from abuse or other areas where the client's state of mind is at issue. Director of the Domestic Violence Institute, Walker is a popular speaker who travels around the world at the invitation of governments and groups attempting to make policy changes in dealing with abuse against women and children.

Dr. Walker earned her doctorate in psychology from Rutgers, the State University in New Jersey in 1972. She earned a master's degree from City College of the City University of New York (CUNY) in 1967 and her bachelors' degree from CUNY's Hunter College in 1962. She is currently licensed in Colorado, New Jersey and Florida, where she has lived during the past 30 years that she has been in practice. She holds a Diplomate in Clinical and Family Psychology from the American Board of Professional Psychology, which makes her eligible to apply for licensure in most states where this board certification is accepted. A full professor of psychology at Nova Southeastern University in the Center for Psychological Studies, she currently coordinates the forensic psychology concentration in the doctoral program. She is a supervisor in the practicum program for forensic students at various sites in Broward and Miami/Dade counties and has worked closely with the courts of therapeutic jurisprudence, especially the nation's first mental health court. She is the author of 13 books.

Lenore E. Walker, Ed.D., President

Licensed Psychologist in Colorado, Florida, & New Jersey

Diplomate in Clinical and in Family Psychology

American Board of Professional Psychology

Suzanne Mignone, Psy.D.

Psychology Associate in Florida

William Anzalone, Psy.D.

Postdoctoral Resident in Florida

Erna Beerheide, B.A.

Ms. Beerheide is the Office Administrator who is the person who keeps the records and can answer questions including those concerning scheduling, fees, and billing issues.

Contact Information

Lenore E. A. Walker, Ed.D., A.B.P.P.

Walker & Associates, LLC a member of the Forensic Psychology Group

3860 Sheridan Street, Suite #A

Hollywood, Florida 33021

Electronic Mail: drlewalker@aol.com