Dr. Melanie English is a highly experienced parenting evaluator, Guardian Ad Litem (GAL) and licensed clinical psychologist who has worked with hundreds of families, thousands of children and has completed a total of approximately 900 family assessment reports and parenting evaluations. She has a Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD) in Clinical Psychology, a Master's Degree in Social Work (MSW) and a Bachelor's Degree (BS) in developmental psychology. Dr. English has also served as an expert witness, mediator and risk assessor.

In addition to over 10 years with King County Superior Court Family Court Services as a parenting evaluator, Dr. English has provided psychological testing, family, individual and child therapy, crisis services, adoption confirmation and consent and has taught seminars and workshops for the King County Superior Court Mandatory Parenting Seminar, “What About the Children?” and continuing legal education for the King County Department of Judicial Administration, the National Business Institute and the Washington State Bar Association.

Dr. English is a member of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC) as well as the Washington Chapter of AFCC, where she serves on the Board of Directors as president for 2020-2021 and was past secretary. Dr. English is also a Board member of King County Family Law CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) and a member of the American Psychological Association (APA). Learn More