“Where law, intelligence-counter-intelligence,investigations and human behavior intersect.”
At PNEUMA, we provide elite forensic, operational and investigative psychological services to the legal,corporate security and intelligence, national security, and law enforcement communities. Our work sits at the intersection of psychology, law, and intelligence—offering high-level consultation, expert assessments, and strategic insight for cases involving complex human behavior, threat dynamics, and psychological injury.
With decades of experience in forensic -operational and investigative psychology, policing, litigation consultation and intelligence operations, we assist litigation firms, government agencies, and police and national security organizations in understanding the psychological dimensions of internal and external threat dynamics, risk assesment, person of interest profiling, insider threats regarding corporate espionage and sabotage, litigation, psychological dynamics, psychological aspects of conducting valid and reliable complex investigations and decision-making under pressure. Whether consulting on a high-value tort claim, conducting a psychological autopsy in an equivocal death,preparing a psychological profile on a person of interest or assessing insider or external threat actors in a national security case, we bring unparalleled expertise to every file.
This is the deep operations side of the practice. Built on decades of high-level forensic psychology, policing, correctional, intelligence, and investigative psychology, this division operates at the intersection of behavioral science, national security, corporate intelligence, and adversarial environments.
Our services are trusted by litigation firms, risk managers, insurers, elite corporations,police agencies and security/intelligence services who face complex human threat environments where psychology is the critical variable.
Core Services
1. Forensic Psychological Services for Litigation Firms
We provide targeted psychological consultation and expert support to civil, administrative, and quasi-criminal litigation teams:
Psychological Injury Evaluation
Trauma, PTSD, chronic stress, emotional distress
Workplace bullying, harassment, or discrimination
Secondary psychological injury and exacerbation of pre-existing conditions
Credibility and Capacity Assessment
Evaluation of reliability and psychological functioning of plaintiffs, witnesses, or defendants
Decision-making capacity, undue influence, coercive control in civil or estate litigation
Expert Testimony and Legal Strategy Support
Clear, defensible, and evidence-based expert reports
Rebuttal of opposing psychological experts
Strategic case consultation: understanding the psychology of behavior, injury, or intent
Fitness-for-Duty & Disability Claims
Independent Psychological Examinations (IPEs)
Assessment of psychological readiness or capacity to work
Long-term disability and return-to-work analysis
Consultation on Psychological Dimensions of Tort, Employment, and Family Law
Psychological impact in constructive dismissal, defamation, or reputational harm
Parent-child dynamics in high-conflict custody or alienation cases
Risk assessments in domestic violence or stalking-related disputes
2. National Security & Intelligence Psychological Services
Psychological profiling of adversaries, threats, and persons of interest
Operational and HUMINT psychology consultation (resilience, screening, debriefing)
Insider threat analysis and security risk assessments
Radicalization, grievance-fueled behavior, and lone actor profiling
Cultural and geopolitical behavioral insights for intelligence operations
3. Police & Public Safety Psychology
Officer wellness and psychological resilience programming
Fitness-for-duty and post-critical incident evaluations
Selection and psychological screening for tactical and high-stress roles
Consultation on use-of-force, officer-involved shootings, and misconduct investigations
Leadership audits and toxic command climate assessments
4. Threat Assessment & Behavioral Risk Management
Structured psychological risk assessments (HCR-20, WAVR-21, etc.)
Targeted violence, stalking, and fixated person analysis
Threat management planning for individuals and organizations
Behavioral OSINT and psycholinguistic analysis in online threats
Support for protective orders and civil injunction proceedings
5. Litigation-Focused Psychological Autopsies
Post-incident psychological reconstruction in cases of suicide, overdose, or equivocal death
Analysis of decision-making capacity, state of mind, and intent at time of death
Used in wrongful death, insurance, civil liability, and family law contexts
Why Leading Litigation Firms & Corporations Choose Us
Court-Tested Expertise: Our assessments are legally defensible, peer-reviewed, and grounded in recognized standards
Senior-Level Experience: Our consultants are former police psychologists, forensic directors, and intelligence advisors
Strategic Insight: We help litigators anticipate, shape, and neutralize psychological dimensions of high-value cases
Neutral, Ethical, and Confidential: We operate independently with strict adherence to professional ethics and confidentiality
Core Capabilities
🔸 Insider Threat & Espionage Profiling
We conduct advanced psychological threat assessments of insider actors: saboteurs, leakers, unstable executives, or compromised personnel. Using a blend of psychodynamic profiling, HUMINT tactics, and forensic methodology, we detect:
Narcissistic grievance
Covert aggression
Psychological blackmail susceptibility
Hidden ideologies
Burnout → betrayal dynamics
Dual loyalty risk
Indicators of ideological radicalization
🔸 High-Stakes Litigation Intelligence
Psychological profiling, behavioral forensics, and adversarial background intelligence to support elite litigation. Our confidential insights reshape strategy, jury perception, witness handling, and opponent profiling.
Clients include:
White-collar criminal defense teams
Complex civil litigation firms
Insurers in high-value adversarial claims
Legal teams managing reputational risk
🔸 Corporate Behavioral Forensics
We investigate serious incidents (fraud, ethical breaches, sabotage) with a clinical and behavioral lens. We isolate individual motive, psychological state, role in the system, and potential future risk—often missed in traditional investigations.
🔸 Elite Psychological Vetting (EPV)
We conduct pre-appointment psych assessments for senior hires in security, finance, governance, defense, and litigation support. Quietly. Discreetly. Rigorously. Flags the “perfect-on-paper” candidates hiding a psychological time bomb.
🔸 Strategic Behavioral Consulting to Intelligence & Security Teams
We work with in-house or contract intelligence teams on HUMINT, surveillance psychology, asset development, interrogation risk, deception detection, and insider sabotage detection. High-trust, need-to-know advisory.
🔸 Speaking & Masterclass Offerings
“Clinical Leadership: Personality, Power, and Pathology in the Boardroom”
“Dark Triad at the Top: Understanding Narcissism, Psychopathy, and Manipulation in High Places”
“Insider Threat Psychology: What Makes a Betrayer?”
“The Strategic Use of Psychodynamic Insight in Intelligence, Law, and Risk Management”
“Career Ascension or Career Implosion: How Inward Blindness Derails Outward Success”
🔸 Custom Private Masterclasses
Format: Half-day to multi-day immersive training
Audience: Board members, law firm partners, national security professionals, founders, VCs, leadership teams
Modality: Confidential, on-site or retreat setting.
Examples:
consultation on the role of psycho-pathology specific to the audiences specific area of operations
Clinical Briefing for Security & Intelligence Professionals
Addiction, Ambition, and Leadership: The Hidden Cost of Success
Strategic Psych Profiling for Litigators and Investigators
profilining the insider threat
consultation regarding personality style and investigative interviews
CONTACT : SERVICES IN OTTAWA ONTARIO, GATINEAU QUEBEC AND GLOBAL CONSULTATION: (613)-889-1720