Mitchell Marjorie Cain PHD

Dr. Mitchell is a godsend. She is a true professional who understands authentic behavior. She protects children from parents who are manipulative, unstable, and ultimately care more about themselves than their child’s welfare.
I will be forever grateful of her consistent involvement in our case. That was 16 years ago. While we weathered the storm of false claims and never-​ending court appearances, we were also blessed to have an unwavering voice of reason in support of my daughter’s best interest. That lovely woman was Dr. Mitchell. My daughter is now 24. She grew up here in South Pasadena and graduated from Pitzer College. She is happy and successful, has many friends, and a lifetime to fulfill her fondest dreams and desires. We owe much of that to how Dr. Mitchell protected her while going through the muck of custody and false claims.
It feels like the process of court and mental health weighs us down as issues of custody take months and sometimes years to finally resolve. Feelings of anguish that will break your heart and make parents write long reviews on Unilocal even 16 years later. Dr. Mitchell, I thank you with all my heart. My daughter is doing very well and I am draining tears as I type this so I will close before I damage my keyboard and have to call the Geek Squad. Bless you. You make a difference.

It took two years to finish the 730 eval because the father wasn’t finishing his side of things. I paid twice and was lied to the whole time about how things were leaning my way. From the receptionist as well. She did not disclose any of the sexual abuse in her report and was very biased towards the father even after the threatened her. It’s been two years now and I hope that people read these and don’t use her.

Hello,
Anybody who pursues the denying of a child’s right to see his father needs themselves excellent counseling. It has now been over fifteen years since I had a relationship with my son thanks to Dr Mitchell. The son I was denied has now just got out of jail thanks to his mother who pursued Dr Mitchell to get false accusations of child abuse. Amazingly, and can only be Gods amazing Grace, I have complete sympathy and compassion for Dr Mitchell and my sons mother who called me at 3:30 AM in the morning to still tell me I am worthless and told me to stop me from seeing my son. Interestingly, my other five children are all doing incredibly well in school and being blessed by a loving God who forgives and heals. I will truly pray for Majorie Mitchell’s eternal soul.
God Bless,

A recent review has called my own (low) opinion of Dr. Marjorie Cain
Mitchell into question, as well as other reviews of a similarly
unflattering nature. Although I was initially suspicious that Bradley P.
was a sock puppet, I no longer think so. Bradley is a real person, and
I belive him to be sincere. That said, my own opinions were characterized
by him as sour grapes, so I’ll review briefly what I think about
Dr. Mitchell and why I believe that.
(1) She lies to and about people associated with the case.
The Unilocal reviews mention Dr. Mitchell’s tendency to feign support
for the victim/​reviewer and to falsely imply that a good report is in the offing.
This not only happened to me, it happened to members of my family as
well. Doctor Margie is not shy at all about lying right to your face. It’s
worth mentioning that no one in my case asked her to opine on anything,
she simply volunteered it.
(2) She ignores relevant, previously recognized evidence in the case.
I had a previous Section 730 report that pretty much concluded that
my ex-​wife is vindictive, dishonest, and uses litigation a a weapon. Dr.
Mitchell ignored that, as well as the opinions of the psychologists involved
in that case. She also ignored the opinions of law enforcement and social agencies, who independently concluded that my ex is a false report generator.
(3) She avoids interaction with professionals whose opinions differ from her own. For a year and a half, Dr. Mitchell avoided a psychologist hired by my side and who was very familiar with the case, including the other mental health professionals associated with it. The opinion of this person was in direct oppostion to what Dr. Mitchell eventually claimed in her 730 report. She claimed falsely that this psychologist refused to take her phone calls to discuss the case and refused to return calls as well. This is another instance where her veracity is in doubt. It’s striking how an allegdly friendly investigator will avoid meeting or talking with another friendly psychologist, even though that person has readilly spoken and interacted with with the rest of the investigating psychologists. It’s also instructive to note that her claim is hotly denied by the therapist in question.
Who would you believe if it were you– someone who lies right in your face or someone who has consistently fulfilled their profesional obligations?
(4) Her conclusions aren’t consistent with facts contained in her own report. One professional that read her report called her whacky, and another said that a reasonably intelligent twelve year old could have made better sense of the evidence than Dr. Mitchell. Another professional familiar with her career thought it was further evidence that she’s not competent to practice. She wrote a final page that essentially undid the preceeding fifty-​something pages.
(5) She attempts to diagnose using tools that weren’t designed to do what she is using them for. I consulted with some mental health professionals familiar with the battery of tests Dr. Mitchell gave me. They unanimously said her conclusions could not be reliably based upon the test scores which she cited. Instead, she over-​weighted the claims made by my ex-​wife to the exclusion of everything else in the case.
(6) She appears to have an unusually large number of detractors in the legal and mental health professions. There have been a number of psychologists, social workers, and attorneys involved in my case over the last decade, and I have interviewed many more. None that I’ve met have the stigma that Dr. Mitchell appears to possess in the family law and clinical psychology fields in this county. The adjectives I have used below (sloppy, lazy, etc.) still apply for many who have struggled with her work.
Bradley P. is clearly entitled to be happy with his win, but from what I read about his case I would suggest that his victory came more from the court discovering that his former spouse lied than anything Dr. Mitchell did or did not do. As for my own level of effort as it pertains to my case, I’ll compare hapilly my more-​than-​a-​decade work with
anyone’s, including Bradley’s.

A lot of the reviewers here will write bad things because Dr. Mitchell’s work usually creates a bias and if you like what she does you would be happy and probably wouldn’t say much or if you were on the short end of her work then you’ll give her a 1 star.
I’m going to give you the most honest review of her work. I was part of an evaluation which I know was quite one-​sided in my favor. My ex was able to actually fool Dr. Mitchell into thinking some of her stories were true. It was a well concerted effort by my ex and when I heard of those stories I just kind of laughed and blew off the whole idea thinking it was too ridiculous to believe. I didn’t spend any extra time to disprove them because it was too ludicrous.
When it came time for the court date, the report was well respected and read fully by the judge. Those crazy stories came to light and I had to disprove them at the trial. But they were in the report and assumed to be true. That is my main qualm with her.
What I do praise her for is the comprehensiveness of the work. She was able sort through probably a mess of lies to her credit, only a few made it through. But her work also is to appear unbiased and so she will find some of your weaknesses no matter how trivial. When it comes time to see the judge, depending on the judge, they will also try to be as unbiased as possible. So those trivial little items can remanifest and that can affect your outcome.
Dr. Mitchell did go the extra mile to uncover the truth. She made an extra trip for me to make observations that would affect the outcome of my case. This was huge for me. Because the story being told by my ex was so well orchestrated that I could tell Dr. Mitchell was buying some of it but wanted to know the truth. It was my idea that she make an observation and she did. But it was my idea, don’t expect her to just uncover everything. You have to make a concerted effort to put your best foot forward. I believed my case was so black and white that it would all be in my favor but it wasn’t quite that way.
My advice to anyone using her services is just that. Prove yourself, she can’t do it all for you. Everything she may bring up to you, bring a notepad and make a note and explain everything to her then or later. Don’t take anything she says lightly, there’s a reason she’s asking or mentioning it to you.
I wish I had tried harder and done my best but I was overconfident in my case and thought everything was clearly in my favor. Funny thing was that my testing revealed that I am truly overconfident. Had I have tried harder, my outcome would have been better. But in the end, Dr. Mitchell’s work exceeded my expectations. In truth, how can I fault her? She can’t be perfect in everything she does but she certainly does try her best. She came on time to testify, she was honest, the judge clearly respected her. I ended up in a much better position with the judge and with regards to custody. Her work will endure for the rest of my trips to the courthouse.
Although I only give her 4 stars, if someone told me she was the best in the business I would not disagree. Remember, when you see her it’s incumbent upon you to present yourself well.

Sloppy, lazy, ignorant, biased, and dishonest. She cannot write a
cogent passage nor entertain a thought about same for an extended
period of time. I have reviewed with other professionals the
abominable work that she did on my case and everyone wonders how
she came to conduct court ordered custody examinations. She is a
highly partisan hack, pure and simple.
Others in this section are correct about her inserting falsehoods and misleading statements into her reports. She definitely takes sides and is largely uninterested in telling the truth. In addition, she tries to lull clients by claiming to be on their side and skeptical to the opposition in the case, only to badmouth them in the final report. In short, she is a perjurer.
If your attorney has seen her suggested by the opposition as a possible choice of forensic investigator, beware. Many area divorce lawyers and therapists hold her in deep contempt, so it’s likely that she’s on your list for one reason only. See if you can guess what that is. She also cavorts with a rogue’s gallery of collaborators who probably belong in jail. They are just as amateurish and dishonest as she is, unfortunately. If you have been wronged by this woman in a case, submit a complaint to the CA Board of Psychology.

If I could give her zero stars, I would. She was the epitome of a whack job. First and foremost, she lies. Then lies some more, and then lies even more. And does so all while sworn under oath. It’s not just that she sways one way or another, but she flat out makes up lies and tells them. And surprise, surprise, the lies she told were in favor of the person who paid for her. Hmmm, sounds unbiased and neutral right? Yeah, right. Let me start by saying she started off with this intro about how important she thought both parents were, how she comes from divorce herself, how she values moms and dads equally. She even went on to say well your ex spouse said this or that in their session. She made us feel like she was leaning towards out side and totally understood us which was why she freely was giving this information up. And so, we were forthcoming, honest and candid with her. She said she valued it so much, and that she could tell the other side was not being truthful or so forthcoming. She led us to believe that she understood. But when the evaluation came out, she misquoted us, made up blatant lies about things we said or did, things that made us look ridiculous and down right evil. She completely changed her tone and attitude. It wasn’t just a matter of her making errors (which she made several of, including sending the two attorneys one version of an evaluation, and the courts a different version… something that appalled the judge to no end!), but she made really large errors. There were typos, there were several occasions where she referred to both me and my ex souse by the wrong name. There were times it was clear she copy and pasted parts of someone else evaluation into ours, because she spoke of things that didn’t matter to our situation. She made judgmental statements about us in the evaluation. She took everything my ex spouse said for truth and everything I said as a lie. She made no effort to confirm that the things my ex said were true, things that could have easily been confirmed or cast down. She didn’t even try. And they weren’t little things, they were big things that painted me out to be a monster. Things that ultimately swayed the courts in my ex’s direction. Her ultimate recommendations have nothing to do with my children’s best interest, but rather with my ex spouses. If you are considering her for an evaluation, run. Run far and fast. Unless you have very deep pockets and can guarantee that she will be on your side, don’t bother. She makes her mind up before she meets with anyone, and you might be the next one she’s already decided upon And if you are considering her to treat your child, please don’t. She suggested that our child see a psychologist to deal with emotional issues, then provided the courts with the name of her colleague, a medical doctor. a pediatrician who was simply interested in medicating for ADHD. She conveniently has written and published for this same doctor’s periodical. Clearly, she is motivated by fattening her own wallet, not with what was best for our family or our children… Is that who you want making recommendations to the court about your family, or treating your child. I wish I would have known sooner.

Very, very bad. Just trust me on this one. Seriously.
If you need further elaboration, imagine your worst nightmare dictatorship government evil empire, prying into your life, and no matter what you do, it will be wrong. If you are Jesus Christ himself, the Virgin Mary, Ghandi, or Mother Theresa, there has clearly been some mistake made in regards to your exhaulted status, therefore Margorie Cain Mitchell must infiltrate, find a way to prove any good deeds as most likely the works of satan, or at the very least, the devil, stand in court under oath, and testify as such. She will also compose a poorly written evaluation based on her 1984 antics, and junior high school level writing skills, to express completely invalid points, biases, and statements which will have you wondering how this woman ever got a PHD in psychology in the first place.