01 / Forensic Traumatology
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Careful, survivor-led assessment that records what happened to a person in a way courts can rely on, without making them relive it more than necessary.
Forensic · Evidentiary
Dr. Halleh Seddighzadeh
Forensic traumatologist & counter-trafficking advisor
Helping institutions understand exploitation, strengthen prevention, and respond with insight grounded in trauma and human rights.
See what others miss.
See the system. Change the response.
The system
Exploitation does not happen in isolation. It moves through systems.
Origination
Individual
Policy
Trauma
Financial system
Organization
Jurisdiction
Technology
Global network
Community
Industry
Supply chain
Areas of practice
Core expertise.
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02 / Counter-Trafficking
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Helping organizations recognize when someone is being controlled or moved against their will, and respond in ways that keep that person safe.
Detection · Disruption
03 / Strategic Advisory
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Guidance for leaders whose decisions reach thousands of people they will never meet, so policy reflects the realities of those most at risk.
Policy · Leadership
Human signal
Before a system fails,
it emits signals.
Forensic signal
The hidden system
Exploitation can remain hidden inside everyday operations. Understanding coercion and trauma helps institutions recognize risk, connect fragmented information, and shape responses around the people affected.
Scale of analysis / Framework
Trauma is personal.
Prevention is systemic.
Human
System
Society
Institution
Community
Relationship
Individual
Our approach
From signal to
systemic change.
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Identify
Listen for the early signs of harm in people, records and daily operations.
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Analyze
Understand how one person’s experience connects to the conditions around them.
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Design
Shape responses with survivors’ needs at the center, fitted to the real environment.
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Implement
Prepare the people on the ground to act with confidence and care.
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Measure
Learn from what changes for people, and keep refining until protection holds.
High-stakes environments
Where complexity
becomes consequence.
Government
Law enforcement
Hospitality
Gaming
Sport & entertainment
Mega-events
Technology
Finance
Healthcare
Supply chains
Corporate leadership
Selected work / Public record
Corporate advisory
2023
Caesars Entertainment
Caesars’ 2023 report describes Dr. Halleh’s guidance on its anti-trafficking program, including team training and property-specific action plans.
Industry speaking
2023
Hospitality leadership
At the Alliance’s London summit, Dr. Halleh addressed human trafficking and the role of intelligence and data in strengthening the industry’s response.
Public education
2014
Nevada Attorney General
The Nevada Attorney General’s office featured Dr. Halleh in its sex-trafficking speaker series, focusing on trauma and victim mental-health indicators.
Meet Dr. Halleh
Dr. Halleh Seddighzadeh
From individual trauma to institutional change.
Dr. Halleh Seddighzadeh is a forensic traumatologist and international counter-trafficking advisor with more than two decades of experience in human rights. Her clinical background includes work with survivors of torture, trafficking, and other forms of coercive trauma.
Through New Paradigm Labs, she brings this perspective to organizations working to prevent exploitation. Her advisory work spans corporations, government agencies, law enforcement, and service providers, with particular expertise in hospitality and gaming.
Insights & appearances
Guest article · 2024
A call to action for hospitality
Dr. Halleh on recognizing trafficking risks and building a more informed hospitality response.
Read the article →
Keynote · 2023
Intelligence-led prevention
A London summit address on how the hospitality industry can respond to human trafficking.
Explore the summit →
Panel discussion · 2020
Breaking the silence
A Mob Museum discussion about sex trafficking, survivor experiences, and the effects of trauma.
View the discussion →