Immigration Evaluations
Has your lawyer recommended you receive a clinical mental health evaluation for your immigration case?
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who has received professional training in conducting immigration evaluations, has years of clinical experience with mental health assessments, and speaks Spanish.
Studies have shown that mental health (psychosocial) evaluations for immigration cases can make a big difference in court (as demonstrated in this study).
A mental health (psychosocial) evaluation with a licensed mental health professional can help document the effects of trauma and abuse you have experienced, or the psychological effects and anticipated hardship you might experience if a loved one or your entire family was forced to relocate to another country.
A psychosocial immigration evaluation includes the following:
One or two assessment appointments (in-person or online video sessions), for a total of 2.5-3 hours of assessment. This is the time for me to learn important parts of your story and assess for mental health symptoms.
A thorough report of the assessment, ranging from approximately 12-20 pages. You can expect to receive the report within 3 weeks of our second assessment appointment.
Communication between myself and your attorney as needed
I can provide psychological evaluations for the following types of immigration cases:
Extreme Hardship Waivers
Asylum
VAWA
U Visa
T Visa
While it is important that our interviews with you and my final report are in-depth and thorough, I also understand that this process often includes discussing difficult and even painful details. I do my best to be considerate of your emotional and mental well-being throughout this process and am always happy to provide referrals to psychotherapists as needed.
Cost:
The cost of an immigration evaluation includes assessment appointments, written report, and contact with attorney as needed.
Additional fees may apply for a quick turn-around time, if I need to appear in court, or if a language interpreter is necessary. I do speak Spanish and am able to conduct interviews in Spanish at no additional charge.
Final report with standard time frame (3 weeks after interviews are completed): $1250
Final report within 2 weeks: Additional $300
Final report within 1 week: Additional $600