Immigration Assessments

I have provided comprehensive assessments and therapy to thousands of individuals struggling with a wide range of emotional, mental health, and health concerns, including for individuals going through the immigration process.  

My assessments are tailored to each person's situation, bringing to life their stories, hardships, and relationships, with authenticity and compelling details, thus giving strength to their immigration case.

Following two sessions with the client, each lasting approximately 1.5 hours, I deliver a comprehensive written report, typically about 15-20 pages. Throughout our meetings, I evaluate the psychological, physical, financial, spiritual and emotional impact as relevant to each type of legal case.

ASYLUM CASES

Clarifying the psychological factors contributing to why a client missed the one-year filing deadline; and detailing how the impact of their traumatic experiences provide evidence of the persecution they suffered.

HARDSHIP WAIVERS

Establishing the unique factors that contribute to a client's psychological suffering, such as: illness, disability, professional, financial, or academic hardships; or adverse home-country conditions that would negatively impact the petitioner or members of their family.

T-VISAS

Detailing the mental health effects suffered due to having been the victim of trafficking.

U-VISAS

Detailing the mental health effects suffered due to having been the victim of a serious crime.

VAWA (VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT)

Detailing the mental health effects suffered due to having been the victim of domestic violence; highlighting the severity of the abuse, the psychological impact on the victim, and the potential harm of returning to the abusive environment.

MEDICAL CERTIFICATION FOR DISABILITY EXCEPTIONS (N-648)

Exception to the English and civic education testing requirements for naturalization.  Documenting how the “physical or developmental disability or mental impairment” impairs an individual's memory, focus, concentration, and/or capacity for learning English and U.S. civics for the citizenship test.

Through warm, personable connection, dedicated to the well-being of my clients, I aim to deliver thorough and culturally appropriate psychological assessments for people engaged in the immigration process.  Through my expertise and professionalism, I can enhance the fair and just treatment of people applying for legal immigration status.