Psychological Evaluations for Immigration
What to Expect
An Immigration Evaluation begins once your attorney recommends that you and/or other family members (e.g., a child, a spouse) undergo a psychological evaluation.
The Immigration Evaluation itself includes:
- A thorough clinical evaluation usually involves one meeting that lasts approximately 1-3 hours. The clinical interview itself consists of questions about yourself and your immigration case.
- During the evaluation process, we administer validated and reliable testing measures that are used to assess your current or recent symptoms to support clinical diagnosis. We also include behavioral observations, clinical assessment, and interpretation of symptoms using DSM-5 diagnosis.
- We make recommendations for treatment and referrals as needed.
- We will then write a report and send it to your attorney by recollecting the results from the assessment tools, which are scored, interpreted, and then integrated into the narrative.
Services and Fees
All services are available in English and Spanish. Evaluations are currently being conducted online via telehealth or in person in San Francisco, CA.
U Visa: assess psychological impact after being the victim of a violent crime (eg., armed robbery, assault with a deadly weapon) -- $1,000
VAWA/Domestic Violence: assess psychological impact of domestic violence relationship -- $1,600
Asylum: assess psychological impact of persecution or torture in home country based on membership of particular social group, political opinion, race, religion, national origin -- $1,600
Extreme Hardship: assess potential physical, psychological and financial hardship on eligible family member of undocumented immigrant were the applicant to be deported -- $1,600
Contact
To schedule an immigration evaluation, please contact us at info@radicaldepthspsychotherapy.com or (707) 200-1042
meet the team
zoe barnow, psyd
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
I am a bilingual (English/Spanish) licensed clinical psychologist and founder of Radical Depths Psychotherapy - a group psychotherapy and assessment practice in California. I am passionate about working with the unique hardships of the immigrant experience. I earned my doctoral degree at The Wright Institute in Berkeley, CA and have been working with victims of trauma for over 11 years. Over the course of my career, I have worked with many undocumented and monolingual Spanish-speakers who have experienced complex trauma, many of whom were recent immigrants. I also have specialized training in working with the LGBTQ+ population.
I have more than six years experience conducting psychological immigration evaluations. I have attended various trainings on evidence-based methodology for forensic psychological assessment in immigration court. Further, I am a member and mentor for the Bay Area Asylum Mental Health Project, a group of mental health providers who support the training and administration of psychological evaluations for asylum seekers pro bono.
I have completed over 150 immigration evaluations and now train and supervise clinicians learning to do this important work.
carolina castillo, psyd, lmft
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
Psychological Associate,
Supervised by Zoe Barnow, PsyD
I'm a Bilingual English/Spanish-speaking therapist with a Marriage and Family License, with 17 years of clinical experience. I consider myself to be bi-cultural. Having been raised as a first-generation American in a Latin family, I can identify with the mentality of someone living within two "worlds''. Transitioning from one culture to another with seemingly different values, beliefs and language, I can easily understand the struggle of maintaining and existing in both. I've come to perceive and appreciate it as the gift of having a "bridge" that allows connection to, and understanding of, different aspects of people and life.
My education has a foundation in Clinical Psychology, woven with holistic transpersonal themes, the connection between mind, body, and spirit, and just plain down-to-earth common sense. I prioritize always keeping in mind the client's personal beliefs, values and needs.
I have a significant interest in and desire to continue supporting the Latin community as well as anyone attempting to immigrate and seek a better life for themself and their family.
corey datz-greenberg, lcsw
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
I am a bilingual (English/Spanish) licensed clinical social worker who earned my Masters in Social Work at the Smith College School for Social Work in Northampton, MA and have been working clinically with victims of trauma for six years. Throughout my professional career, which includes 20+ years work in labor unions, the Peace Corps in Nicaragua, and in community mental health, I have worked extensively with immigrants and their families, including many who have experienced complex trauma histories. I feel passionately about the need for immigrants in this country to receive compassionate and fair treatment, and I bring that perspective to my psychological assessments for immigrants. I also have a psychotherapy private practice in Hayes Valley in San Francisco working with adolescents, adults, and couples, and am on the steering committee for the Coalition for Clinical Social Work, which advocates for incorporating a social justice lens into our clinical work.