Immigration Psychological Evaluations
We conduct immigration psychological evaluations in English and Spanish for clients in 40 states and jurisdictions.
Se habla Español | Bilingual Services Available
Our Services
Comprehensive psychological evaluations and therapy services designed to support your immigration case and mental health needs.
Immigration Psychological Evaluations
Expert evaluations for asylum, VAWA, hardship waivers, U visas, T visas, and other immigration cases. Professionally documented evidence that strengthens your legal case.
- Asylum (Affirmative & Defensive)
- VAWA (Violence Against Women Act)
- Extreme Hardship Waivers
- U Visa & T Visa
Individual Therapy Services
Bilingual, trauma-informed, and culturally sensitive therapy services. We provide compassionate support for individuals navigating mental health challenges and life transitions.
- Trauma-informed care
- Culturally sensitive approach
- Bilingual services (English/Spanish)
- Accessible and personalized care
Why Choose Arboleda Therapy
Combining lived experience, cultural sensitivity, and professional expertise to create evaluations that strengthen cases.
Empathy From Experience
Sandra is an immigrant herself with experience working in an immigration law firm. She knows the unique struggles and strengths of individuals navigating the immigration system.
Building Trust
Clients often open up in ways they haven't with anyone else. The therapeutic setting creates trust and rapport, allowing clients to share details that strengthen their case.
Objective Evidence
Psychological evaluations provide professionally documented evidence of mental health impacts, trauma, or hardship, offering a credible foundation to support your case.
Meet Sandra Arboleda, LICSW
Sandra Arboleda is a licensed clinical social worker specializing in immigration psychological evaluations and bilingual mental health services. As an immigrant herself, Sandra brings unique insight and empathy to her work, having navigated the immigration process and worked in a nationally recognized immigration law firm.
Her approach combines real-world experience, cultural sensitivity, and professional expertise to create evaluations that strengthen cases. Sandra understands both the client and attorney perspectives, making her uniquely qualified to provide comprehensive psychological assessments that align with legal requirements while directly serving the needs of immigrant clients.
"Clients often open up to me in ways they haven't with anyone else. As an immigrant who navigated the immigration process myself and who worked in a nationally recognized immigration law firm, the therapeutic setting I create builds trust and rapport, allowing clients to share details they might be afraid to share, even with their attorneys. Sometimes, those details are exactly what strengthens their case and helps them win."
— Sandra Arboleda, LICSW
Trusted by Immigration Attorneys
Leading immigration law firms rely on our comprehensive evaluations to strengthen their clients' cases.
"Sandra's reports are an invaluable addition to our immigration filings. She is thorough, knowledgeable, and wants to do everything she can to assist our clients. Sandra is communicative with us, including getting a brief background on the client's case prior to her initial meeting with them and being receptive to edits and amendments in her draft reports. In addition, she develops a trusting and caring rapport with the clients which enhances the quality of the evaluation. We look forward to growing the relationship between Sandra and Benach Collopy as she continues to help our clients with improving their mental health as well as securing status in the United States."
Ava Benach
Partner at Benach Pitney Reilly LLP
AILA Edith Lowenstein Memorial Award Winner
"Sandra is my firm's 'go-to' for immigration-related psychological evaluations. Her reports have been essential in demonstrating our clients' credibility and corroborating the mental impact of their experiences."
Sarah B. Pitney, Esq.
Partner at Benach Pitney Reilly LLP
AILA 2023 Joseph Minsky Young Lawyer Award Winner
"Sandra provides excellent care and evaluation for my immigration clients. She is quick to respond to inquiries, provides helpful and comprehensive evaluations, and genuinely cares for those who see her. I highly recommend Sandra for anyone in need of psychosocial or hardship evaluations!"
Erica Reilly
Partner at Benach Pitney Reilly LLP
"Sandra has played an instrumental role in conducting psychological evaluations for detained clients. What truly sets Sandra apart is her unwavering commitment to her clients. She goes above and beyond, even meeting with clients in detention facilities to ensure they receive the care and attention they deserve."
Isabel Saavedra
Immigration Lawyer
"Sandra's psychological evaluations explore my clients' situations in-depth, and her analysis is detailed while considering the sociopolitical factors that impact my clients. Her evaluations have helped asylum seekers and U Visa applicants present their claims before immigration judges and officials, resulting in grants of protection."
Mónica Lisete Hernández Santiago
Legal Advocate | Junior Partner
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