Immigration Clinical Evaluations
DTE Wellness LLC provides compassionate, trauma-informed immigration clinical evaluations for adults located in New York and New Jersey. Evaluations are conducted by Dabeyri Torres-Estevez, LCSW a bilingual Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and are available in English and Spanish.
Each evaluation is approached with cultural sensitivity, respect, and careful attention to the ways trauma, abuse, separation, and migration experiences may affect emotional well-being and daily functioning.
Evaluations in English and Spanish
Immigration evaluations are available in English or Spanish. Clients may describe their experiences in the language in which they feel most comfortable.
Las evaluaciones clínicas de inmigración están disponibles en inglés y español. Cada evaluación se realiza con sensibilidad cultural, respeto y un enfoque en las experiencias vividas.
Comprehensive immigration clinical evaluations begin at $950.
The fee includes:
Initial coordination with the immigration attorney
Clinical interviews
Appropriate mental health measures
Review of a limited number of relevant records
A comprehensive written report
One round of factual corrections
Reports are completed within 10 to 15 business days after the final interview and receipt of all necessary documents.
Types of Immigration Evaluations
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Asylum evaluations document the psychological effects of reported persecution, violence, torture, threats, displacement, detention, or fear of returning to one’s country of origin. The evaluation may also explain how trauma can affect memory, emotional expression, chronology, and a person’s ability to discuss painful experiences.
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VAWA evaluations assess the emotional and psychological effects of reported intimate-partner abuse, coercive control, threats, isolation, financial abuse, sexual abuse, or immigration-related manipulation. These evaluations are available to people of all genders.
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U-visa evaluations document the psychological harm associated with reported criminal victimization. The evaluation may address the effects on emotional well-being, relationships, employment, sleep, concentration, safety, and daily functioning.
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Extreme-hardship evaluations assess how separation or relocation may affect the mental health and functioning of a qualifying relative identified by the immigration attorney. The evaluation may examine existing mental health or medical vulnerabilities, caregiving responsibilities, family relationships, treatment needs, financial stressors, and available support systems.
How the Evaluation Process Works
Attorney Coordination
With the client’s written permission, DTE Wellness LLC communicates with the immigration attorney to confirm the type of case, clinical referral questions, relevant documents, and filing deadline.
Clinical Interviews
Most evaluations include two appointments lasting approximately 60 to 90 minutes each. Additional interview time may be necessary depending on the complexity of the case.
Clients may take breaks, ask questions, and move through difficult subjects at a manageable pace. The evaluation is trauma-informed, but it is not an ongoing therapy service.
Records and Clinical Measures
Relevant records are reviewed when available. Culturally and linguistically appropriate mental health measures may also be used when clinically indicated. These measures are considered alongside the client’s history, functioning, behavioral presentation, and other available information.
Written Report
A comprehensive written report is prepared after the interviews and record review are completed. Depending on the referral questions, the report may describe the client’s history, current symptoms, clinical findings, diagnoses when supported, functional difficulties, treatment needs, and relevant clinical opinions.
Factual Review and Delivery
The client and immigration attorney may identify factual errors, missing information, or legal terminology that requires clarification. Diagnoses, interpretations, and clinical opinions remain the independent professional judgment of the evaluator.
After the factual review is completed, the signed report is securely provided to the client and immigration attorney.
Request an Immigration Evaluation Consultation
Before scheduling the complete evaluation, we will briefly discuss the type of immigration matter, attorney involvement, filing deadline, language needs, location, and whether the requested service falls within our professional scope.