IMMIGRATION PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATIONS
Trauma‑Informed • Telehealth‑Based
Why Attorneys Choose Our Evaluations
Forensic‑Quality, Legally Relevant Reports
Our reports are structured, objective, and clinically precise. Each evaluation includes:
Diagnostic impressions (when applicable)
Trauma‑related symptoms and functional impairments
Impact of abuse, persecution, or potential separation
Psychosocial history and contextual factors
Clear linkage between symptoms and legal standards
Attorneys receive reports that are thorough, credible, and easy for adjudicators to understand.
Trauma‑Informed, Culturally Competent Care
We are dedicated to utilizing a trauma‑informed and culturally sensitive approach at all times, and work hard to ensure each evaluation meets the standards expected by immigration attorneys, adjudicators, and courts.
Multilingual Access
Evaluations available in English and Russian (clinician proficient)
Interpreter services for additional languages upon request
All interpreters sign confidentiality agreements
Experience With All Major Case Types
We regularly conduct evaluations for:
● Hardship Waivers (I-601 and I-601A)
● Cancellation of Removal
● VAWA and Spousal Abuse
● U-visas
● T- visas
● Asylum, Withholding of Removal, and Convention Against Torture
Each evaluation is tailored to the legal standards relevant to the case.
Timely Turnaround
Standard delivery: 2 weeks (post final interview)
Expedited options available for urgent deadlines (call us for more information)
Who Conducts the Evaluation
Evaluator: Danielle Solovyeva, LMSW
Fluent in English & Russian | Spanish interpretation available
Danielle Solovyeva is a trauma informed psychotherapist and immigration evaluation specialist whose work is shaped by her own family’s immigrant story. As the daughter of Russian immigrants, she brings empathy, cultural understanding, and a genuine commitment to helping individuals and families navigate the emotional impact of immigration challenges.
Danielle has eight years of trauma focused experience, working with immigrant communities from Russian, Jewish, Muslim, and Latino backgrounds. She is trained in EMDR, Polyvagal informed therapy, CBT, and mindfulness based approaches, and she is professionally proficient in Russian. Danielle has extensive experience supporting clients who have survived domestic violence, persecution, trauma, and chronic stress.
To ensure accessibility for Spanish speaking clients, Danielle works with trained medical and mental health interpreters who support the evaluation process with accuracy and cultural sensitivity.
Her clinical focus includes PTSD, complex trauma, anxiety, depression, OCD, and grief. Danielle is LGBTQ+ affirming and creates a safe, inclusive space for clients of all identities and backgrounds.
In her immigration evaluation work, Danielle conducts the clinical interviews, administers screening tools, and prepares the written evaluations. Her approach is compassionate, thorough, and culturally sensitive, ensuring that each client’s story is documented with care and dignity.
Supervising Clinician: Anna Hanson, LCSW - PhD
As the supervising clinician, Anna Hanson, LCSW, provides the final clinical review and signature on all immigration psychological evaluations. She has 18 years of clinical experience working with PTSD, complex trauma, anxiety, depression, OCD, and grief, and she is known for her grounded and compassionate approach. Anna also has more than 15 years of supervision experience, supporting clinicians in trauma informed practice and high quality clinical documentation.
She holds a PhD in Neurocognitive Science and previously served as a professor at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, where she taught courses in neurobiology and social change.
A multilingual, LGBTQ+ informed clinician with lived experience as an immigrant, Anna brings cultural awareness and clinical rigor to every evaluation she supervises.
Comprehensive clinical interview (2 sessions; fewer interview available upon request)
Review of relevant history and documentation
Standardized screening tools (when appropriate)
Detailed, legally focused written report
What the Evaluation Includes
Payment options available
For more information please complete the contact form below (we offer a sliding scale).
We offer flexible pricing based on the type and complexity of the evaluation. To ensure we provide an accurate quote and answer any case‑specific questions, please complete the contact form below. Someone from our team will reach out within 24 hours.
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We provide immigration evaluations via secure telehealth to clients located anywhere in New York State.
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