Helping Keep Your Family Together.
Support in the Immigration Process.
A time of crisis, and opportunity.
You are hard working.
You are dedicated to your family and to your children.
You may have already taken great risks to seek your dream or escape a nightmare.
You found that sense of peace and stability and now its in jeopardy.
And you are afraid for your family if you are separated.
I’m Dr. Jim.
And I’m here to help you keep your family together
The immigration process is confusing. I leave that to qualified attorneys.
But I can offer a comprehensive mental health evaluation to help tell your story and provide evidence of risk and hardship faced by family members in the event one member is removed from the U. S. A thorough evaluation can help immigration officials understand your unique experience and provide insight into whatever struggles you have faced.
I can’t guarantee an outcome, but I can promise you a warm and safe home-like environment where you get to tell your immigration story.
Types of Evaluations
Extreme Hardship Waiver
Assesses the extreme hardship a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident would face due to the removal of a family member.
Spouse Abuse & VAWA
For undocumented spouses, men and women, who have experienced emotional or physical abuse by their spouse and are seeking freedom from an abusive marriage.
Cancellation of Removal
For a non-permanent resident in removal proceedings who would face exceptional or unusually extreme hardship in returning to their country of origin.
U-Visa
To support the victim of a violent crime in the U.S. who has suffered physical or emotional harm and are assisting law enforcement with investigation or prosecution of the crime.
T-Visa
To support the victims of human trafficking who have agreed to cooperate with law enforcement with investigation and prosecution of the traffickers. May also include immediate family members.
Ready to tell your story?
What to Expect:
- Assessments to measure your current functioning, the effects of trauma, and the risk of separation.
- An in-depth interview that includes personal history and relationship patterns.
- A review of education and employment history including information from your attorney.
- An in-depth report submitted to your attorney with objective evidence to support your claim.
- Supported follow-up as appropriate including consultation with your attorney.
- If requested, referral services to a qualified therapist for follow up mental health support.
Above all, I assure you that your story is kept in strict confidence. The report is only provided to you and your attorney for use in your immigration process. The process is intended to document your experience and objectively assess your emotional and psychological functioning. Everything is kept confidential to support your privacy and your continued wellbeing. There is no embarrassment or shame in seeking this type of support or sharing your hardship.
I prefer to meet with clients in my warm and inviting home-like office space that is comfortable and accessible. I also offer telehealth appointments for those outside the Memphis area.
Fees:
The cost of the evaluation varies depending upon need and timeframe. My services include a comprehensive interview and integrative report including the results of standardized assessment instruments and collateral information provided by the client, their family, and their legal counsel. Cost for an interpreter is extra unless provided by the client or the attorney.
Standard turnaround is 10-15 business days.
Expedited service in as few as 3-4 business days available.