Trauma-informed psychological evaluations
Compassionate evaluations for immigration cases.
We provide thorough, low-cost psychological assessments for adults and children affected by family and community violence — supporting attorneys and survivors across California.
Ray of Light Psychological Services
About our practice
Ray of Light, Psychological Services is a group of Bilingual Mental Health Professionals who have been providing mental health evaluations to adults and children for over two decades, with an emphasis on immigration cases (i.e. U Visa, VAWA, Political Asylum, Extreme Hardship Waivers). Our licensed mental health professionals understand the complex nature of assessing trauma and are dedicated to continually reflecting on and reviewing our practices in order to provide the most efficient and clinically sound approaches to the work.
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Evaluations we provide
Comprehensive, court-ready assessments using valid and efficient measures — delivered with care and on a timeline that works for your case.
Political Asylum
Evaluations documenting the psychological impact of persecution to support asylum claims and country-conditions findings.
U-Visa
Mental-health evaluations for victims of qualifying crimes, describing impacts and tying them to the criminal activity.
VAWA
Assessments for survivors of domestic violence seeking immigration relief under the Violence Against Women Act.
T-Visa
Evaluations for survivors of severe forms of trafficking, documenting trauma and ongoing impacts.
Trusted by immigration attorneys
The psychological assessments produced at Ray of Light are extremely thorough and detail oriented. We rely heavily on them to support our busy immigration practice, and our success is intertwined with the high quality work done at Ray of Light.
Ray of Light's mental health evaluation letters do exactly what is needed: they state the basis for the evaluation, describe the impacts the victim suffered, tie those impacts to the criminal activity, and provide a credible, compelling analysis. As long as a crime victim suffered mental health impacts, Ray of Light will find, describe and analyze them.
Ready to begin?
Reach out to schedule an evaluation or refer a client. We respond to attorney inquiries quickly and offer accommodations in Spanish.