Therapy in California
A California-licensed clinical practice serving clients across the state by secure telehealth. Right now, our California work is focused on immigration psychological evaluations.
Reach OutReal Care, Across the State
Ala Therapy Collective is a group practice based in Oklahoma City, with clinicians licensed across multiple states. In California, our founder Shylah Ridgway is the sole licensed clinician, and she is currently focused on immigration psychological evaluations rather than ongoing therapy.
If you are looking for an immigration evaluator in California, you are in the right place. If you are looking for a therapist in California, we cannot help you right now and we will tell you that directly. Reach out and we will be honest about whether we are the right fit.
Affirming, identity-respecting clinical care from a California-licensed clinician. Yes, really.
Available for California Evaluations
Shylah Ridgway, LCSW, LICSW, our founder, is California-licensed and currently available for immigration psychological evaluations. She is not accepting new therapy clients in California at this time.
Immigration Evaluations in California
Forensic psychological evaluations for immigration cases are written for the court, not as ongoing therapy. They are used by immigration attorneys to support asylum, T-Visa, U-Visa, VAWA, and hardship and cancellation of removal cases. Evaluations happen entirely by secure telehealth.
Available Across California
Telehealth means evaluations happen wherever your client is in the state.
Greater LA, the South Bay, the Valley, the Inland Empire. Evaluations by secure telehealth, no commute required.
San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, the Peninsula, the East Bay. Telehealth across the region.
San Diego County and Imperial County clients. Available statewide by telehealth.
Sacramento, Fresno, Bakersfield, Stockton, and the agricultural communities of the Valley.
The North Coast, the Sierra, the desert communities, and everywhere in between.
What Happens After You Reach Out
Three steps from contact form to scheduled evaluation. Step two is a free 15-minute Zoom, no obligation.
You reach out
Fill out the contact form. Whether you are an attorney making a referral or a client looking for an evaluator, tell us a little about the case.
Free 15-minute Zoom
A short Zoom to talk through scope, timeline, and cost. No commitment, no obligation to continue.
We schedule the evaluation
If we are a fit, we schedule the evaluation sessions and write the report on the timeline the case needs.
Common Questions
Can I see a therapist in California through Ala Therapy Collective?
Not right now, and we would rather say that plainly than waste your time. Our founder is California-licensed, but her California work is immigration evaluations, not ongoing therapy. If that changes, this page will say so.
What is an immigration psychological evaluation?
It is a forensic evaluation written for the court, not therapy. An immigration attorney uses it to support an asylum, T-Visa, U-Visa, VAWA, or hardship case. You can read how the process works on the immigration evaluations page.
Do I have to live in Los Angeles or the Bay Area?
No. The whole thing happens by secure telehealth, so it reaches you anywhere in California, from San Diego to the North Coast to the Central Valley.
I am an immigration attorney. How do referrals work?
Reach out and we start with a short Zoom on scope, timeline, and cost before anything is committed. The details for attorneys live on the attorney referrals page.
How is the evaluation billed?
Evaluations are self-pay or billed to the referring attorney, not run through insurance. We talk through cost on the first Zoom so you know it before you commit.
Ready to start?
Reaching out is the first step. We will be honest about whether we are the right fit.
Reach Out