Therapy in Hawaii
A Hawaii-licensed clinical practice serving clients across the islands by secure telehealth. Right now, our Hawaii work is focused on immigration psychological evaluations.
Reach OutReal Care, Across the Islands
Ala Therapy Collective is a group practice based in Oklahoma City, with clinicians licensed across multiple states. In Hawaii, 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 who works with clients across the Hawaiian Islands, you are in the right place. If you are looking for a therapist in Hawaii, 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 Hawaii-licensed clinician. Yes, really.
Available for Hawaii Evaluations
Shylah Ridgway, LCSW, LICSW, our founder, is Hawaii-licensed and currently available for immigration psychological evaluations across the islands. She is not accepting new therapy clients in Hawaii at this time.
Immigration Evaluations in Hawaii
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, which matters in a state where geography and inter-island travel can otherwise slow a case down.
Available Across the Hawaiian Islands
Telehealth means evaluations happen wherever your client is. No inter-island flights, no commute through Honolulu traffic, no time off work to drive across the island.
Honolulu, the North Shore, the Windward side, and everywhere between. Evaluations by secure telehealth.
Kahului, Wailuku, Lahaina, Kihei, and the upcountry communities. Available statewide by telehealth.
Hilo, Kona, Waimea, and the rural districts of the Big Island. Telehealth reaches all sides of the island.
Lihue, the North Shore, the South Shore, and the rural communities. Available by telehealth.
Telehealth means clients on the smaller islands have the same access to evaluation services as clients in Honolulu.
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. Hawaii Standard Time is honored. We work across time zones often.
Common Questions
Can I see a therapist in Hawaii through Ala Therapy Collective?
Not right now, and we would rather say that plainly than waste your time. Our founder is Hawaii-licensed, but her Hawaii 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 on Oahu?
No. The whole thing happens by secure telehealth, so it reaches you on any island, from Honolulu to Hilo to Lihue, with no inter-island travel.
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