Therapy in Utah
A Utah-licensed clinical practice serving clients across the state by secure telehealth. Right now, our Utah 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 Utah, 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 Utah clients, you are in the right place. If you are looking for a therapist in Utah, 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 Utah-licensed clinician. Yes, really.
Available for Utah Evaluations
Shylah Ridgway, LCSW, LICSW, our founder, is Utah-licensed and currently available for immigration psychological evaluations. She is not accepting new therapy clients in Utah at this time.
Immigration Evaluations in Utah
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 Utah
Telehealth means evaluations happen wherever your client is, from the Wasatch Front to the southern desert to the rural high country.
Salt Lake City, West Valley City, West Jordan, Sandy, Murray, and the rest of the metro. Evaluations by secure telehealth, no commute on I-15.
Provo, Orem, Lehi, and the surrounding communities. Available by telehealth.
Ogden, Layton, Logan, and the communities north of the Wasatch Front. Telehealth across the region.
St. George, Cedar City, and the southern desert communities. Available statewide by telehealth.
Moab, Vernal, Price, the Uintah Basin, and the rural communities across the state. If your client has internet access, we can complete the evaluation.
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 Utah through Ala Therapy Collective?
Not right now, and we would rather say that plainly than waste your time. Our founder is Utah-licensed, but her Utah 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 Salt Lake City?
No. The whole thing happens by secure telehealth, so it reaches you anywhere in Utah, from the Wasatch Front to St. George to the rural high country.
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