Serving Vulnerable Populations Since 1995
Maria L. Cardona. LCSW is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in
NYC with more than 15 years of working with most vulnerable population
and with a reputable history in psychotherapy and counseling. Maria
provides successful mental health treatment for children adolescents
and adults. She integrates evidence-based interventions such as
cognitive-behavioral (CBT), psychodynamic and mindfulness
approaches to help individuals find greater freedom and enjoyment in
their lives.
Maria is bilingual (Spanish speaking) professional that processes
strong clinical skills, in combination with her down-to-earth warmth and
insight, empathy and cultural diversity experience to assist and help
clients address and overcome a wide range of difficulties including
anxiety, depression, traumatic experiences, life transitions, loss and
relationship difficulties. Through their work in therapy, Maria’s clients have
been displayed powerful changes and experience more day-to-day ease
and confidence, as well as closeness in their relationships and
environmental changes.
Immigration hardship evaluations are critical in explaining the mental health state of the applicant, describing the trauma they have experienced, and the long term psychological challenges related to their immigration status. Immigration applications are often denied due to a lack of a mental health/psychological
assessment or because the assessments submitted lack sufficient details and
are unpersuasive.
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Maria’s experience in the field of psychotherapy, she is able to
provide detailed and comprehensive evaluation reports in these areas of
immigration proceedings for the applicant and their attorney. As a trained,
licensed clinical social worker, Maria understands the true impact of trauma, loss,
emotional and physical abuse and is able to carefully explain the short-and long-
term effects it can cause. As a result, when immigration court judges and USCIS
officials read extreme hardship immigration assessments, they are able to
understand the severity of the hardship endured by his clients and their loved
ones.
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MY COMMITMENT
I guarantee to pay close attention to the details Related to the applicant’s
experience and their own specific case. I promise an in-depth interview, at the
applicant’s best convenient place. I will use evidence that will help support the
applicant’s case. I will talk about the details that the applicant is comfortable
speaking about, and it will be his priority to gently explore and discuss the
information that I believe to be most supportive of the applicant’s waiver. Maria
guarantees that the report will be professional, detailed, truthful, accurate and
that it will utilize evidence-based tools.