This mental health evaluation is a detailed clinical report prepared by a licensed mental health professional in the United States (independently licensed, or associate-licensed under clinical supervision) — which immigration attorneys may use as supporting evidence in their client’s case.
Comprised of bilingual mental health professionals with independent or associate licenses (associate-licensed clinicians practice under clinical supervision), with experience in immigration evaluations in Arizona, California, New Mexico, South Dakota, Florida, Tennessee, Indiana, Ohio, Minnesota, Louisiana, Arkansas, Georgia, Texas and Oklahoma. All therapists have extensive training in trauma treatment, attachment theory, social justice issues and immigration cases.
AZ: LPC-15616 · MN: LPC-MN-193 · OH: LPC-OH-299 · SD: LPC21105 · FL (telehealth registration): TPMC3692 · IN: LPC-IN-2494 · GA: LPC-GA-1297 · TN: LPC-TN-2582 · AR: LPC-AR-2493 · LA: LPC-LA-1298 · OK: LPC-OK-3233
Carla Parola is the Founder and CEO of Carla Parola Counseling and the Founder and Creator of Impacto Migrante. A bilingual mental health professional originally from Argentina and an immigrant herself, she has more than 20 years of experience in the mental health field, including 11 years as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Arizona, and a Master’s degree focused on Trauma, Abuse, and Deprivation. She obtained her independent license in Arizona in 2015. Licenses: AZ, SD · Telehealth registration: FL · Counseling Compact privileges: AR, GA, IN, LA, MN, OH, OK, TN.
Her work is primarily focused on immigration mental health evaluations, clinical supervision, training and workshop development, and organizational consulting, with particular attention to migration-related trauma, family separation, and the mental health of immigrant communities. Carla no longer provides individual therapy; therapy at Carla Parola Counseling is provided by the other clinicians on the team.
As an immigration mental health evaluator, she has completed hundreds of evaluations for asylum, VAWA, U Visa, T Visa, extreme hardship and immigration waiver cases – including I-601A -, cancellation of removal, and J-1 Waiver/I-612 cases, when applicable. She works from a trauma-informed and culturally responsive approach, in both English and Spanish.
She is the creator and developer of MIMSE, a practice-informed clinical and systemic framework currently in development, designed to help understand the emotional impact of the migration experience. MIMSE is not a standardized or validated assessment instrument.
Carla is also an Arizona Board Approved Clinical Supervisor, a National Certified Counselor (NCC), an EMDR Certified Clinician, EMDR Consultant, and EMDR HAP Facilitator. She also develops trainings, workshops, and consulting services for professionals and organizations that work with immigrant populations.
20+ years in the mental health field – Culturally informed immigration evaluations: U Visa, T Visa, VAWA, asylum, and hardship cases; trauma, families, and diverse populations.
18+ years in the mental health field · Asylum seekers & immigrant families · Children, adolescents & adults
18+ years in the mental health field · Culturally sensitive & holistic approach · Clinical program leadership · Migrant populations · Trauma-informed care · Children, adolescents & adults
15+ years in the mental health field – Behavioral health professional, serving immigrant communities. Clinical Supervisor in Arizona, Clinical Director, PMH-C, EMDR-trained, and experienced in comprehensive immigration evaluations.
9+ years in the mental health field – PMH-C certified, EMDR trained – immigrant families – anxiety, depression and trauma
10+ years in the mental health field – Culturally responsive mental health support for immigrant youth and families; anxiety, depression, and trauma.
Bilingual support for children, adolescents, and families; experience with refugee populations and vulnerable families, trauma, family separation, and mental health concerns.
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We offer a free phone call. We listen to you and explain our evaluation process; your attorney determines eligibility.
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