Violence Against Women's Act (VAWA)
By helping immigrants and their families reduce their legal obstacles through psychological evaluations,
East Bay Area Therapy carries out its mission to help diverse populations reduce distress
and improve their overall mental health and wellness.
East Bay Area Therapy carries out its mission to help diverse populations reduce distress
and improve their overall mental health and wellness.
About Domestic Violence
Forms of domestic violence can include any of the following, and please note that this is a non-exhaustive list:
1. Physical abuse: hitting, shoving, kicking, choking, biting, hair-pulling, or forced ingestion of drugs or alcohol
2. Sexual violence: forced or coerced sex acts, use of anger or intimidation to control sexual activity, uncomfortable sexual acts, or sexually demeaning treatment
3. Emotional or verbal abuse: put-downs, name-calling, blaming, criticism, or other efforts to diminish a person’s self-worth
4. Psychological abuse: manipulation and control of one's partner via threats of physical violence toward one's partner, family member, pets, or friends, threats of suicide or self-harm, justifying acts via blaming the other, public humiliation
5. Financial abuse: controlling a partner’s finances, stealing financial assets, or restricting access to financial resources, prevention from gaining or maintaining employment
6. Social control: Keeping a partner from socializing, maintaining normal friendships or communication with family members, or preventing one's partner from going to work or school
7. The use of children in any way, shape, or form, to gain power or control over one's partner
1. Physical abuse: hitting, shoving, kicking, choking, biting, hair-pulling, or forced ingestion of drugs or alcohol
2. Sexual violence: forced or coerced sex acts, use of anger or intimidation to control sexual activity, uncomfortable sexual acts, or sexually demeaning treatment
3. Emotional or verbal abuse: put-downs, name-calling, blaming, criticism, or other efforts to diminish a person’s self-worth
4. Psychological abuse: manipulation and control of one's partner via threats of physical violence toward one's partner, family member, pets, or friends, threats of suicide or self-harm, justifying acts via blaming the other, public humiliation
5. Financial abuse: controlling a partner’s finances, stealing financial assets, or restricting access to financial resources, prevention from gaining or maintaining employment
6. Social control: Keeping a partner from socializing, maintaining normal friendships or communication with family members, or preventing one's partner from going to work or school
7. The use of children in any way, shape, or form, to gain power or control over one's partner
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Feeling Stressed About Your Immigration Case?
Office & Video Appointments
After booking, you will receive correspondence from Grace Pacheco, M.A., MFT with the next steps of the process.
A link to a pre–appointment health questionnaire will be included in your appointment confirmation text message
which can be completed from any mobile device.
The face-to-face appointment will last approximately 2 hours.
A signed official hard copy will be mailed directly to the immigration attorney's office and to the subject of the evaluation.
It is our pleasure to help you book your appointment, answer any questions,
and ensure that your experience is exceptional.
Please, do not hesitate to contact Grace@EastBayAreaTherapy.com
A link to a pre–appointment health questionnaire will be included in your appointment confirmation text message
which can be completed from any mobile device.
The face-to-face appointment will last approximately 2 hours.
A signed official hard copy will be mailed directly to the immigration attorney's office and to the subject of the evaluation.
It is our pleasure to help you book your appointment, answer any questions,
and ensure that your experience is exceptional.
Please, do not hesitate to contact Grace@EastBayAreaTherapy.com
