Phone: (202) 495-1090 | Email: cecilia@altavistatherapy.com
Phone: (202) 495-1090
Email: cecilia@altavistatherapy.com
With over 20 years of clinical experience working solely with immigrants, we know that quality Immigration psychological evaluations can change the outcome of your case.
Our carefully detailed reporting addresses the biggest, most important questions about your case, and can be the difference you need to sway a judge into a ruling in your favor.
Whether you’ve experienced trauma, are scared, overwhelmed, and are seeking asylum in the U.S., or if you’re an attorney that specializes in asylum cases, you need your detailed report fast, from someone you can trust, and at affordable rates so you can move forward with your case with as little anxiety and stress as possible
Who we work with
Immigration Clients
While immigration evaluations are not therapy, you may find that the process of completing a psychological evaluation allows you to process what you have been through and help you feel empowered and like you can begin the process of healing.
Immigration Attorneys
You need a bilingual mental health clinician who knows what USCIS is looking for and can provide a thorough evaluation that looks into your client’s whole immigration story. Factors such as native country conditions, their relationships, health, and medical conditions, and more while translating clinical terms into accessible conclusions judges are looking for.
Therapists who want to do evals
If you care about immigrants, and you’re ready to leverage your expertise to learn how to conduct hardship waiver or asylum evaluations to help immigrant families stay together and safe from the countries they escaped from, I’ve got special trainings just for you.
Hi, I’m Cecilia Racine, MSW.
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
- Florida (LCSW telehealth provider TPSW1208)
- Maryland (LCSW-C 14607)
- Virginia (LCSW 0904007068)
- Washington, DC (LICSW LC50079749)
I have 20 years of clinical experience, and I have always worked with immigrants, so I'm familiar with their strengths and struggles. As a bilingual immigrant myself, I know what it feels like to be in a new country where you don’t speak the language, and things are unfamiliar. I know what it’s like to have your heart in two places at once.
Alta Vista Therapy was founded in 2016, and since then, I've completed over 400 immigration evaluations for clients from all over the world and worked with dozens of attorneys. We strive to provide services in a compassionate and empathetic environment, always assuring you the highest confidentiality level.
Cecilia is licensed to practice in Florida, Washington D.C., Maryland, and Virginia.
Meet our team
Letitia Blanco-Alcalá, MSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
- Maryland (LCSW-C 27859)
- Virginia (LCSW 0904006026)
- Washington, DC (LICSW LC200001499)
Letitia Blanco-Alcalá has more than 15 years of clinical psychotherapy experience. She has found her passion with at-risk and underserved populations to include: ethnic, religious, and sexual minorities. Additionally, she has more than 20 years of experience providing clinical psychosocial assessments.
She provides a neutral, safe space for adolescents, young and older adults and can communicate fluently in English and Spanish. Letitia is licensed to practice in Virginia since 2005.
Sara Kerai, MA
Licensed Professional Counselor
- Maryland (LCPC LC10855)
- Michigan (LPC 6401019434)
- Virginia (LPC 0701009098)
- Washington, DC (LPC PRC13868)
Sara is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 15+ years of experience working with diverse clients in Washington, D.C. Sara has extensive experience counseling adults coping with a significant loss, family caregiving, or a diagnosis of cancer and/or another chronic illness. Using her clinical assessment skills and understanding of trauma to help clients and families with immigration cases is an especially rewarding part of her practice. She is a graduate of Boston College and she is licensed to practice in Washington D.C., Michigan, Maryland, and Virginia.
Elizabeth Piren, MA
Licensed Professional Counselor
- Maryland (LCPC LC11052)
- New Jersey (PC 37PC00442200)
- Virginia (LPC 0701009172)
- Washington, DC (LPC PRC14300)
A professional counselor, licensed in Washington, DC, Virginia, Maryland, and New Jersey, Elizabeth is bilingual (English/Spanish) and has been practicing for over 15 years, specializing in trauma-focused therapy with adults and adolescents. Elizabeth has worked in private practice and also as a counselor at various agencies that serve survivors of intimate partner violence and victims of crime. She creates a warm and comfortable space for her clients, putting them at ease.