Psychological Evaluations for Immigration

Psychological evaluations give insight into your case and reinstate your reason for applying. Dr. Banda has worked in over 300 cases for immigration and has expertise in U-Visa, Hardships, VAWA, and Asylum cases. As an immigrant herself, she understands your position. Evaluations are offered in both English and Spanish and with flexible timing.

Mental Health Services for Schools

We provide seminars and counseling for students and school districts. Our offerings focus on topics relevant to children and teenagers as they grow to become healthy individuals. These programs promote and build confidence, understanding, and decision making skills. We are highly adaptable and can create custom plans for your specific needs.

Dr. Amanda Banda is the founder and program director of Familias Unidas. 

She is a Doctor of Educational Psychology and Leadership, a psychotherapist and clinical social worker, licensed in the state of California, (LCSW License #82340).  She has been practicing psychotherapy since the beginning of her Master of Social Work program in 2013, at the University of Southern California school for Social Work.

After graduating in 2015 with her master’s in social work, she worked for several years as a psychotherapist at an out-patient, community mental health agency and for the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health. During that time, she provided psychological assessment and treatment for adults and children struggling with a wide range of diagnoses, including depression, anxiety and PTSD, as well as issues such as domestic violence, substance abuse, separation from loved ones and dislocation. She also gained experience assessing children’s attachments to their parents, as well as treating many children who had been separated from one or both parents for various reasons. 

Since establishing her mental health agency, she has conducted over 300 psychological evaluations relative to extreme hardship waiver, U- Visa, VAWA and asylum determinations. Dr. Amanda Banda is fluent in Spanish. She was born and raised in Mexico and immigrated to the United States when he was a child. Amanda understands the struggle of the immigrant as she has gone through the steps of obtaining legal permanent residency, and later becoming a proud American citizen.

About Us

We offer services in person at our Los Angles location and remotely via Zoom.

5717 East Beverly Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90022

323-430-4222

info@familiasunidasla.com