Psychological Evaluations
Dr. Espinola conducts the following types of evaluations:
VAWA (Victims of Intimate Partner Abuse)
Asylum
Extreme Hardship Waivers
U visa (Victims of Crime)
T visa (Victims of Human Trafficking)
N648 (Certification for Disability Exceptions)
Special Immigrant Juvenile Status
Parental Fitness Evaluations
Criminal Responsibility
Personal Injury
Please contact us at 513-717-5591 for more information in English and Spanish.
If you need assistance in a different language, please email info@drmariaespinola.com. Dr. Espinola’s team includes interpreters who speak ten languages, including French, Mandarin, Russian, Nepali, Portuguese, Arabic, Wolof, Gujarati and Hindi.
Dr. Espinola is a clinical psychologist licensed in the state of Ohio. In addition, she has authority to practice interjurisdictional telepsychology (granted by the PSYPACT Commission) in DC, the CNMI and 40 states (AL, AZ, AR, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, ME, MD, MI, MN, MS, MO, NC, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NC, ND, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WI, WV, WY)
About Dr. Espinola
Dr. Maria Espinola is a leading expert in the areas of trauma psychology, multicultural psychology, and the psychology of women. Dr. Espinola has provided multilingual psychological services (therapeutic services and psychological evaluations) to thousands of victims of trauma from all over the world. She has worked with survivors of child abuse, intimate partner violence, community violence, organized sexual exploitation, hate crimes, armed conflict, torture, and political violence.
Dr. Espinola earned her doctorate in clinical psychology at Nova Southeastern University. She completed her pre-doctoral internship at the Center for Multicultural Training in Psychology at Boston University Medical Center and her post-doctoral fellowship in women's psychology and trauma psychology at McLean Hospital and Harvard Medical School. While completing her doctoral training, Dr. Espinola worked under the mentorship of Dr. Lenore Walker (the author of the “Battered Woman Syndrome”), and focused on providing services to female victims of domestic violence, sexual assaults, and sex trafficking. She conducted evaluations and provided therapeutic treatment to victims in the community, jails, juvenile detention centers and courts. In addition, Dr. Espinola worked under the leadership of Judge Lerner-Wren at the Broward County Mental Health Court, the first Mental Health Court in the nation. The Broward County Mental Health Court was the model for the Federal Legislation passed by Congress in 2000 in the comprehensive Mental Health Act to promote Mental Health Courts nationwide (Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act of 2000).
After arriving to Ohio, Dr. Espinola worked for three years for an Ohio Supreme Court-certified specialty docket. In this role, she evaluated and treated victims of sex trafficking who were under court-supervision. Dr. Espinola has also participated in Ohio Supreme Court Roundtables and has spoken at the Ohio Attorney General’s Office to help judges, legislators, and advocates understand the specific circumstances of trafficking victims, including immigrants’ vulnerability to exploitation.
Dr. Espinola has authored numerous publications and has earned over 25 awards for her work in the areas of trauma, diversity, and community impact. She has been a consultant for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and a technical expert for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Dr. Espinola has also served on the Ohio Commission on Minority Health’s Medical Expert Panel, the University of Cincinnati President’s Diversity Council, and the Health Policy Institute of Ohio’s Board of Directors. Dr. Espinola has traveled through 30 countries and recently served as an Official Delegate of the 5th Hispanic Leadership Summit at the United Nations.
Dr. Espinola has reached over 1 billion people via media outlets, including the U.S. News and World Report, Teen Vogue, The New York Times, CNN, Reuters Health, and Forbes.