Katya Cornejo, PSY.D

Nov 2025

Deep concerns from someone who observed this case from inside the court process

I am writing this as someone who worked closely enough with the case to observe the evaluation handled by Dr. Katya Cornejo and its impact on the court proceedings. Because of my position, I cannot disclose my identity, but I can speak to what I personally witnessed.

Throughout this matter, the client made it very clear, on multiple occasions, that she disagreed with the statements and conclusions Dr. Cornejo was forming. She communicated—as early as the evaluation stage—that the information being recorded did not reflect what she actually said, what she experienced, or what...read full review

Nov 2025

Deeply concerning experience with court-ordered evaluation

My experience with Dr. Katya Cornejo was profoundly negative and has had lasting consequences for me and my family. I am sharing this so others—especially immigrant women, survivors of domestic violence, and anyone involved with the child-welfare system—are aware of the dynamics at play.

Dr. Cornejo conducted a psychological evaluation on me that was funded by the San Francisco Human Services Agency. The evaluation process took months (from November through February), and the final report was delivered more than three months after my actual appointment. What concerns me most is that the impressions...read full review

Jun 2023

My experience with Katya was damaging. She took much of what I had told her and conflated it with unprofessional opinion in addition to outside narratives and misinformation to come up with a deeply harmful final product. Her services were bought by the city of San Francisco's Human Services Agency for use in the California Superior Family Court. Initailly her report stated in simple terms that there was no diagnosis or cause fore concern. Months later that changed. I found out a few weeks ago when I was forwarded a copy of the full report by my court appointed attorney.