Angela Hernandez, LCSW — Therapist in California

Hi there, I'm Angela!

I have experience working with 8-25-year-olds focusing on behavioral issues, anxiety, self-harming behaviors, and stress. Being able to focus on strengths and starting where the client is is fundamental for therapeutic success.

My focus

My typical client is between the ages of 8-25, and I am most comfortable working on issues of stress, anxiety, behavioral issues, and self-harming behaviors. Motivational interviewing is something I use often to help clients through the stages of change. I am comfortable with a strength-based approach to change.

My approach

I am a very forward therapist who believes that being real with my clients helps to build rapport and trust in our relationship. My heart is with children and young adults to see them work on change to help them in their adult lives. I am big on CBT, DBT, motivational interviewing, and SFT.

My communication style

I will say I am very blunt and forward in my approach. I like to build a positive rapport with my clients, and I feel this approach helps with the age group that I usually work with. Adolescents and young adults tend to appreciate honesty and forwardness to build therapeutic trust and are more willing to work on positive change.

My journey to mental healthcare

Being able to see change in a person who was struggling or not in a good place is so fulfilling, and it continues to keep me doing what I am doing in my career. Being able to be an outlet for someone is a blessing, and I am privileged to be part of their journey.

My goals for you

I start where the client is when it comes to goal setting. It is a case-by-case basis on how we work on goals and changes in treatment.

Our first session

My first sessions are very light and are focused on getting to know each other and building some type of rapport and trust between me and my clients. A first session usually consists of finding some commonality and looking at things we want to work on in treatment.

I identify as...

Female
Hispanic or Latinx

Expertise

Specialties

Oppositional Defiance

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Treatment approaches

Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)

Motivational Interviewing

Behavioral Activation

Dialectical (DBT)

Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)

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Therapy types

Individual Therapy

Ages served

Adults
Preteens
Minors

Practice

Accepted insurance providers

Regence
Aetna
All Savers
Allegiance
Allied

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Languages spoken

English

Education

Master of Social Work (MSW) from California State University, Bakersfield.

Sessions

60 minutes

Virtual sessions

Angela Hernandez