Erimar Hernandez
I believe that healing begins with feeling seen, heard, and understood. My goal is to create a trusting therapeutic relationship where you can openly share your experiences without fear of judgment. I bring compassion, empathy, and professional expertise to our work together, and I am committed to helping you develop the tools and confidence to create meaningful change. I consider it a privilege to walk alongside people during some of the most challenging times in their lives.
First session
During our first session, I'll ask questions to get to know you better, including your concerns, personal history, strengths, and what you hope to accomplish through therapy. You're welcome to share at your own pace! Therapy is a collaborative process. My goal isn't to tell you what to do, but to help you better understand yourself, build on your strengths, and support you in making the changes that are important to you. Please feel free to ask questions at any time or let me know if something isn't working for you. I want this to be a space where you feel heard, respected, and supported!
Strengths
As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 14 years of experience, I bring compassion, clinical expertise, and a deep commitment to helping individuals navigate life's challenges. Throughout my career, I have worked alongside people facing trauma, life transitions, relationship difficulties, anxiety, depression, and other personal struggles, always believing that each person has the capacity for growth and healing. My therapeutic style is warm, collaborative, authentic, and strengths-based. I meet clients where they are, honor their unique experiences, and work together to identify practical tools and lasting solutions that align with their personal goals and values.
Treatment methods
Acceptance and commitment (ACT)
Utilizing Acceptance and Commitment or ACT as an evidence-based behavioral therapy helps clients increase psychological flexibility by accepting difficult thoughts and emotions rather than avoiding them, while committing to behaviors that align with their personal values.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is a structured, goal-oriented approach that helps us understand the connection between your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. Together, we'll identify unhelpful thinking patterns that may be contributing to stress, anxiety, depression, or other concerns. We'll work on challenging those thoughts, developing healthier ways of thinking, and practicing new coping skills that can improve how you feel and respond to life's challenges.
Compassion-Focused
Compassion-Focused Therapy is an approach that helps people learn to respond to themselves with kindness instead of criticism. Let us learn how to cultivate self-compassion and emotional balance.
Motivational Interviewing
Motivational Interviewing is a client-centered, evidence-based counseling approach that helps individuals explore and resolve ambivalence about change. As an LCSW, I use motivational interviewing to create a collaborative, nonjudgmental environment where clients can identify their own goals, strengthen their intrinsic motivation, and build confidence in their ability to make meaningful behavioral changes. Rather than directing clients what to do, I use reflective listening, open-ended questions, affirmations, and summaries to help clients recognize discrepancies between their current behaviors and their personal values, ultimately supporting self-determined change.
Psychoeducation
As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), psychoeducation involves providing clients with information that helps them understand their thoughts, emotions, behaviors, symptoms, and coping strategies in a way that is supportive, collaborative, and empowering.
Location
Virtual sessions
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Licensed in
- PennsylvaniaLicense CW023621