I am dual-licensed in Mental Health & Counseling (LMHC) and Marriage and Family Therapy (LMFT) in the State of Florida only. I currently work with adult patients. I practice under my business name: ahdezctherapist, LLC. I have 21 years of experience providing counseling to patients and families. Please do not use this site if you are in any form of crisis or harmful situation. If you are in crisis, or dangerous situation, or have any thoughts to harm yourself or others, contact 9 1 1 or 9 8 8 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline), or go to your nearest emergency room. I will be unavailable the following days/weeks: 11/27/24 thru 12/2/24 and 12/20/24 thru 12/30/24. I also take two weekends off per month (Friday evening through Monday morning). During these days, I will not be able to read or answer any messages or calls nor offer any appointments. If you are in crisis, please contact 988, 911 or go to the nearest emergency room. You can also reach out to growtherapy.com and request to meet with another provider who has immediate availability during the above days and weekends off. Federal Regulations do not protect from disclosure of information related to a client's involvement in a crime against property or person. I am required under State law to report a suspected abuse of a child, elderly person or individual with a disability. I may have to breach confidentiality if you report a specific plan or intent to cause harm to yourself or an identifiable person. I look forward to meeting with you and providing therapeutic support. If you need more support setting an appointment with me, you can contact: intake+Aimee3126@growtherapy.com

What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?

During our first meeting, I will need to check your ID/Driver's License which is required by the Licensing Board as part of the Patient Verification Policy Compliance. Please notify me if you need to start your session a few minutes later. If I am able, I will try to accommodate the meeting time or we may reset for the first available time. If you do not attend your session 15 minutes after the scheduled time, I will log off and may charge a no-show fee. Before inviting someone to your session, please let me know. I would need you to review, sign and send back a Release of Information for that person and that person also needs to sign and send back a consent for treatment. I will not be able to include your guest in your sessions until I have received all the necessary releases and consent for treatment.

Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.

My counseling style is caring, interactive and proactive. I believe in treating everyone with respect and compassion. My therapeutic approach is eclectic; it combines different modalities and philosophies to fit the need of the person or couple receiving counseling. I believe in mutual collaboration between the patient and the therapist when developing and setting treatment goals. I like teaching patients how to gain confidence, self-awareness, and coping skills they could use for life. I also teach how to communicate needs to others as well as to use assertive language to explore resolutions to conflicts. As of now, I can only provide therapeutic support to members residing in the State of Florida. I currently work only with adults 21 and older.

About Aimee Hernandez-Cruz, LMHC, LMFT, (ahdezctherapist, LLC)