Top in-person California children therapists who accept cash payments

My name is Veronica Hernandez, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker by training. With over 15 years of experience in the “helping profession”, I bring an array of experience from working in public mental health, offering employment assistance in the corporate setting and a trainer to community mental health providers. The services offered are strength based designed to empower individuals. Sessions can be in English and Spanish as I am bilingual (Spanish) and bicultural. I am currently a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner in Training and completed Mark Wolynn's Inherited Family Trauma training. Having been involved with system/family constellation work since 2007.

I am a licensed clinical social worker with over 13 years of experience treating teens, young adults, older adults, and families. I received my Master of Arts Degree from California State University Northridge. My therapeutic style is eclectic using many modalities including Solution-Focused perspective, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, and Compassion-Focused therapy to create a safe and healing environment for her clients. I am passionate about creating an open, warm, and empowering space for her clients to be honest without judgement and believes a good therapeutic relationship includes trust, authenticity, and positive outcomes. I believe in creating a partnership with my clients that focused on their strengths to empower healing and growth.

Looking for someone to help in this very vulnerable process of asking for help? I feel honored to share space with people who bring the effects of Trauma and Loss to our sessions. I am passionate about helping people with difficult pasts heal and feel more present. I help grievers work through the would-have could-have and should-haves that linger long after a significant loss. If you feel stuck with your past, with a specific event, or not sure what people mean when they say “time heals. Are you noticing yourself in old patterns, overwhelmed with fear or intrusive and traumatic memories, we can work together. I believe you have everything you need to heal. I help people find healing and balance so you can connect with the important people in your life, so you feel more present and engaged. I believe you can heal, I am trained in EMDR and find it really effective at getting you unstuck from the past. Have you spent more time explaining your latinx culture to a therapist, or justifying your large extended family, rather than the issues you wanted to focus on. If you have ever felt stuck because there is no true translation to “sentimiento” or “apapacho” in therapy. I got you! I am a Bay Area bilingual bicultural Chicana therapist. Who loves integrating culture as a means of healing, context and growth.

Do you have a plan? Are you looking to create change in your life? I am a licensed psychotherapist and coach with 20+ years of experience in couples counseling, depression, anxiety, adoption, fertility, divorce, parenting and women’s issues. I am committed to supporting my clients in making effective changes in themselves and their relationships. Are you ready to make a change? I provide a broad range of custom-tailored counseling protocols including: collaborative divorce parenting, adoption and fertility counseling (reports provided). My cut to the chase style enables individuals, couples and families to improve communication, resolve conflicts, build strong healthy relationships, and strengthen decision-making.

I have 57 years of experience in counseling, supporting clients, teaching in universities, and leading professional workshops nationwide. I aim to achieve healthier relationships with kids, partners, in-laws, divorce, and job survival. With over 48 years sober myself, I specialize in substance abuse and recovery and use compassion for myself and others, all while being direct and diving right into the issues. Other specialties include ADHD, bipolar disorder, anxiety, complex psychological assessments, and public speaking. Alongside my professional work, I believe in maintaining balance and staying active with mountain biking, road biking, or cherishing a loving relationship with my wife of nearly five decades. I wrote a book to help parents navigate the challenges of raising children while maintaining their own well-being. I focus on coaching people through meaningful, lasting change—providing practical tools and science-backed methods, and I strive to work myself out of a job.

Therapy is a collaborative effort towards increasing knowledge and empowerment. Asking for help is the first step on your healing journey. I have 19 years of experience working with children, adolescents and adults within the context of individual therapy, couples therapy, group therapy and family therapy. I seek to help clients move through challenging times by building on their strengths and increasing awareness of their internal and external resources. My clinical areas of experience are crisis management, substance abuse, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, family conflict, trauma and abuse.

If you are not happy with where you are at in life right now, I would like to help. I am a psychotherapist trained at New York University, whose therapeutic style combines compassion and empathy, with a focus on trust and collaboration. In my practice, I have helped my clients successfully work through a range of problems including life transitions, relationship issues, anxiety, depression, postpartum depression, low self esteem and grief. My approach integrates psychodynamic therapy, cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness based practices.

As an immigrant from Brasil, I understand firsthand cross-cultural issues so I can help people who are having difficulties adapting to a new country. I use evidence-based psychological interventions, especially Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) a modern behavior therapy that uses acceptance and mindfulness interventions in combination with commitment and behavioral change strategies to help clients build more vital, purposeful, and meaningful lives. As my client, you can expect a supportive and interactive therapeutic relationship. Sensibility, empathy, and sense of humor are my clinical strengths. Whatever your reasons for coming to therapy, my goal is to support you in your journey. I am an engaged and dynamic therapist and I will help you to navigate your feelings, build better skills, and relate to your thoughts differently so you can live the life you want. I value creating a compassionate and non-judgmental environment where you can feel safe to make changes.

Welcome! Thank you for taking the first step in pursuing counseling. Finding the right person to help you through challenges is very important. Sometimes during life's journey, you may need some compassionate, professional, confidential support to make the transition through difficult times more productive. I believe that talking with trained professionals helps alleviate emotional distress by learning better ways of coping, resolving past issues, and improving communication. My goal is to provide a safe space for you to discuss your concerns to change your life for the better. I consider myself an Existential Therapist who also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Mindfulness tools to help you learn skills to reduce unhelpful thoughts and behaviors while feeling more fulfilled in your life. I believe that therapy is a collaborative experience where I work with you to develop clear goals and identify new and healthy coping skills. Taking the time and giving attention to working on yourself is worthy of validation. I am here to offer therapeutic support and guidance by helping you navigate your challenges. No couples sessions, please.

I have been a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in CA since 2017. I graduated from USC in 2012 with an MSW and Biola in 2010 with my BA IN Psychology. I have worked in a variety of different mental health settings such as school mental health, mental health, eating disorder clinic, behavior therapy setting, and college mental health, and been a private practice therapist for the last 2 years. I have focused on a variety of different areas such as overall mental health, eating disorders, behavior, anxiety, My style is to explore areas where clients want to focus and see the most growth. I engage clients in the process of identifying the goals they want for the session. I use an integrative approach and will draw in practical skills from therapeutic approaches such as DBT, CBT, and ACT to help patients develop practical coping skills they can apply in everyday.