About me
I am a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor. I have been in the field for 13 years. I currently work as the clinical director of an agency that focuses on preventing children from being removed from their home and placed in county custody for events related to abuse and neglect. In the past, I have worked as a crisis counselor in the hospital, I have worked at private practices, and I have worked in the school setting. I work with children, adults, couples, and families.
I have particularly worked with children for most of my career and have worked with them in different settings. I spent about 5 years working in schools with children who suffer from emotional disturbances. The main focus of my work in this setting was to help empower children and to help the build resiliency to the various stressors in their lives. I was able to quickly be rapport with my clients because I am familiar with many of the topics that interest them. I find that knowing a child's/adolescence's interest is a good way to begin building a therapeutic alliance with them. I believe that without rapport and trust, quality treatment cannot happen.
I spent the past four years working with families. This setting allows me to better understand the child's/adolescent's environment. Working with families have been some of the most fulling work I have done. I believe that it is necessary to form a therapeutic relationship with all family members and I believe that each member of the family is an expect on that family. Working with families has shown me the importance of communication. I believe that most family members know how to interact with the other members of their family, but can sometimes lack the communication skills needed to have what they are saying make sense to the other members.
My clinical style is direct and empathetic. I use a number of different clinical strategies and interventions to help my clients achieve their goals. I believe you are the expert of your life and your family and that my role is to support you and offer guidance. I believe that being allowed to participate in your life is a privilege.
Specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationships
- Family conflicts
- Trauma, Abuse
- Depression
LGBT , Intimacy-related issues , Eating disorders , Sleeping disorders , Parenting issues , Anger management , Self esteem , Career difficulties , Bipolar disorder , Coping with life changes , ADHD , Adoption and Foster Care , Read more...
Clinical approaches:
Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Existential Therapy, Jungian Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
Years of Experience: 13
Services offered
Messaging
Live Chat
Phone
Video
Licensing
OH LPCC E.0800099-SUPV
Reviews
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Justin Hernandez. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with Teen Counseling might be different.
He’s extremely understanding and actually helps me talk through my problems.
Justin has an amazing ability to sit with me where I am and help me figure out where I want to be. Thank you Justin!
Justin is so easy to talk to and very understanding. His long history of working with adolescents is very prevalent in the way he speaks and delivers his advice
Always helpful, respectful and responsive
Excellent at everything he does
Great help
Awesome guy and has helped me through alot of my struggles
Justin has risen and met every challenge that life has thrown at me and helped support me through the storm. I’ve been able to face hard truth I didn’t recognize before and come out stronger for it. I feel more confident as a person and hold profound respect for Justin. Anyone who works with him is lucky to have him!
Justin is incredibly supportive, knowledgeable, and intuitive. He has helped me face many challenges - most of all, my separation/divorce. He listens intently and provides wise and kind guidance. He knows when to let me talk through an issue and resolve it (mostly) myself or guiding me when I feel lost or don’t know how to move forward. He challenges me when I’m stagnant while also giving me grace when I am self critical. I feel lucky to have found him - and have stayed on teencounseling.com because of him after my initial issues were faced/resolved.
TLDR; he’s awesome!
Its only been a couple of weeks but I’ve really appreciated being able to talk to Justin and he’s really helping me out.
I feel like Justin has been able to read between the lines during our conversations and have good insight to help make me think about the way I approach things. So far, I am very happy with his professionalism and ability to gently lead our conversations when I go off the tracks a bit.
Justin has been great to work with. He's always been easy to talk to, listens well, is very direct with me and doesn't try to sugar coat things but Still comes across in a gentle unswesranding way (I asked him to be very direct with me). 5+ stars.
Justin has been amazing! He has helped us not only as a couple, to work through our issues and really see the other person’s side of things, but he’s also helped us so much individually to sort out how to be a better, healthier spouse to our spouse. I cannot recommend Justin enough! He will listen to you and really try to help you through anything! He goes out of his way for you, is very responsive, and will even try his best to be flexible with scheduling as much as he can and that’s really been appreciated! He also is very educated/experienced and well versed in a lot of different psych areas and I know this has been invaluable in helping us , it definitely shows in our sessions how knowledgeable he is! We can’t thank you enough Justin!
Justin is very supportive and practical with his knowledge and expertise. He takes the time to thoroughly understand your situation, and offers suggestions in a nonjudgmental manner. He has been extremely helpful to me and would recommend him to anyone.
Best ever!
I’ve always been skeptical of therapy. There have been some very low points in my life where I went to reach out for help and the therapist just wasn’t there for me. It felt like there wasn’t a connection so it just did more damage by making me feel unheard. Justin however listens. I can’t imagine ever seeing a different therapist because our trust was established and he really does help. He listens and we talk through things as they happen. But he also has opened my eyes to past feelings I never realized I had. I really appreciate him being here for me. Now things are alot better. I’ve been healing and he has helped every step of the way.
Very helpful and caring. I like talking with someone who is very transparent. He offers a lot of insight into areas I've overlooked.
Justin is the first therapist I’ve had (and I’ve had some therapists) that truly uncovered some root causes of the “why”s behind my feelings and actions. He’s been incredibly helpful in improving the communication between my husband and myself. I almost don’t want to share him, but I’ve been thrilled with the progress we’ve made.
Best therapist I’ve ever had.
Justin is very down to earth and he really listens and helps me address me problems and work towards my goals.
Very understanding and helpful with my problems
Justin is a great fit. I look forward to our meetings and has improved my quality of life since we began.
Justin is really good at what he does super happy with him
Been with Justin for around two months now, and he's an awesome dude. He listens, cares, and remembers. Has pushed me to confront my feelings, and has made me feel so much better about myself. 10/10, phenomenal therapist and person.
Justin is immediately compassionate, validating, and supportive of multiple paths forward. I came to Justin after months of unproductive couples therapy and felt instantly more optimistic walking out of my first session with him.
Very nice.
Very understanding and easy to talk to. Very caring as well. I am happy that I was matched with him.
He is amazing! Couldn’t ask for a better therapist. 10 out of 10.
Helping a lot through my journey , Professional and personal
So far so good. Its been a few weeks just starting this app and being assigned Justin. He has been a class act, prompt responses and some great insight into understanding listening and helping. Still a long way to go but my experience with Justin so far has been very promising. I recommend!
Dude is f****** helpful as hell
The best therapist out there
Justin is truly the best, I’ve lived many many years feeling misunderstood, and unworthy of even basic respect. Him being here to remind me and help me unlearn all of the things I’ve picked up has been so helpful- I’m incredibly thankful for him
Justin has helped me in many ways, and he genuinely cares about the people he talks to. He always checks up on me before and after each visit and is always available when I need him. He will do anything he can to talk to you, even if that means he has to rearrange his schedule. He is a great guy, and a great therapist.
Justin is a very helpful counselor even in the short sessions we talked he really helped me get to the root of my issues. He listens and is great at really keeping you focused.
He’s a great therapist. He listens and helps me work through my issues.
Justin has been completely wonderful. He was very open and invested in helping my partner and myself better our relationship from the very first session. He is very easy to talk to, responsive, and definitely helps us identify our issues and understand ourselves better! Justin maintains a high level of professionalism and cultivates an open environment to safely discuss and work through our issues.