Haley Hernandez
Compassionate care with practical tools
LMHC New York
- Experience
- 3 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, LGBT, Self esteem
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Haley
Haley Hernandez is a licensed mental health counselor based in New York who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and challenges related to sexuality and LGBT issues.
Background and approach
She brings three years of clinical experience to her work and emphasizes treating clients with respect, sensitivity, and compassion while honoring each person’s unique background and goals. Her practice centers on collaborative care that adapts to individual needs, blending client-centered conversation with practical cognitive behavioral strategies.
Haley works with concerns such as low self-esteem, panic and panic attacks, social anxiety and phobia, and broader life transitions, shaping sessions around what a client finds most helpful. She encourages taking the first step toward greater well-being and aims to support clients through motivation, self-love work, and confidence-building interventions.
Sessions are guided by a tailored plan developed together, and Haley frames therapy as a partnership in which the client’s preferences and objectives steer the process. Her approach balances empathic listening with concrete skills that can be practiced between meetings to promote meaningful, sustainable change.
Blending Approaches for Online Care
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors; it is often used to address anxiety, panic, depression, and social fears by teaching practical coping skills and step-by-step exposure strategies. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a collaborative, nonjudgmental therapeutic relationship where the therapist offers empathy and support while clients explore their values and goals at their own pace.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each client to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting techniques over time so treatment remains responsive and personalized.
Online therapy with Haley is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which can make it easier to fit counseling into a busy schedule or to access care from home. These formats promote flexibility in how and when people engage in therapy, allowing for regular check-ins, skill practice between sessions, and varied ways to communicate that suit different comfort levels and lifestyles.
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Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
3+ years
Licensed
New York
Languages
English