Haley Hernandez
Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Haley Hernandez
Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Specializing In
Trauma
Depression
Anxiety
Relationship Issues
Phobias
Self-Esteem
About Haley Hernandez
Haley is a compassionate and dedicated mental health therapist. She is licensed as a Mental Health Counselor and has over three years of clinical experience. Haley specializes in supporting children and teens with anxiety, depression, trauma, and life transitions. She earned her Masters in Mental Health Counseling from Pace University and has since worked with diverse populations in outpatient clinics, community settings, and through telehealth.
With a client-centered and trauma informed-approach Haley fosters a safe and supportive space where individuals can explore their challenges, build resilience, and work toward meaninful change. Her therapeutic work draws from evidence-based practices including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), person-centered therapy, and mindfulness techniques to support clients in developing insight and practical coping skills. She is committed to ongoing professional growth and believes in the healing power of empathy, connection, and tailored therapeutic care.
In her free time, Haley loves spending time with her cats and dogs, playing games, and going to the park with her kids.
Training & Techniques
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
CBT is an evidence-based approach to treating anxiety disorders, such as generalized anxiety, separation anxiety, social anxiety, panic disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. It has also been demonstrated to be effective in treating depression. CBT helps children and teens analyze and reduce negative thoughts that lead to unhelpful thinking and behavior in order to promote more positive thoughts and experiences.
Mindfulness
Mindfulness is a way to help children and teens slow down their thinking so they can pay more attention to their thoughts and notice what they are doing. This is the opposite of rushing or balancing many tasks at once. Instead, children and adolescents learn to take their time and become intuned with their surroundings. Mindfulness can be thought of as a relaxation strategy to help a child stay calm under stress, avoid becoming upset too easily, slow dow instead of rushing, be more patient, listen and get along better with others, pay attentio and be less distracted, and feel happier doing everyday activities. Being mindful is a great skills that allows children to feel less stressed and experience more joy.
Person-Centered Therapy
Person-centered therapy emphasizes the importance of the client’s experience and their own capacity for growth and self-discovery. It is a non-directive approach where the therapist guides the client towards self-understanding and encourages them to lead the therapeutic process. The focus is on creating a supportive and empathetic environment where the client feels accepted and understood.
Availability
Haley is available for in-person appointments on Mondays and Wednesdays in the afternoons and evenings.
Costs
Ready to go ahead with a 45-minute child or adolescent therapy appointment? Registration only takes a few minutes. You will then receive intake forms to sign and directions for attending the appointment.
Do you have out-of-network health insurance benefits? Many commercial and employer PPO health insurance plans do. Find out how much you can save on the cost of therapy by using your benefits.
Schedule a Free Consultation Today
Book a free consultation with us to find out more about how we can help your child strengthen their lives and find joy.
Courageous Kids Counseling is an out of network (OON) group practice. As such, fees are due at the time of service. We are happy to help you submit for reimbursement from your out of network benefits. We accept a variety of payment methods, including cash, check, debit card, and credit card, health savings accounts, and flexible health care spending accounts.
