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Janette Hernandez

Janette Hernandez, LMFT

California

LMFT - Relationships and Family of Origin Issues

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  • Attachment work
  • CBT techniques
  • Mindfulness practice

About Janette

Janette Hernandez is a California-licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with eight years of clinical experience. She works with adults on concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and family of origin issues. Sessions focus on what the person brings and practical ways to manage daily challenges.

Her practice emphasizes a person-centered stance that centers the client's perspective. She uses skills drawn from cognitive behavioral ideas and mindfulness to help people notice patterns and try small changes. Sessions are conversational and focused on real-life problems rather than technical labels.

Janette has worked with adults and young people encountering life transitions, trauma-related stress, and difficulties in relationships. She also supports people facing addiction concerns, grief, and struggles with self-esteem or body image. Her background includes eight years in community and clinical settings in California.

In the room she pays attention to attachment and how early family roles still influence choices today. That includes work on abandonment feelings, codependency, communication problems, and family conflict. She blends attachment-based thinking with practical strategies so clients can experiment with different ways of relating.

Clients who come for help with eating and food-related issues, intimacy-related concerns, or coping with career stress are offered concrete tools and short skill-building practices. Janette also uses dialectical behavior ideas for emotional regulation and mindfulness exercises for grounding. People who want to address family of origin patterns can expect direct, clear conversation about the habits that keep repeating.

How her approaches are used in online sessions

Janette draws on attachment-based therapy to look at how early family roles shape current relationships. This approach helps people name repeating patterns and try out different ways of relating to others. She also uses client-centered methods that prioritize the client's perspective, letting sessions follow the concerns the person brings while offering reflective feedback and validation.

She integrates cognitive behavioral therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and test small behavioral experiments. CBT tools are useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes because they turn ideas into practical steps a person can try between sessions. Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work; she will collaborate with clients to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences.

The biography does not list specific online formats, so confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make scheduling simpler and help sessions fit into a workday or family routine. It can also allow for shorter check-ins when needed or avoid travel time, which helps people maintain regular contact while working on family of origin patterns and relationship habits.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsDepressionCoping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBody imageCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDomestic violenceEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsGuilt and shameIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

8+ years

Listed in

California

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

Which concerns does she work with?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, family of origin issues, and related topics such as grief, eating and body image concerns.

What is her therapeutic style?

Her style is person-centered and practical, combining client-centered conversation with structured techniques from CBT, DBT, and mindfulness.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has eight years of experience working in clinical and community settings with adults and young people on relationship and emotional concerns.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is a California LMFT, which stands for Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, based in California.

Can I have sessions in other languages or from other countries?

Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.

Which session formats does she provide?

The original biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.

How are costs handled?

Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

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