Silvia Hernandez, LCSW

Silvia Hernandez is a California-licensed clinical social worker with 33 years of experience. She speaks English and Spanish and brings a bicultural perspective to sessions. She focuses on practical concerns like relationships, parenting, family conflict, career challenges, and coping with life changes.

Silvia listens with respect and sensitivity. She adapts conversations and plans to fit each person’s situation. Sessions emphasize clear talk about problems and steps to try between meetings. The tone is compassionate and straightforward so people can feel understood and make changes.

Across her career she has helped people work through issues such as attachment and abandonment worries, blended family dynamics, caregiver stress, codependency, and problems with communication. She also addresses divorce and separation, family of origin concerns, body image, guilt and shame, isolation, and finding a sense of purpose.

Her approach is collaborative and goal-focused. Silvia will work with a client to tailor a plan that matches their needs and preferences. She encourages small, realistic steps and regular check-ins to track progress and adjust the plan when needed.

Silvia values the courage it takes to start therapy and aims to create a supportive space for change. If you are balancing family roles, parenting demands, or major life changes, she offers experience and a practical approach to help you move forward.

How evidence-based approaches can fit into online care

Silvia uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on real problems people bring to therapy. One common approach helps people improve communication and set clearer boundaries; it emphasizes practicing new ways of speaking and responding in everyday situations. Another approach focuses on attachment and abandonment themes by identifying past patterns and testing healthier ways of relating in current relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Silvia will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and cultural background. She adjusts plans over time based on what helps and what feels workable for the client.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the current session options before booking since formats are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow check-ins from different locations when that helps. It can also let people use phone check-ins for shorter meetings or video for deeper conversations, depending on what the therapist offers. Talk with Silvia during the match process to decide which session style will best support your goals and routine.