I'm Lauren Hernandez, an LPC in New Jersey. I've been in the field for over 13 years across multiple settings including hospitals, schools, and traditional outpatient practices. I specialize in helping teens and adults who battle anxiety, depression, relationship problems, or adjusting to life's especially challenging transitions. My clients are typically smart and capable- but feel stuck in self-doubt, weighed down by life, and pulled in a million directions.
In therapy, we will slow things down so you can actually hear yourself again. I'll help you understand what's beneath the stress, the shutdowns, the overthinking, the slumps, or relationship patterns that you can't seem to stop repeating. Together, we'll make sense of what you're feeling and build the skills and awareness you need to move forward with confidence.
Using a trauma-informed, person-centered approach, we focus on your experiences, your goals, and your pace. I view each client through a holistic lens, meaning that I look beyond isolated symptoms and consider the full picture of who you are. This includes honoring the mind-body connection, physical well-being, relationships, life stressors, and the internal beliefs that shape the way you move through the world. This whole-person approach allows us to address both immediate concerns and the deeper patterns that influence well-being. Our sessions will include practical, evidence-based tools alongside some humor (because life can be pretty absurd). I bring my authentic, imperfect self to every session so you feel safe to do the same.
First sessions can feel overwhelming. I'm often met with "I don't know where to start" - and that's totally normal! Start wherever feels right, and I'll help you unravel from there.
