Justin Hernandez, LPCC
Compassionate, pragmatic counseling for everyday life
Details
| Name | Justin Hernandez |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LPCC |
| Based in | Ohio |
| Licensed in | Ohio |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 13 |
About Justin
Justin Hernandez is an Ohio-based Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) with 13 years of experience. He blends straightforward support with empathy to help people facing relationship strain, anxiety, depression, trauma, and challenges at work or home. He frames clients as experts in their own lives and offers practical guidance to reach realistic goals.
He brings experience from hospital crisis work and leadership roles in community agencies and schools. That background shaped a focus on preventing disruptions in family life and improving parent-child communication.
Background and approach
He has a long history of working with trauma, including emotional abuse, physical abuse, and neglect. When meeting someone, he tends to be direct but warm. Sessions focus on clear strategies you can try between meetings.
He uses Narrative Therapy alongside cognitive and behavioral techniques to help people tell different stories about their struggles and make small, useful changes. Justin has supervised other clinicians and helped teams adopt interventions for families in distress. That supervisory work informs his practical approach and attention to measurable progress.
He encourages collaboration rather than one-size-fits-all solutions. People who come for therapy often want help with stress, parenting, intimacy, or mood problems. He also supports people dealing with eating or sleeping troubles, ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, or identity and self-esteem issues.
Sessions aim to make daily life more manageable and relationships easier to navigate.
What this therapist works with
His listing names Stress, Anxiety, Relationship issues, Family conflicts among the things Justin works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- LGBT
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trichotillomania
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in his listing among his approaches.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Justin among the ways he works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Justin among the ways he works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Justin among the ways he works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Justin among the ways he works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Justin among the ways he works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Justin among the ways he works.
- Jungian Therapy: Listed by Justin among the ways he works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Justin among the ways he works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Justin among the ways he works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Justin among the ways he works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Justin among the ways he works.
- Internal Family Systems: Listed by Justin among the ways he works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Justin directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how he works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Justin directly how he uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
Therapeutic approaches for online care
Justin uses Narrative Therapy to help people reframe the stories they tell about themselves and their relationships. That approach helps when patterns feel stuck and you want to see new possibilities for change. He also uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early relationships shape current interactions, which can help with intimacy and communication struggles. He draws on Client-Centered Therapy to keep sessions focused on the person's experience, offering empathy and respect as you decide goals together.Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. Justin discusses options with each person and tailors methods to their goals and preferences. He encourages trying approaches for a few sessions and adjusting based on what feels most helpful.
Online therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different routines. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation for skill practice and deeper interaction. Phone calls can work when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging provide shorter, flexible ways to share updates or get brief support between sessions.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does Justin help with?
He supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family challenges, trauma and abuse, and intimacy-related issues. He also helps with eating and sleeping problems, parenting strain, anger, self-esteem, career questions, bipolar mood concerns, ADHD, and related challenges.
What is his therapeutic style like?
His style is direct and empathetic. He combines Narrative Therapy with cognitive and behavioral techniques to help clients reframe problems and practice new ways of responding.
What background does he bring to sessions?
He has 13 years of clinical experience, including hospital crisis work and leadership roles in agencies and schools. He has extensive experience addressing trauma, abuse, and family disruption.
What credentials and location should I know about?
He is an LPCC - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor - practicing in Ohio.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
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