Justin Hernandez, LPCC

Justin Hernandez is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) with 13 years of experience in behavioral health. He serves as the clinical director of an agency dedicated to preventing children from being removed from their homes due to abuse and neglect, and his career has included roles as a hospital crisis counselor, work in private practices, and service as the clinical director of a school for children described as emotionally disturbed.

He works with children, adults, couples, and families, and he also holds a supervisory credential that has allowed him to guide and mentor other therapists for nearly a decade. In that supervisory role he supports clinicians in using practical strategies and interventions designed to reduce disruptions in the homes they serve and to improve communication between parents and children.

Clinically, he is direct yet empathetic, drawing on an extensive background in trauma work that includes helping people who have experienced emotional abuse, physical abuse, and neglect. He frequently uses cognitive behavioral therapy and solution-focused therapy to help clients address specific concerns and reach their goals. He approaches each case with the belief that clients are the experts in their own lives and families, and he views the opportunity to participate in their process as a professional privilege.