Therapist profile
Silvia Hernandez, LCSW
LCSW - Relationship and family concerns
Continue with SilviaAbout
- Relationship conflict
- Parenting strain
- Career stress
About Silvia
Silvia Hernandez is a California-licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 33 years of experience. She speaks English and Spanish and brings bicultural experience to sessions. She helps people with relationship strain, family and parenting concerns, career stress, and major life changes.
Silvia works with individuals who are coping with family conflict, separation, blended family challenges, and caregiver stress. She also supports people dealing with attachment wounds, feelings of shame or guilt, codependency, and isolation. Her approach aims to make difficult conversations clearer and more manageable.
In sessions she focuses on practical communication and problem-solving. Conversations cover patterns that keep problems repeating and small changes that can reduce tension at home. She pays attention to how past family relationships influence present life choices and feelings.
Silvia adapts her dialogue to the person in front of her. She blends direct feedback with listening so that goals are concrete and measurable. People often come for help sorting roles, setting boundaries, or navigating separation and divorce related issues.
She is available in both English and Spanish and works from her California licensure. Before a first session she asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule an initial appointment. Her practice uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How sessions work
How therapeutic approaches guide online sessions
Many evidence-based techniques focus on changing patterns of interaction and improving communication. One common approach addresses attachment and early relationship patterns by helping people recognize how past family dynamics shape current reactions. This is useful for people who want to understand why they repeat certain behaviors in relationships.Another evidence-based way focuses on communication skills and problem-solving. It teaches concrete steps for speaking clearly, setting boundaries, and resolving specific conflicts at home. This approach is often used for parenting strain, blended family challenges, and caregiver stress.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and practical constraints and then suggest options to try. Adjustments are made over time based on what helps you make steady changes.
The biography does not list specific online formats. Please confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten check-ins when needed, or avoid travel time. It can also let people meet with a licensed professional from a different part of California while keeping appointments consistent with day-to-day life.
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Experience
33+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English, Spanish
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly help with?
She helps with relationship strain, family and parenting problems, career stress, and coping with life changes. Additional focuses include attachment issues, blended family issues, and caregiver stress.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Sessions emphasize practical communication and problem-solving. She uses direct dialogue and reflective listening to set concrete goals.
How much experience does she have?
She has 33 years of professional work experience as a clinical social worker. That experience includes working with relationship and family concerns.
What credential does she hold and where does she practice?
She is a California LCSW and practices in California. The LCSW credential is listed as her professional license.
Can I work with her in Spanish?
Yes. Sessions are offered in both English and Spanish.
What session formats are offered?
Current session formats are not specified in the biography. Please confirm the available formats before booking.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and the practice uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Specific rates depend on your location.
How do I begin a first session?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.