Janette Hernandez, LMFT

Janette Hernandez is a licensed marriage and family therapist with eight years of experience helping people cope with stress, anxiety, grief, and major life changes. She uses a practical, person-centered way of working and treats each person as the expert on their own life. Janette draws on tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and other approaches to make sessions focused and useful.

Janette often helps clients who are dealing with relationship strain, family conflict, trauma, depression, addiction, or low self-esteem. She also supports people facing intimacy concerns, eating and body image issues, and job- or career-related stress. The work aims to uncover patterns that get in the way and test small changes that can make daily life easier.

Therapy sessions are conversational and goal-oriented. Janette listens first, then helps identify practical steps and coping strategies. She mixes short-term techniques with attention to underlying attachment or relational themes when that helps the client move forward.

She blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with attachment-informed ideas, client-centered listening, and elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy and mindfulness as needed. That flexibility lets her tailor the process to what each person prefers and needs.

Janette works with adults in California and offers several online formats. She focuses on clear communication and steady progress, helping clients try new skills between sessions and track what changes over time.

How these approaches work online

Janette uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and practice new ways of responding. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, and changing patterns that cause stress. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns influence current connections and closeness. This approach can help people understand fears around abandonment, trust, and emotional distance. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes being heard and respected; sessions focus on the client's experience and pace to build self-understanding and confidence.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process. Janette collaborates with each person to decide which tools to try first based on their goals and preferences. She checks in regularly and adjusts methods as progress is made so the work stays relevant and doable.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video is good for face-to-face conversation and practicing skills, phone works when bandwidth is limited, chat and messaging suit quick check-ins or shorter exchanges. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, or other commitments.