Angela Hernandez

Angela Hernandez is a licensed clinical social worker with 19 years of experience who focuses on problems like stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, depression, and anger. She places the client's priorities first and works alongside people to set practical goals. Her approach centers on each person's story and strengths rather than a one-size-fits-all plan.

She aims to help people manage mood changes and relationship challenges, and to address trauma and abuse when it shows up in daily life. Sessions emphasize clear goals, skills that can be practiced between meetings, and attention to how culture and identity shape experience. She supports people navigating intimacy concerns and self-esteem struggles as part of broader emotional health.

Angela uses client-centered methods and mixes in cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior strategies when helpful. Motivational interviewing and existential ideas also appear in her work to help people clarify values and make workable changes. She adapts her style to match what each person needs in the moment.

Her background includes long experience with diverse presentations such as bipolar mood patterns, co-occurring substance issues, attachment-related concerns, and complex grief. She has worked with people who identify as LGBT and with a range of cultural backgrounds. Angela has practiced in Wisconsin and holds LCSW credentials.

If someone wants to begin, the usual first steps are picking goals, discussing what has helped in the past, and trying simple strategies together. The focus is practical: building skills to reduce intense emotions, improve relationships, and make everyday life feel more manageable.

How Angela’s approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the person's lead. It helps when someone wants a therapist who will prioritize their goals and respect their pace. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy teaches practical skills to spot unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors, which can help with anxiety, anger, and mood struggles. Dialectical Behavior Therapy provides skills for managing intense emotions and improving coping through emotion regulation and distress tolerance techniques.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to figure out what fits the client's needs, goals, and preferences. That may mean starting with a client-centered conversation, then bringing in CBT or DBT techniques as homework and practice feel useful.

Confirm current session options before booking, since specific formats are not listed in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week and reduce travel time. It can also allow shorter check-ins when needed or let someone choose a session that does not require video if bandwidth or comfort is a concern. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and worksheets to work over distance, helping people build skills between meetings.