- Evidence-informed care
- English and Spanish
- Collaborative focus
About Yovani
Yovani Hernandez is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in North Carolina. She brings ten years of experience to work with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship challenges. Her practice also includes career-related concerns alongside parenting and sleep difficulties.
Yovani takes a straightforward, compassionate approach. She focuses on helping people build self-love, stronger communication, and practical coping skills. Sessions emphasize realistic steps clients can try between meetings. She pays attention to cultural background and how it shapes each person's experience.
Her work draws on a mix of evidence-informed methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Attachment-Based Therapy. These tools are used to help people change unhelpful thoughts, clarify values, and repair connection patterns. The approach is collaborative and tailored to individual needs.
Clients can expect a calm, nonjudgmental space to talk through work stress, grief, intimacy issues, ADHD struggles, and life transitions. Yovani aims to help people reconnect with purpose and reduce cycles of isolation and shame. Practical skills and clearer communication are common focal points.
She offers therapy in English and Spanish and works with adults on a range of concerns including bipolar mood issues, anger, and self-esteem. If career concerns are part of the stress, she integrates practical strategies to help people manage workplace strain while attending to emotional health.
Yovani takes a straightforward, compassionate approach. She focuses on helping people build self-love, stronger communication, and practical coping skills. Sessions emphasize realistic steps clients can try between meetings. She pays attention to cultural background and how it shapes each person's experience.
Her work draws on a mix of evidence-informed methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Attachment-Based Therapy. These tools are used to help people change unhelpful thoughts, clarify values, and repair connection patterns. The approach is collaborative and tailored to individual needs.
Clients can expect a calm, nonjudgmental space to talk through work stress, grief, intimacy issues, ADHD struggles, and life transitions. Yovani aims to help people reconnect with purpose and reduce cycles of isolation and shame. Practical skills and clearer communication are common focal points.
She offers therapy in English and Spanish and works with adults on a range of concerns including bipolar mood issues, anger, and self-esteem. If career concerns are part of the stress, she integrates practical strategies to help people manage workplace strain while attending to emotional health.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Family conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changes
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems
Experience
10+ years
Credentials
North Carolina, South Carolina, California
Languages
English, Spanish
How therapeutic approaches guide online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people name their values and take small steps toward them while learning to live with difficult thoughts and feelings. It can help with anxiety, depression, and making clearer career or life choices.Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early patterns of relating affect current relationships. It aims to help people notice interaction habits, repair connection ruptures, and build more secure ways of relating to partners and close others.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with the client to identify which methods fit their goals and preferences. That collaborative discovery can include trying techniques from different approaches and adjusting the plan over time.
Confirm the current online session options before booking, as specific formats are set by the therapist. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, or reduce commute time so therapy fits around work and family demands. Many people find that focusing on skills, values, and communication translates well to online sessions when the approach matches their goals.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting and career-related problems.
What is her therapeutic style?
The style is compassionate and practical. Sessions focus on building self-love, clearer communication, and skills to manage emotions day to day.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has ten years of experience providing mental health support in clinical settings and private practice.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds LCSW and LISW-CP credentials and practices in North Carolina.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Can people from other countries work with her?
International clients are not accepted at this time.
How does payment and cost work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.