Layla Hernandez, LPC, LMHC
Calm guidance for hard life moments
Details
| Name | Layla Hernandez |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LPC, LMHC |
| Based in | Colorado |
| Licensed in | Colorado, Washington |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 10 |
About Layla
Layla Hernandez is a licensed professional counselor practicing in Colorado. She holds LPC and Licensed Mental Health Counselor credentials and brings ten years of experience in mental health settings. Layla aims to make the therapy space feel respectful and straightforward for people who are worried or overwhelmed.
She works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and compassion fatigue. She also helps with relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, anger, self-esteem struggles, bipolar and mood disorders, and life transitions.
Background and approach
Additional focuses include multicultural concerns, veteran and first responder issues, gender dysphoria, and aging or geriatric matters. Layla uses Narrative therapy alongside approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy. In practice she helps people tell their stories, notice patterns, and choose changes that fit their lives.
Sessions tend to be practical and collaborative, with tools you can use between meetings. Her background includes work in both military and civilian settings and experience responding to mental health crisis. She earned a master’s degree in mental health counseling from Regis University.
Layla describes her role as offering respect, sensitivity, and compassion while avoiding stigmatizing labels. She will tailor conversations and plans to each person’s situation and goals.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Grief among the things Layla works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- First responder issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Hoarding
- Isolation / loneliness
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Layla among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Layla among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Layla among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Layla among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Layla among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Layla among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Layla among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Layla among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Layla among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Layla directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Layla directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How Narrative, ACT, and CBT work online
Layla uses Narrative therapy to help people look at the stories they tell about themselves and find new ways to describe their lives. This approach helps when old patterns or beliefs feel stuck and someone wants to reshape how they understand stressful events.She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which focuses on values and small, practical steps to move toward a more meaningful life while learning how to sit with hard feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is part of her toolkit too, offering concrete strategies to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors that feed anxiety or low mood.
Finding the right approach usually happens together. The therapist will ask about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. From there she and the client decide which methods to try and adjust plans over time in a collaborative way.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to give practical flexibility. Video lets people see nonverbal cues and have longer, deeper conversations. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in fits a work break. Live chat and text work well for ongoing support, brief check-ins, or when journaling-style reflection feels most useful. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while still using Narrative, ACT, and CBT techniques.
Common questions about this listing
What issues does Layla help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, compassion fatigue, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting strain, anger, self-esteem issues, bipolar and other mood disorders, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is collaborative and story-focused. She uses Narrative approaches plus ACT, CBT, DBT, and Emotionally-Focused methods to find practical steps that fit each person.
What is her clinical background?
Layla has ten years of experience working in military and civilian mental health settings and as a first responder for mental health crisis. She holds a master’s degree in mental health counseling from Regis University.
Where is she based and what credentials does she hold?
She practices in Colorado and holds LPC and Licensed Mental Health Counselor credentials, listed as CO LPC and WA LMHC.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English, and she also accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.
Contacting this therapist
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