About Celina
Celina Hernandez- Ramirez helps people who are feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or uncertain about their next steps. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, parenting concerns, depression, relationship and family problems, and life transitions. Celina is a licensed clinical social worker - LCSW - in California and brings six years of practice to her work.
Her approach begins by listening to each person’s story and identifying strengths they already have.
How Celina works
She uses conversations that center the client to build clarity and practical steps forward. Sessions focus on small, doable changes that fit into everyday life. Celina draws on tools from solution-focused work and motivational interviewing to boost motivation and set realistic goals.
She also uses psychodynamic ideas to notice patterns that repeat across relationships. When relationship issues arise, she may incorporate aspects of the Gottman Method to improve communication and reduce conflict. She has experience supporting people through trauma, grief, caregiving stress, and immigration-related concerns.
Additional focus areas include adoption and foster care, attachment and family of origin issues, postpartum depression, aging and hospice concerns, and coping with disasters. Celina offers services in both English and Spanish. Her style is direct but warm.
She helps people name what matters and then creates stepwise plans to reach those goals. To begin, clients complete a brief matching questionnaire and schedule sessions based on the therapist’s availability.
Celina lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Celina works with
The areas below are the ones Celina selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Grief
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 6 |
| Languages | English, Spanish |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what matters most to the client so they can make choices that fit their life. It helps with confidence, low self-esteem, and decisions about relationships or parenting.Motivational Interviewing helps people find internal reasons to change and build commitment to small steps. It is useful for making career shifts, improving self-care, or addressing motivation around parenting or health goals.
The therapist treats finding the right approach as a shared process. She will work with each person to combine methods that match their needs, goals, and cultural background. That collaboration helps shape what sessions focus on and how progress is measured.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for deeper connection. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a camera is not wanted. Live chat and text messaging are practical for quick check-ins, brief coaching, or when schedules are tight. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while keeping therapy focused on real-world change.
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