About Layla
Layla Hernandez is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Colorado. She has ten years of experience supporting people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, depression, and other mood concerns. Layla works with clients coming from many backgrounds and brings a calm, practical presence to sessions.
Before practicing in Colorado, she trained at Regis University where she earned a master's degree in mental health counseling.
How Layla works
Her clinical history includes work in both military and civilian settings and roles providing crisis support for first responders. That background informs how she responds to trauma, crisis, and pressure-related struggles. Layla uses a blend of approaches to match each person's situation.
She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. Mindfulness practices help people notice their experience without reacting. She also incorporates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills when emotion regulation or values-based action is needed.
Sessions are collaborative and goal-focused. Layla prefers short-term strategies when helpful, and longer work when deeper patterns are the focus. She pays attention to cultural and life-stage factors and adapts her style to each person's needs.
People come to her for help with relationship and intimacy issues, parenting concerns, compassion fatigue, grief, bipolar mood challenges, and coping with life changes. She also supports those dealing with domestic violence, hoarding, gender dysphoria, veteran-related stress, and multicultural concerns.
Layla lists 10 ways of working on the entry:
What Layla works with
The areas below are the ones Layla selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- First responder issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Hoarding
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Registers | LPC, LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Colorado |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches that translate to online care
Layla commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people notice and change unhelpful thought and behavior patterns. CBT sessions often include practical exercises and homework that fit well into online formats. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) which focuses on helping people act in line with their values even when difficult thoughts or feelings arise. ACT techniques can be practiced with short exercises during messaging or between video sessions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills are used when emotion regulation and distress tolerance are priorities; DBT offers specific tools for managing intense feelings and improving interpersonal effectiveness.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and daily life to pick methods that feel workable. Plans are adjusted over time based on what helps most in real life.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone needs a shorter check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging make it possible to reflect between sessions, get brief coaching, or use written tools when typing feels more comfortable. These options add flexibility for people juggling work, caregiving, or irregular schedules while still receiving regular therapeutic support.
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