Layla Hernandez, LPC, LMHC

Layla Hernandez is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Colorado. She brings ten years of experience in mental health work across military and civilian settings. Layla focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, mood disorders, and relationship or parenting challenges.

Layla trained at Regis University, where she earned a master's degree in mental health counseling. She has experience responding to mental health crisis as a first responder and supporting people with histories of physical trauma and emotional abuse. Her background includes work with people connected to military and veteran communities.

In sessions she uses clear, practical methods that help people notice unhelpful thoughts and change everyday habits. Her approach draws on cognitive behavioral ideas and mindfulness practices to teach coping skills. She also uses acceptance and commitment ideas to help people clarify values and take workable steps toward what matters.

Layla prefers a respectful, nonjudgmental style. She aims to create a space where people feel heard and can talk through painful experiences. She avoids stigmatizing labels and works collaboratively to tailor plans to each person’s needs.

Clients meet to learn techniques for regulating emotions, improving communication, and managing difficult life changes. Layla supports people facing compassion fatigue, gender and LGBT issues, family of origin or intimacy concerns, and multicultural stressors. She also addresses longer-term mood concerns such as bipolar disorder and depression.

Approaches you can use in online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts, clarify personal values, and take meaningful actions even when feelings are uncomfortable. It is often used for anxiety, stress, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying thought patterns and changing behaviors that keep problems going; it helps with anxiety, depression, and everyday coping skills. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers concrete tools for managing intense emotions, improving distress tolerance, and strengthening interpersonal skills.

Choosing the right approach is usually a joint process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try techniques, and adjust the plan based on what helps most. Sessions can blend methods so practical skills and personal values both guide the work.

Please confirm current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit care into busy lives by reducing travel time, allowing quicker check-ins, and offering sessions during workday breaks or evenings. It can also let people practice mindfulness exercises and behavioral tasks between meetings, so therapy fits into daily routines rather than being a separate obligation.