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Maira Hernandez

VirtualHigh Satisfaction Rate

9 years of experience

Verified by Octave
In California
+ 5 other states
Accepting 8 Insurance providers

Meet Maira

I help individuals heal, energize, and become aware of their resilience and inner strengths through my counseling services, specializing in trauma and PTSD, including separation of families, immigration issues, generational and childhood trauma, and more. I achieve this by providing a neutral safe space, listening to your concerns, and customizing a treatment plan. I provide a nurturing environment while also offering “Carefrontation,” a compassionate way to challenge negative beliefs that hinder your growth. I have experience working with individuals facing various stressors related to undocumented and mixed legal status families, problems with acculturation, BIPOC issues, discrimination, depression, anxiety and stress, grief and loss, and life transitions. Additionally, I have training and experience facilitating English and Spanish Nurturing Parenting groups, as well as anger management and co-parenting classes.

I help individuals heal, energize, and become aware of their resilience and inner strengths through my counseling services.

Communication Style

  • Affirming
  • Authentic
  • Empowering
  • Engaging
  • Warm

Specialties & Approaches

Specialties

Focus Areas

Approach

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
  • Interpersonal Psychotherapy
  • Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Relational
  • Solution-Focused

Licensed In

Locations

Virtual appointments available for Oregon, Idaho, Florida, Utah, California, and Texas residents

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Session Details

Additional

Interests

Credentials & Verification

Verified by Octave

License number

Education

Maira Hernandez, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist License #99813 (exp February 2027)

Calculate Cost & Insurance

$28

/ session on average with insurance

Frequently asked questions

Maira Hernandez accepts Prime Health, Cigna Healthcare/Evernorth, Centivo, Health Net, Anthem Blue Cross of CA, Out-of-State BlueCard PPO, Aetna, and Blue Shield of California. Octave clients pay an average of $28 per session through insurance, and more than 95% pay less than $45 per session. Your exact cost depends on your plan’s copay or deductible. You can use the cost estimator to see what you would pay before your first session. If you would rather pay out of pocket, self-pay sessions in California are estimated at $205-250 per session.

Maira Hernandez is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT). Maira is licensed to practice in Oregon, Idaho, Florida, Utah, California, and Texas, so clients located in any of those states can book sessions. Maira’s California license number is 99813, and you can look it up through the state licensing board. Octave verifies every therapist’s license before they begin seeing clients, and licenses are kept current as a condition of practicing with Octave.

Maira Hernandez has been practicing therapy for 9 years. Maira’s education and training include MS - Counseling, California State University, Fresno. Over that time, Maira has worked closely with BIPOC, Parents, Immigrants, Students, and Latine Community.

Maira Hernandez works with BIPOC, Parents, Immigrants, Students, and Latine Community and specializes in Anxiety, Burnout, Caregiver Burnout, Cultural Issues/Racial Stress, Depression, Divorce, Grief, Immigration, IPV/DV, Life Transitions, Panic, Sexual Assault/Sexual Abuse, Stress, Trauma, and Women's Issues, among other areas. These are the areas where Maira spends most of their clinical time. If the concern you want help with isn’t listed here, a Care Navigator can tell you whether Maira is a good fit or match you with another Octave therapist who specializes in it.

Maira Hernandez draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Interpersonal Psychotherapy, Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Motivational Interviewing, Relational, Solution-Focused, and Strengths-Based. In sessions, Maira’s style is affirming, authentic, empowering, engaging, and warm. In Maira’s words: “I help individuals heal, energize, and become aware of their resilience and inner strengths through my counseling services.”

Maira Hernandez (she/her) offers therapy in English and Spanish. Maira identifies as Hispanic/Latinx.

Maira Hernandez offers online sessions over secure video, so you can meet from home or any private space. Maira is licensed in Oregon, Idaho, Florida, Utah, California, and Texas, and you need to be located in one of those states at the time of each session. All you need is a device with a camera and a stable internet connection.

Your first session with Maira Hernandez is a chance to talk through what brought you to therapy and what you want to work on. Maira will ask about your background, your current concerns, and your goals, and together you will start shaping a plan for your sessions. It is also a chance to see whether Maira’s style feels like a good fit for you. After their first session, 9 in 10 Octave clients say their therapy experience has been good or better.

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