Eilene Hernandez, LCSW

Eilene Hernandez, LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker), brings professional experience in counseling, substance abuse, and mental health that dates back to 2007 and includes eight years of clinical practice working with adults. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and career difficulties, and transitions that accompany major life changes. Her approach combines evidence-informed methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Motivational Interviewing, psychodynamic therapy, client-centered approaches, solution-focused strategies, trauma-focused interventions, and harm reduction techniques to tailor care to each person’s needs.

Eilene works with concerns that span common mood and adjustment challenges as well as areas that often intersect with them, including abandonment and attachment issues, aging and geriatric concerns, caregiver stress, chronic pain or illness, codependency, communication and control issues, substance use challenges, feelings of emptiness, family conflicts, forgiveness work, guilt and shame, impulsivity, and social isolation. She emphasizes creating an open, nonjudgmental space where thoughts and emotions can be explored and where strengths are identified and built upon. Eilene aims to help individuals increase confidence, develop practical coping skills, and find renewed hope when navigating difficult situations.

Based in New York, she provides services in English and draws on a range of clinical techniques to support adults facing a variety of mental health and substance-related challenges. Her background blends direct counseling experience with a commitment to collaborative, goal-oriented work that centers the person’s priorities and readiness for change.