Hernel has a passion for empowering adolescents, adults, and couples to overcome personal obstacles to improve their lives to wholesome living. In her counseling practice, she uses clinically tested and evidenced-based eclectic mixed modalities to meet each client’s unique needs. Such modalities include mindfulness, cognitive-behavioral, dialectical behavioral, narrative, and art therapy, among other interventions. Hernel’s empathy and warmth help to create a warm, safe, and non-judgmental atmosphere that allows her client to explore, process, and heal.
Specialties & Expertise
Depression
Anxiety
Family Conflict
ADHD
Anger Management
Behavioral Issues
Coping Skills
Dissociative Disorders (DID)
Grief
Impulse Control Disorders
Mood Disorders
Relationship Issues
Self Esteem
Self-Harming
Sexual Abuse
Spirituality
Stress
Suicidal Ideation
Thinking Disorders
Adlerian
Art Therapy
Attachment-based
Christian Counseling
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
Family / Marital
Family Systems
Gottman Method
Intervention
Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
Motivational Interviewing
Narrative
Person-Centered
Trauma Focused
Qualifications
In Practice for 5 Years
Membership with Licensed Professional Counselors Association of Georgia
4596 / 2018
Certificate from National Board for Certified Counselors
1034935 / 2019
Attended Liberty University, Doctor of Education in Community Care and Counseling/Marriage and Family Counseling, Graduated 2021