Esperanza Hernandez-Maldonado, LMFT


Esperanza Hernandez-Maldonado, LMFT
Additional Information
Esperanza “Espi” utilizes Cognitive Behavioral and Family Systems to assist in finding solutions to crisis and daily life problems.
Espi provides counseling to Children, Teens, and Adults – in English and in Spanish:
- Individual Therapy & Counseling
- Marriage, Couples, or Relationship Counseling
- Family Therapy
- Group Therapy
- Coaching
- Consultation
- Telehealth
- Home-Based Therapy
Areas of Expertise and Treatment are:
- Abandonment
- Abuse / Abuse Survivor Issues
- Academic Concerns
- Addictions and Compulsions
- Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions
- Aggression and Violence
- Aging and Geriatric Issues
- Agoraphobia
- Anger
- Anxiety
- Bipolar
- Blended Family Issues
- Body Image
- Career Choice
- Caregiver Issues / Stress
- Child and/or Adolescent Issues
- Codependency / Dependency
- Communication Problems
- Compulsive Spending / Shopping
- Control Issues
- Depression
- Divorce / Divorce Adjustment
- Domestic Violence
- Drug and Alcohol Addiction
- Emotional Abuse
- Emptiness
- Family of Origin Issues
- Family Problems
- Fear
- Forgiveness
- Grief, Loss, and Bereavement
- Habits
- Identity Issues
- Inadequacy
- Inattention, Impulsivity, and Hyperactivity (ADHD)
- Infidelity / Affair Recovery
- Irritability
- Isolation
- Life Purpose / Meaning / Inner-Guidance
- Midlife Crisis / Midlife Transition
- Mood Swings / Mood Disturbance
- Multicultural Concerns
- Panic
- Parenting
- Phobias
- Post Partum Depression
- Posttraumatic Stress / Trauma
- Pre-Marital Counseling
- Relationships and Marriage
- Self-Care
- Self-Confidence
- Self-Criticism
- Self-Doubt
- Self-Esteem
- Self-Love
- Sensitivity to Criticism
- Sexual Assault / Abuse
- Sexuality / Sex Therapy
- Shame
- Social Anxiety / Phobia
- Spirituality
- Stress
- Suicidal Ideation and Behavior
- Suspiciousness / Paranoia
- Trust Issues
- Values Clarification
- Women’s Issues
- Workplace Issues
- Worry
- Worthlessness
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Types of Therapy Espi utilizes are:
- Anger Management
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Family Systems Therapy
- Integration of different therapy models
- Play Therapy
Top-Trained
We employ top-trained psychologists, psychiatrists, and psychiatric nurse practitioners.
Passionate Team
We've carefully assembled a team whose passion is to serve others with a purpose.
Award Winning
Dr. Alejandro Alva is an award winning and internationally recognized psychiatrist.
Most Renowned
We are Orange County's most renowned psychiatrist practice.
Orange County Psychiatrist
Pacific Neuropsychiatric Specialists - PNS
"Because Not All Wounds Are Visible"
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