You show up for everyone else. It's time to have someone show up for you.
Direct, compassionate therapy for anxiety, trauma, burnout, and the messy reality of motherhood.
Therapy for Moms Who Are Tired of Holding Everything Together.
Kristen Hernandez, LCSW · Nearly 20 years of experience · Arlington Heights & Illinois telehealth
This Isn't Therapy Where I Just Nod and Ask How That Makes You Feel.
You're not looking for someone to tell you to take a bubble bath or practice gratitude when you're barely keeping your head above water.
You want someone who understands the mental load, recognizes the patterns keeping you stuck, and helps you actually do something about them.
My approach is compassionate, direct, and grounded in nearly two decades of clinical experience.
We'll make space for the hard stuff, challenge what isn't working, and build tools that make a difference outside the therapy room.
Because you deserve more than someone who listens. You deserve someone who knows how to help.
In-person in Arlington Heights + telehealth throughout Illinois
Accepting new clients • $200/session • Out-of-network
You're doing everything you're supposed to be doing. So why does it feel like you're barely keeping your shit together?
Everyone needs something from you.
Your brain never shuts off.
You're exhausted but can't seem to relax.
You snap—and then feel guilty about snapping.
You don't remember the last time you felt completely like yourself.
You're really good at telling everyone you're fine.
You don't have to wait until you're falling apart to ask for help.
Does this sound like you?
Hi, I’m Kris
I'm not a smile-and-nod therapist.
Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Nearly two decades of experience. Mom. Human.
Therapy with me is direct, warm, honest, and occasionally funny because sometimes life is fucking ridiculous.
You don't have to perform here. You don't have to have the right words. And you definitely don't need to have your shit together.
We'll look beyond the immediate stress to understand the patterns, experiences, and beliefs that may be keeping you stuck.
My job isn't just to listen. It's to help you build insight, develop practical tools, and create meaningful changes that extend beyond our sessions.
What we can work on.
You don't need a diagnosis to know something needs to change.
Burnout & Overwhelm
Anxiety & Overthinking
Trauma & Survival Patterns
Motherhood & Identity
Relationships & Boundaries
Grief & Major Life Changes
Therapy where you don't have to perform.
No judgment.
No pretending everything is fine.
No therapist staring at you and asking, "And how does that make you feel?" for 50 minutes. 😂
We'll understand what's happening and work on what to do with it.
There's room for tears, laughter, anger, swearing, grief, relief—and whatever else shows up.
Trauma-informed • Person-centered • Strengths-based
You don't have to keep carrying all of this by yourself.
You spend a lot of time showing up for everyone else.
This is your place to show up for you.
50-minute individual therapy
$200/session
In-person
Arlington Heights, Illinois
Telehealth
Available throughout Illinois
Insurance
Out-of-network/private pay. Superbills available.
Looking for something different?
Therapy Intensives
More time and space when 50 minutes doesn't feel like enough.
Speaking & Workshops
Real conversations about mental health, motherhood, burnout, trauma and being human.
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