Esperanza Hernandez-Maldonado

Esperanza Hernandez-Maldonado
Profession(s): Marriage & Family Therapy, Social Work, Social Work
License Status:  I'm a licensed professional.
License Type:  LMFT
License Number:  MFT44197

My Approach to Helping

My theoretical orientation is Cognitive Behavioral, Solution Focused, Family Systems and Existential/Humanistic approach to assist you find solutions to your current crisis and to your daily life problems as well as to help you enhance daily interactions with your friends and love ones.

More Info About My Practice

Do you want to improve your relationship with yourself and others? Are you tired of pleasing everyone but yourself? Are you feeling stuck and unable to deal with life changes? Dealing with life stresses could be extremely taxing to your body, mind and spirit. Give yourself an opportunity to be happy and successful for once and for all. I can help! I have experience in working with people from all walks of life. I am committed to honor you as a unique and individual person.
 

Services I Provide

  • Individual Therapy & Counseling
  • Marriage, Couples, or Relationship Counseling
  • Family Therapy
  • Group Therapy
  • Mediation
  • Coaching
  • Consultation
  • Home-Based Therapy
 

Ages I Work With

  • Children
  • Teens
  • Adults
 

Languages I Speak

  • English
  • Spanish
 

Groups I Work With

  • Are worries and fears preventing you from living your life the way you would like to? Are you experiencing excessive anxiety leading to panic attacks day and night for no apparent reason? It is normal to worry and feel tense or scared when under pressure or when facing stressful situations. But when anxiety is constant or overwhelming and interferes with your relationships and activities of your daily life, that is when you might need to seek professional help. Anxiety can be experienced very differently from person to person. Perhaps it is suffering from intense anxiety attacks that strike without warning, feeling panicky at the thought of mingling at a party, or struggling with a disabling fear of driving. Just to name a few of the most common symptoms. It is important to seek help if you are starting to avoid certain situations or places because you are afraid of having a panic attack. The good news is that anxiety attacks are highly treatable. I can help you reduce or eliminate your anxiety symptoms and help you to take back control of your life. I am a bilingual and bi-cultural Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist.
 

Therapy Approaches I Use

  • Anger Management
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy /REBT
  • Existential Psychotherapy
  • Family Systems Therapy
  • Humanistic Psychology
  • Play Therapy
  • Satir Transformational Systemic Therapy
  • Solution Focused Therapy
  • Integration of different therapy models
 
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Locations & Maps
Office 1: 
3151 Airway Ave Suite T3
Costa Mesa, CA 92626 United States
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Office 2: 
4401 Atlantic Blvd Suite 200
Long Beach, CA 90815 United States
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Concerns & Issues I Help With

  • Abuse / Survivors of Abuse
  • Abandonment and/or Fear of
  • Academic Concerns
  • Addictions (Drug & Alcohol)
  • Addictions (Other)
  • Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions
  • Aggression
  • Agoraphobia
  • Anger
  • Anxiety
  • Bereavement
  • Bipolar
  • Blended Family Issues
  • Career Choice
  • Caregiver Issues/Stress
  • Child and/or Adolescent Issues
  • Codependency / Dependency
  • Communication Problems
  • Compulsions
  • Control Issues
  • Creative Blocks
  • Depression
  • Divorce / Divorce Adjustment
  • Domestic Violence
  • Emptiness
  • Emotional Abuse
  • End-of-life Adjustment
  • Family Problems
  • Family of Origin Issues
  • Forgiveness
  • Grief & Loss
  • Habits
  • Identity Issues
  • Inadequacy
  • Inattention
  • Infidelity / Affair Recovery
  • Irritability
  • Isolation (Emotional & Social)
  • Life Purpose/Meaning/Inner-Guidance
  • Midlife Transition
  • Mood Disturbance
  • Mood Swings
  • Multicultural Concerns
  • Panic
  • Parenting
  • Phobias / Fears
  • Post Partum Depression
  • Relationships & Marriage
  • Self-Care
  • Self-Confidence
  • Self-Criticism
  • Self-Doubt
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Love
  • Sensitivity to Criticism
  • Sex / Sexuality Issues
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Shame
  • Social Phobia/Anxiety
  • Spirituality
  • Stress
  • Suicidal (Thoughts, Feelings, and Behaviors)
  • Suspiciousness
  • Trauma
  • Trust Issues
  • Values Clarification
  • Violence
  • Women's Issues
  • Workplace Issues
  • Worry
  • Worthlessness