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Thank you for reaching out. I provide trauma and anxiety-focused therapy, as well as executive and human performance coaching.

Therapy Services

Therapy focuses on addressing specific problems or diagnoses. I offer 4-5 day intensive sessions when planned in advance, but I do not provide urgent or emergency care. My approach centers on exploring the sense of self and the experiences that shape and sustain it. While I do not treat severe mental illness or chronic impairments such as active addictions, I frequently work alongside other therapists who offer more frequent support while we focus on the core experiences at the heart of your suffering.

I specialize in working with military personnel, first responders, and individuals facing a broad range of trauma—including events not traditionally recognized as traumatic. My focus includes critical memories, attachment injuries, and challenging relational experiences. Together, we identify these key experiences, understand their triggers, and work toward clarity and integration.

Executive & Human Performance Coaching

My coaching services address personal and professional growth, focusing on:

• Identity and self-perception
• Task-specific performance and anxiety
• Performance in work and relationships
• Transitioning into leadership roles
• Early retirement due to injury or career transition

I work with high-performing professionals who are often outliers in their profession and find it challenging to find the proper support and coaching to keep up with them. I work with the Special Operations community, executives, therapists, financial advisors, coaches, TED speakers, professional athletes, musicians, artists, and actors.

Rates & Structure

• Coaching: $500 per hour
• Therapy: $350 per hour

Rates may be flexible depending on your needs and circumstances. Typically, we begin with a few two-hour sessions for a short period before transitioning to monthly one or two-hour meetings.

My Approach

I help clients identify the core themes that shape their thoughts, emotions, and motivations. By processing complex events to gain emotional clarity, we cultivate the ability to operate from a more congruent core self.

Throughout our work together, you will have access to my expertise as a clinical researcher and practitioner, drawing from a range of therapies and approaches—both those I have trained in and those I have co-developed or studied.

If you’re interested in working together, let’s discuss how I can support you.

Best regards, Doc Diego

Please note the last time this Website content was updated was June 2012

Balanced Living Psychology is the consulting and private practice of Licensed Clinical Psychologist Diego F. Hernandez Psy.D.

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Private, specialized, and confidential services for transitional stress, deployment stress, combat stress, and post-traumatic stress (PTS).

Scholarships are available for Post 911 Veterans and active duty.

Human performance and executive coaching