About Me

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Erica Hernandez: Your Partner in Emotional and Spiritual Growth

Hello, I'm Erica L. Hernandez, a licensed clinical social worker and psychotherapist based in Eugene, Oregon.

I specialize in Bipolar Disorder, Trauma, and Grief, and for nearly two decades, I've been providing trainings and presentations on these crucial topics.

My mission is to help you discover your inner strength and resilience. I truly believe in your ability to navigate emotional challenges and grow spiritually.

I'm also an active voice in the media, welcoming opportunities for interviews on various platforms.

Through my blog, I aim to provide valuable insights to help manage mood and anxiety issues, cope with grief, and find positivity even in the midst of crisis. I'm here to support your journey.

Featured Book

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Evasion, The Considerable Destruction Series

What if you could read a work of fiction, have fun, and in the process learn concrete tools to manage grief or stress? Evasion is that book!

Eliana, her heart shattered by the death of her eldest son, which contributed to the loss of her marriage, is at peace with her career as a psychotherapist. The Mortiferum Virus sweeps down from the north, killing the vast majority of the population, leaving the remainder of the living as altered and infected. It shocks Eliana, although prepared for disaster, didn’t really think the world would end like this. If that isn’t enough to contend with, in this apocalyptic world, there’s another threat. A former sociopathic client, a pedophile, organizes the deranged gangs into even more dangerous foes.

Getting her loved ones together, Eliana and her community must decide to hold down the fort or abandon their bounty to keep their little community safe in this dangerous new world.

From the Blog

Substance Use Prevention: Tools to help people avoid using addictive substances.

Substance Use Prevention: Tools to help people avoid using addictive substances.

            I am not a substance abuse therapist but I have been specializing in bipolar…
Spirits Communicate in a Variety of Ways

Spirits Communicate in a Variety of Ways

Before my eldest son died 9 years ago, I kind of believed in something I…
The Miracle of Spiritual Interactions

The Miracle of Spiritual Interactions

When do spirits or guardian angels visit us most, showing their support in many creative…
Nutrition & Broad-Spectrum Micronutrients for Mental Health

Nutrition & Broad-Spectrum Micronutrients for Mental Health

Nutrition & Broad-Spectrum Micronutrients for Mental Health-5/4/24          An excellent multivitamin can help stabilize bipolar…
CES-Ultra: Natural Mood Stability for Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Anxieties or ADD/ADHD

CES-Ultra: Natural Mood Stability for Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Anxieties or ADD/ADHD

            The United States is a country that prioritizes Western Medicine, treating mood, attention, and…
Comfrey: Magic by Mother Nature

Comfrey: Magic by Mother Nature

Do you prefer a natural approach to healing?  Do you find that the Western Medicine…
Finding Motivation in Suffering with Depression, Anxiety, or Bipolar Disorder

Finding Motivation in Suffering with Depression, Anxiety, or Bipolar Disorder

            When life becomes hard enough that we suffer from depression, bipolar disorder, or any…
Nonviolent Communication: Helping stablize moods

Nonviolent Communication: Helping stablize moods

Non Violent Communication, A technique that helps lift depression, prevent mania, and reduce anxiety. Nonviolent…
Soul Group Decisions: Coping With Life Stress

Soul Group Decisions: Coping With Life Stress

            Some people believe that before we are born, we meet with our soul group…
Grief: Finite or Infinite?

Grief: Finite or Infinite?

            The DSM V, the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, defines grief as…
Managing Bipolar Moods: Fine Tuning

Managing Bipolar Moods: Fine Tuning

It is a challenging undertaking to achieve stability with Bipolar Disorder.  In my experience, most…
Grief Triggers

Grief Triggers

Some spiritual teachers claim that grief is triggered by thinking about the physical loss of…

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