{"id":29215,"date":"2025-03-13T15:31:25","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T19:31:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/districtcounseling.center\/?post_type=x-portfolio&#038;p=29215"},"modified":"2026-07-22T13:50:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T17:50:05","slug":"wendy-payes","status":"publish","type":"x-portfolio","link":"https:\/\/districtcounseling.center\/es\/therapy\/wendy-payes\/","title":{"rendered":"Wendy Payes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-17832\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"803\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/b2903835.smushcdn.com\/2903835\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/photo-003-803x1024.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&avif=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29216 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/b2903835.smushcdn.com\/2903835\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/photo-003-803x1024.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&avif=1 803w, https:\/\/b2903835.smushcdn.com\/2903835\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/photo-003-235x300.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&avif=1 235w, https:\/\/b2903835.smushcdn.com\/2903835\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/photo-003-768x979.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&avif=1 768w, https:\/\/b2903835.smushcdn.com\/2903835\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/photo-003-1205x1536.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&avif=1 1205w, https:\/\/b2903835.smushcdn.com\/2903835\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/photo-003-1606x2048.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&avif=1 1606w, https:\/\/b2903835.smushcdn.com\/2903835\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/photo-003-100x128.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&avif=1 100w, https:\/\/b2903835.smushcdn.com\/2903835\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/photo-003-862x1099.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&avif=1 862w, https:\/\/b2903835.smushcdn.com\/2903835\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/photo-003-1200x1530.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&avif=1 1200w, https:\/\/b2903835.smushcdn.com\/2903835\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/photo-003-scaled.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&avif=1 2008w, https:\/\/b2903835.smushcdn.com\/2903835\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/photo-003.jpg?size=296x377&lossy=2&strip=1&avif=1 296w, https:\/\/b2903835.smushcdn.com\/2903835\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/photo-003.jpg?size=445x567&lossy=2&strip=1&avif=1 445w, https:\/\/b2903835.smushcdn.com\/2903835\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/photo-003.jpg?size=593x756&lossy=2&strip=1&avif=1 593w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 803px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 803\/1024;\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 803px) 100vw, 803px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-wendy-payes-hernandez-m-ed-lpc-associate\">Wendy Payes Hernandez M.Ed. LPC-Associate<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>Supervised by Francisco Ortiz, LPC-Supervisor 78023<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><br><em>\u201cIn every person there is a sun. Just let them shine.\u201d<br>~ Socrates<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Life has shown me that it is a long journey where you are both a teacher and a student. Sometimes you teach, but every day you learn. My thoughts at the start of each day set my motivation, and even when facing obstacles, I remember that every puzzle has a solution. My Counseling experience focuses on helping people bring their lives into balance and find motivation on their healing journey. I incorporate an eclectic set of therapeutic tools for adolescents and adults, including ACT, CBT, and DBT, among others, to help English- and Spanish-speaking individuals develop a stronger sense of self. 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