Laury Hernandez is a Master’s student in the Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling Program at Virginia Commonwealth University. She earned her B.S in Psychology with a minor in Sociology from VCU in 2024. For the past five years, she has worked as a paralegal at an immigration law firm, supporting immigrant families and individuals as they transition to life in the United States and navigating the immigration system. Her professional interests center on continuing to work with immigrant communities by providing accessible, inclusive, and culturally responsive mental health care.