Dr. Jacqueline Herrera Psy.D
Licensed Clinical Psychologist in 40+ States
Evaluations & Assessments
Currently Accepting New Assessments Clients
Spanish & English
Online Evaluations & Assessments in 40+ States
📞 (888)-729-8060
Welcome to Thrive, your destination for online therapy and assessments around the country.
Meet Dr. Jacqueline Herrera…
Supporting Ethical Family-Building with Clarity and Care
Dr. Herrera provides fertility-focused psychological evaluations for individuals and families navigating assisted reproduction and third-party reproduction. She brings a calm, grounded presence to high-stakes evaluative work, helping clients feel informed, respected, and supported throughout every stage of the family-building process.
Her services are assessment-only and include fertility and family-building psychological evaluations for gestational carriers and surrogates, egg and sperm donors, and intended parents. All fertility evaluations are conducted with adults and are available in both English and Spanish.
Dr. Herrera is a licensed psychologist in Texas and New Mexico and a PSYPACT provider, which allows her to conduct online fertility evaluations for clients across 40+ states.
Ethical, Collaborative Fertility Evaluations
Dr. Herrera offers thoughtful, collaborative fertility-focused psychological evaluations that emphasize clarity, ethical integrity, and respect for each client’s family-building journey. She is known for her calm, grounded, and thorough style, balancing clinical structure with genuine human connection.
Her work is guided by a belief that fertility evaluations should be transparent, supportive, and grounded in best-practice ethical standards, while allowing space for reflection, questions, and open dialogue. She is committed to ensuring that expectations, outcomes, and recommendations are clearly understood so clients feel prepared and informed throughout the evaluation process.
Dr. Herrera has extensive experience conducting psychological assessments in high-stakes medical and evaluative settings, including fertility, presurgical, and forensic contexts. Her approach reflects Thrive’s commitment to ethical care, cultural humility, and psychological safety.
Specialization in Third-Party Reproduction
Dr. Herrera specializes in gestational carrier and surrogacy evaluations, egg and sperm donor psychological assessments, and intended parent evaluations within third-party reproduction arrangements.
She has extensive experience working with individuals and families navigating assisted reproductive technologies, donor conception, and collaborative family-building models. Her evaluations are informed by the ethical guidelines of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) and emphasize informed consent, psychological readiness, and relational considerations.
Each assessment is approached through a structured, strengths-based, and culturally responsive framework, ensuring evaluations are clinically comprehensive and emotionally respectful.
Cultural Responsiveness & Inclusive Care
Dr. Herrera is committed to providing culturally responsive, identity-affirming fertility evaluations for individuals and families of all backgrounds. She has extensive experience working with Spanish-speaking communities and with clients from diverse cultural, racial, and family structures.
She works with LGBTQIA+ individuals, single parents by choice, and those pursuing family building outside of traditional models. Her work is guided by cultural humility, respect for lived experience, and a belief that every path to parenthood deserves dignity, psychological safety, and ethical care.
Dr. Jacqueline Herrera is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist in Texas (PSY 38914), New Mexico (PSY 2022-0111) and is certified with PsyPact (13163) which allows her to see clients in the 40+ member states.
What Sets Dr. Herrera Apart
Dr. Herrera completed a postdoctoral fellowship specializing in work with families, children, and adolescents, providing a strong developmental and family-systems foundation for her fertility-focused psychological evaluations. This background allows her to thoughtfully assess relational dynamics, readiness, and support systems within diverse family-building arrangements.
She also brings experience from medical, forensic, and presurgical evaluation settings, enabling her to approach fertility assessments with clarity, structure, and ethical precision. She is known for producing clear, timely, and ASRM-aligned reports that support informed and ethically sound decision-making for clinics, agencies, and intended parents.
Dr. Herrera has extensive experience working with Spanish-speaking individuals and families and provides bilingual fertility evaluations in English and Spanish.
Experience Jacqueline Herrera’s compassionate guidance and discover the true potential within you.
Thrive awaits, ready to support you every step of the way around the U.S.
Dr. Jacqueline Herrera’s Specialties Include
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Fertility, Perinatal, IVF & Postpartum
Thrive’s therapists specialize in supporting you through the entire fertility, prenatal, and parenting journey.
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Fertility Consultations and Evaluations
Thrive’s psychologists provide the required evaluations and consultations for fertility treatment and ensure you have a positive experience to support your fertility journey.
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Postpartum Depression Evaluations
The PPD evaluation involves an in-depth clinical interview, standardized screening tools, an assessment of medical and psychiatric history, evaluation of support systems, and consideration of symptom duration and severity.
Degrees & Certifications
Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology – Azusa Pacific University
Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology – Azusa Pacific University
Master of Arts in Educational Clinical Counseling – Azusa Pacific University
Bachelor of Arts in Intercultural Communications – Fresno Pacific University