Claudia Briceno

Claudia Briceno is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) who focuses on improving communication, empathy, and self-esteem. She aims to help people build healthier boundaries and find practical tools for daily challenges. Claudia presents herself as a guide rather than an expert who fixes problems for clients. Claudia earned a Master of Arts in Mental Health Counseling and Behavioral Medicine from Boston University. Over nine years she has worked with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, and trauma. Her work also includes grief and hospice and end-of-life counseling as part of a broader practice addressing life transitions. Her approach blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy with Emotionally-Focused and Solution-Focused techniques. She also uses mindfulness practices to help clients pause and notice thoughts and feelings. Sessions usually focus on small, manageable steps that add up over time. Claudia emphasizes clear, honest communication in sessions. She helps people talk through difficult emotions, practice new ways to relate, and set realistic goals. Practical exercises and skill-building are common parts of her work. She offers therapy in English and Spanish and has experience supporting people with concerns about sexuality, LGBT issues, body image, postpartum depression, and compassion fatigue. People who want to explore inner discovery and steady, day-to-day progress often find her style helpful.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Claudia commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy in her work. CBT breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and uses concrete exercises to change unhelpful patterns. It can help with anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Emotionally-Focused Therapy focuses on moments of connection and emotion in relationships, helping people understand and shift how they respond to strong feelings.

She also uses mindful practices to help clients notice their experience in the moment and Solution-Focused techniques to set short-term, achievable goals. Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Claudia discusses goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before deciding how to proceed together.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the therapist's current session options when booking since formats were not specified in the biography. Online work can make it easier to schedule therapy around busy days, have shorter check-ins when needed, or avoid travel time altogether. Many people find that structured CBT work, emotion-focused conversations, and brief goal-setting fit well into remote sessions when arranged with the therapist.