- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Grief and caregiver support
- Mindfulness and skills
About Claudia
She works in a direct, compassionate way that focuses on what matters to each person. Sessions aim to clarify goals, build everyday coping skills, and reduce overwhelming thoughts or feelings. Claudia draws on practical tools to address sleep problems, anger, and communication difficulties.
Her background includes long experience supporting people through end-of-life and hospice-related concerns, caregiver stress, and chronic illness. She combines talk-based methods with mindfulness and skill-building to ease daily burdens and improve emotional balance. Claudia also attends to issues like body image, abandonment, and commitment worries when they come up.
Claudia uses several therapeutic approaches to match a person’s needs, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and client-centered listening. Sessions focus on developing simpler routines, clearer boundaries, and more workable choices in hard moments.
People who want steady, experienced support through loss, major transitions, or ongoing health and caregiving challenges often find her approach helpful. To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
30+ years
Credentials
New York
Languages
English
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and taking small steps toward a meaningful life while learning to sit with difficult emotions. It can help with grief, caregiving fatigue, and major life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets unhelpful thoughts and habits, teaching concrete skills to reduce anxiety, improve sleep, and manage depression. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers practical techniques for regulating strong emotions and improving relationships through skills like distress tolerance and mindful communication.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, try methods that fit the person's needs, and adjust the plan as work progresses. Clients and the therapist decide together which techniques are most helpful.
Confirm current session options before booking so you know how sessions will be delivered. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. It also lets people maintain continuity of care during major life changes or medical treatment, while using methods like ACT, CBT, and DBT to address grief, caregiver stress, and anxiety in practical ways.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Claudia focus on?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, addiction concerns, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and related life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is compassionate and practical, blending listening with skill-building to help people manage emotions and make clearer choices.
How much experience does she have?
She has practiced as a licensed clinician for 30 years, bringing long-term experience supporting people through major transitions and loss.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is an LCSW licensed in New York and practices from that location.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started working with Claudia?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.