About Claudia
Claudia Boles is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in California who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, trauma, depression, ADHD, and parenting concerns. She draws on two decades of clinical experience in hospitals and mental health settings to offer practical support during hard times.
Claudia aims to create a therapeutic space where people can name their struggles and try new ways of coping. She uses straightforward approaches like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and solution-focused work to help people identify useful changes in daily routines and thinking patterns.
Background and approach
Trauma-focused methods guide the work when painful past events are part of the picture. Claudia also weaves in mindfulness and motivational interviewing tools when they fit the goals. Her background includes a Master of Social Work from the University of Southern California and 20 years working with diverse populations.
Much of her experience is with health-related challenges, chronic illness, bereavement, and people affected by trauma. She has volunteered as a crisis counselor and with community organizations that support mental health and education. In sessions she looks for practical steps clients can try between meetings.
That might mean small behavior changes, new ways to manage anxiety, or tools to handle emotional pain. Claudia aims to help people expand coping skills, increase insight, and make gradual, manageable progress. Outside of work she enjoys time in nature and the arts.
Her approach is calm and empathetic, focused on supporting each person’s strengths while addressing immediate concerns.
How Claudia Uses Practical Therapies Online
Claudia uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. CBT is often useful for anxiety, mood changes, and daily routines that get in the way of functioning.She also draws on Trauma-Focused Therapy when past hurt affects current life. This approach helps people process difficult memories and reduce the ways those memories interfere with daily life.
Finding the right approach is a team effort. Claudia works with each person to choose methods that match goals, preferences, and life demands. She checks in regularly and adapts the plan based on what is working and what is not.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video calls let people read facial cues and use screen-sharing for tools. Phone sessions require less bandwidth and can fit into a workday. Live chat and text messaging are useful for short check-ins, step-by-step coaching, or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to keep continuity of care and to practice skills between meetings.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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