Claudia Young

Claudia Young is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people facing anxiety, depression, stress, relationship strain, parenting challenges, and life changes. She practices in California and speaks English and Spanish. Claudia aims to make therapy straightforward and practical for people juggling busy lives.

Claudia uses a trauma-aware approach and centers each session on what the person needs right now. She listens without judgment and helps clients set small, doable goals. Sessions focus on skills that can be used between meetings, clearer communication, and ways to manage strong emotions.

Over 15 years in the mental health field give her a range of experience with mood concerns, addiction, attachment issues, and family-of-origin problems. She also works with people coping with caregiving strain, blended family dynamics, and challenges that follow separation or divorce. Claudia brings practical strategies alongside a supportive tone.

Her methods draw from several well-known approaches, including acceptance-based work, cognitive behavior strategies, and emotion-regulation skills. These tools are used to reduce avoidance, clarify values, and build healthier patterns in relationships and daily life. Claudia adapts techniques to fit each person’s situation.

She asks clients to take an active role in therapy and supports parents and caregivers who need help balancing responsibilities and self-care. Practical planning and communication practice are common parts of her work. To start, she guides people through a few initial steps so they can quickly get the support they need.

How therapy approaches shape online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on clarifying what matters to a person and building small steps toward those values while learning ways to accept difficult thoughts and feelings. It helps with anxiety, avoidance, and making choices that fit long-term goals.

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns people develop in close relationships and how those patterns affect current connections. It is useful for relationship challenges, attachment worries, and family-of-origin issues.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to pick methods that match goals, needs, and comfort. That choice can change over time as progress and new priorities emerge.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. They can also let someone join from a quieter place, use lower bandwidth options like phone when video is difficult, or schedule around caregiving and work demands.

Licensed professionals can adjust techniques for an online setting so skills practice, values work, and communication exercises still happen effectively. Discuss preferences and practical needs early so sessions are set up to work for everyday life.