- Years in practice
- 20
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- California
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Grief
About Claudia
Claudia Boles is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in California with 20 years of experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, parenting challenges, and mood concerns like bipolar disorder. She also supports those dealing with caregiver strain, chronic illness, postpartum depression, and adjustment after major life events.
Claudia trained at the University of Southern California, earning a Master of Social Work. She has worked in hospitals, healthcare, and mental health settings across two decades.
Background and approach
Her background includes volunteer work with community organizations and serving as a crisis counselor for Crisis Text Line. Her style is practical and collaborative. Sessions focus on building coping skills, increasing insight, and taking concrete steps that fit each person’s life.
She draws from multiple approaches rather than a single method, and she adapts plans to what the client needs in the moment. Claudia commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She uses Solution-Focused strategies to set short-term goals and identify small, doable steps.
Trauma-Focused methods are applied when past harm affects current day-to-day functioning. She works with people from diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds and brings attention to how health, family, work, and culture shape wellbeing. Outside of clinical work she enjoys nature and the arts, interests that inform a balanced, whole-person approach.
What Claudia works with
Everything Claudia lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Claudia helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Claudia lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Claudia uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and habits and to practice new ways of thinking and behaving. This approach is often useful for anxiety, depression, panic, and mood-related concerns.She also uses Solution-Focused Therapy to set clear, short-term goals and to find practical steps that produce change quickly. That method can be helpful when someone wants concrete progress on parenting stress, coping with life changes, or daily functioning.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Claudia will discuss goals, preferences, and past experiences to choose techniques that fit each person. The plan can change as needs evolve, and decisions are made collaboratively.
Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation; phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a camera isn’t preferred. Live chat and text messaging can support quick check-ins, brief coaching, or ongoing connection between longer sessions. These options make scheduling more flexible and help therapy fit into busy family and work routines.
Questions people ask about Claudia
What concerns does Claudia support?
She addresses stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting challenges, bipolar mood concerns, and related issues such as caregiver stress and postpartum depression.
How would she approach therapy?
Her approach is collaborative and practical, focusing on coping skills, insight, and small steps toward change. She adapts techniques to each person rather than following a fixed routine.
What is her clinical background?
She holds a Master of Social Work from the University of Southern California and has 20 years of experience in hospitals, healthcare, and mental health settings, plus community volunteer work.
What credentials and location apply?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in California.
Which languages are offered and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and preferences.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on therapist availability.
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