- Years in practice
- 15
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- California
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Claudia
Claudia Young is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in California. She focuses on helping parents and individuals who are stressed, anxious, or navigating relationship and family challenges. Claudia aims to make therapy practical and approachable so people can start making small changes quickly.
She uses straightforward conversation to uncover what matters most to each person. Sessions often include tools for managing anxiety, improving communication, and coping with life changes.
Background and approach
Claudia draws on a mix of behavioral and acceptance-based methods to help people practice new habits between sessions. Claudia trained at California State University, Chico and brings 15 years of experience in mental health work. Her background includes trauma-informed care and work with issues such as depression, addiction, bipolar concerns, and compassion fatigue.
She also supports people facing attachment wounds, abandonment, blended family stress, and caregiving strain. In session she centers the client’s goals and choices. That can mean targeted skills from cognitive behavioral therapy, building emotional awareness with attachment-focused work, or using acceptance strategies to tolerate difficult feelings.
Sessions are collaborative and paced to match each person’s readiness. Claudia offers therapy in English and Spanish and provides a range of online formats. She invites parents and individuals who want clear, steady support to try short-term skill building or longer-term exploration depending on their needs.
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
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Claudia lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Gottman Method
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Claudia’s approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing thoughts and choosing actions that match personal values. It helps when avoidance or worry keeps someone from living the life they want. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect and teaches clear skills for reducing anxiety and improving mood. These approaches work well for stress, panic, low mood, and parenting challenges.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Claudia listens to each person’s goals and preferences and then suggests a mix of strategies. She collaborates on what to try first and adjusts the plan as progress is made, so therapy stays focused and useful.
Online formats here include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face interaction for skill practice and role play. Phone sessions can be a simpler option if bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, coaching between sessions, and keeping momentum. These choices make it easier to fit therapy into busy days and to keep steady contact while working toward change.
Questions people ask about Claudia
What concerns does Claudia commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, parenting challenges, depression, addictions, trauma, and related struggles like attachment and abandonment issues.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is empathetic and practical. Sessions focus on real-life tools, emotion work, and short exercises to try between meetings.
What kind of experience does she bring?
Claudia has 15 years in the mental health field and a master’s degree from California State University, Chico.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, CA LCSW, and practices in California.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
What session formats are available?
Claudia offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as session formats.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session according to therapist availability.
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