Claudia Boles, LCSW — Therapist in California

Hi there, I'm Claudia!

I work primarily in crisis, healthcare, and mental health settings. My main areas of clinical focus are trauma, relationship challenges, illness, grief, and loss. I also have experience with anxiety and depression.

My focus

I work with adolescents and adults experiencing life challenges ranging from relationship issues, school or employment stress, tough transitions and decisions, health struggles, and grief and loss.

My approach

I provide an empathic and practical supportive style while drawing from evidence-based interventions, including cognitive behavioral, strength-based, and motivational interviewing. I view human behavior as complex and multi-layered—a synthesis of biological, psychological, social, familial, spiritual, cultural, and situational factors.

My communication style

I'm compassionate and supportive. I listen and ask questions to help understand your viewpoint, validating you while also exploring other possible perspectives. Sessions are always taken seriously, but we sometimes laugh together to lighten the mood, even during tough conversations.

My journey to mental healthcare

I have a background in crisis and hospital social work. I'm drawn to understanding human behavior while also decreasing human pain and suffering. Whether an article, podcast, or conversation, I'm learning each and every day. I also volunteer for wellness organizations and parent groups and serve on suicide prevention groups.

My goals for you

It's important to identify what brought you to therapy and how you hope to benefit. Goal setting is an important collaborative process that is approached early on. Goals are realistic and attainable. They are sometimes modified and fine-tuned over time.

Our first session

The therapeutic journey begins during our initial session as you share more about yourself and what brought you to therapy. We might talk about your current life situation and a little about your history.

I identify as...

Female
Caucasian or White
Spiritual

Expertise

Specialties

Child Abuse or Neglect

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Treatment approaches

Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)

Motivational Interviewing

Dialectical (DBT)

Mindfulness-Based

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Therapy types

Individual Therapy

Ages served

Adults
Minors

Practice

Accepted insurance providers

Aetna
All Savers
Allegiance
Allied
Anthem

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Languages spoken

English

Education

Master of Social Work (MSW) from University of Southern California.

Sessions

60 minutes

Virtual sessions

Claudia Boles