Claudia Boles , LCSW

Claudia Boles is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in California with two decades of experience in hospitals, healthcare, and mental health settings. She holds a Master of Social Work (MSW) from the University of Southern California and completed undergraduate studies in social sciences and Spanish. As an LCSW she is qualified to provide clinical psychotherapy and support across a range of challenges.

Claudia specializes in helping people cope with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief and bereavement, relationship and family concerns, parenting and adoption issues, and complex health-related struggles including chronic illness and caregiving stress. She has particular experience supporting those who have lost loved ones to suicide and works with clients facing mood disorders, bipolar disorder, panic, postpartum challenges, and the stresses faced by first responders and caregivers.

Her practice takes a holistic, integrative stance, drawing on cognitive behavioral and trauma-informed methods alongside strengths-based approaches, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing. Claudia views human functioning as shaped by psychological, biological, developmental, familial, social, educational, spiritual, and cultural factors, and she partners with clients to expand coping skills, increase insight, and take practical steps toward meaningful change.

Outside of clinical work she has volunteered with community organizations and served as a Crisis Counselor for Crisis Text Line. Colleagues describe her as compassionate, empathetic, and deeply invested in clients' well-being.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Claudia often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and to learn practical skills for managing anxiety, depression, and stress. CBT focuses on changing patterns that contribute to emotional distress and teaches tools that can be applied in day-to-day life.

She also integrates Trauma-Focused Therapy to address the effects of trauma and abuse. This approach helps people process traumatic experiences, reduce trauma-related symptoms, and build safety and coping strategies tailored to each person's history.

Solution-Focused Therapy is another part of her toolbox, emphasizing clients' existing strengths and identifying concrete, short-term goals to move toward meaningful change. This approach is useful when people want focused, goal-oriented work to overcome specific challenges.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Claudia partners with each person to assess needs, goals, and preferences and will adjust methods as therapy progresses to ensure the best fit.

Online therapy with Claudia can take place by video call, phone session, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for busy schedules, mobility limitations, or geographic distance. These options make it easier to access consistent support while balancing work, family, and health commitments.