Claudia Boles, LCSW

Claudia Boles is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in California who helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, parenting concerns, relationship strain, and life changes. She also supports people coping with ADHD, bipolar-related struggles, compassion fatigue, and issues tied to chronic illness or caregiving. Claudia draws on two decades of clinical work in hospitals and mental health settings to guide practical next steps.

She holds a Master of Social Work from the University of Southern California and completed her undergraduate studies there as well. Claudia has worked in healthcare environments and volunteered as a Crisis Counselor with Crisis Text Line, among other community roles. Her background includes helping people from diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds.

Claudia uses a blend of approaches tailored to each person’s needs. She draws from cognitive behavioral techniques and solution-focused strategies alongside trauma-focused work. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing tools are also woven into sessions when helpful.

In meetings she emphasizes concrete coping skills, clearer insight, and small practical changes people can try between visits. She looks at mental health in the context of life circumstances including physical health, family, work, culture, and spirituality. That broader view helps identify realistic steps toward relief.

Claudia is particularly attentive to grief and bereavement, including losses to suicide, and to the effects of long-term illness or caregiving stress. She values nature and the arts and brings that human perspective into therapeutic conversations.

How Claudia's Approaches Help Online

Claudia works from cognitive behavioral and trauma-focused approaches that translate well to talk-based sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of thinking and behaving to reduce anxiety or depression. Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on understanding and processing difficult experiences while building safety and coping strategies for triggers and reminders.

Finding the best approach is part of the work together. She will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, symptoms, and preferences. That process can include trying a few techniques and adjusting what’s used based on what helps most.

Confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by removing travel time and allowing sessions to match daily schedules. It can also support shorter check-ins when time is limited, or let someone choose sessions that avoid being on camera. Licensed professionals like Claudia focus on practical tools and coping skills that can be practiced between sessions to support steady progress.