- 30 years experience
- LICSW
- Adoption and foster care focus
About Claudia
Claudia Richards is a licensed clinical social worker with 30 years of experience in the District of Columbia. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and parenting questions. Claudia aims to make therapy straightforward and practical for people feeling stuck or overwhelmed.
She creates a respectful, affirming space that honors each person's identity and story. Sessions focus on clear goals and skills people can use between appointments. Claudia often blends problem-solving tools with attention to emotions and communication patterns.
Her work covers a wide range of concerns, including addiction, grief, career pressures, and compassion fatigue. She also addresses adoption and foster care and related attachment or abandonment questions. Claudia supports people dealing with the fallout of separation, infidelity, and blended family challenges.
Claudia uses several therapeutic methods to match the needs of each person. Techniques include client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral tools to change unhelpful thinking, and mindfulness practices to ease distress. She also draws on emotion-focused and dialectical skills to strengthen relationships and manage strong feelings.
People who choose Claudia can expect practical talk, written or verbal strategies to try between sessions, and a steady focus on what matters most to them. To begin, follow the site's intake steps to match and schedule according to availability.
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Claudia often uses cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness practices to help people handle distressing thoughts and daily stress. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on noticing thinking patterns and trying small behavior changes that reduce anxiety or low mood. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing techniques to steady the mind and lower reactivity.She also uses client-centered methods that emphasize listening, validation, and following the person's pace. That approach helps clarify goals and keeps the work focused on what the client finds most important. Finding the right approach is a collaborative process - the therapist will talk with the client about goals, try methods, and adjust the plan together.
If you are considering online therapy, confirm which session formats are available before booking, since specific formats were not listed in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, shorten the time needed for check-ins, and allow for sessions from different locations when convenient. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT, mindfulness, and client-centered exercises to remote sessions so the work stays practical and goal oriented.
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Experience
30+ years
Credentials
District of Columbia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Claudia commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, parenting challenges, addiction, grief, career issues, and related concerns such as abandonment and attachment issues.
What is her overall approach in sessions?
Sessions combine client-centered listening with practical tools. Claudia helps set goals, teaches coping skills, and practices communication strategies.
What kind of experience does she bring?
Claudia brings 30 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of emotional and life challenges.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds a LICSW and practices in the District of Columbia.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Session formats are not specified in the biography; confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment 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 together?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.