- ACT techniques
- CBT strategies
- Attachment focus
About Claudia
Claudia Jimenez is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in California with 12 years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, depression, and life changes. Claudia also addresses issues like trauma and abuse, intimacy concerns, parenting strain, sleep and eating difficulties, and caregiver burnout.
Her approach blends several practical methods. She uses acceptance and commitment ideas to help people notice painful thoughts without getting stuck in them. Claudia draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to identify patterns that keep problems going and to try different ways of responding. Attachment-based ideas are used when past relationship experiences shape current struggles.
Sessions involve straightforward conversation and collaborative goal setting. Claudia mixes short-term problem-focused work with attention to deeper relationship patterns when helpful. She also uses motivational interviewing and solution-focused strategies to clarify values, build motivation, and set small, doable steps.
Claudia offers therapy in English and Spanish for people located in California. Her practice includes helping with complicated situations such as abandonment, blended family concerns, chronic illness impact, codependency, and recovery from domestic violence. She also supports those dealing with bipolar mood patterns and career-related stress.
Practical matters are handled up front. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, clients complete a brief matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. Claudia aims to work with each person to choose clear, manageable steps.
Approaches used in online sessions
Claudia uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting driven by them, and to identify values that guide meaningful steps forward. ACT can be useful for persistent shame or guilt that keeps someone stuck in avoidance.She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to map the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and to try specific, practical changes that reduce distress. CBT often helps with anxiety, low mood, sleep problems, and unhelpful rumination.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Claudia treats approach selection as a collaboration. She will discuss your needs, goals, and preferences, and try strategies that fit your situation while checking in about progress.
Session formats are not detailed in the biography, so confirm the current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins when needed, and letting people join from different locations within California. Therapists often adapt techniques so they work well over video or phone, for example using brief exercises, written worksheets, and focused behavioral tasks between meetings.
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Experience
12+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English, Spanish
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, grief, depression, and coping with life changes, among other concerns listed in her profile.
How would she approach shame or guilt issues?
She combines acceptance and commitment ideas with cognitive behavioral techniques and attachment-based thinking to help people notice difficult feelings, test unhelpful thoughts, and understand relational roots.
How much experience does she have?
Claudia has 12 years of professional experience as a clinician working with a wide range of emotional and interpersonal issues.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in California and practices with a focus on clients located in that state.
Does she offer sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
What session formats are offered?
Session formats are not specified in the biography; please confirm the current session options before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to begin.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.