- Guilt and shame focus
- Attachment and abandonment
- Grief and loss support
About Claudia
Claudia Van Porter is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in New Jersey with 15 years of clinical experience. She works with people coping with depression, anxiety, stress, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, and low self-esteem. Claudia also lists additional focus areas such as attachment difficulties, abandonment, codependency, dissociation, and issues around guilt and shame.
Claudia uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and shapes sessions around the problems people bring. She listens for patterns that keep emotional pain active and helps clients name how past experiences affect present behavior. Sessions often include practical steps people can try between meetings to test new ways of relating and feeling.
She pays attention to how attachment and abandonment show up in relationships. That can mean working on boundaries, reducing blaming cycles, and noticing how old habits repeat. For clients dealing with divorce, loss, or caregiving near end of life, she focuses on managing grief and practical decisions alongside strong emotions.
Claudia also supports people who are navigating identity, dependence, or isolation. When trauma or abuse is part of the picture she helps people stabilize their reactions and reduce dissociation before addressing deeper material. For those carrying guilt and shame she helps people track the thoughts and actions that keep those feelings intense.
Sessions are conducted in English and reflect clinical experience with varied life situations. The therapist asks new clients to complete a short questionnaire before the first session so she can match therapy to current needs.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Claudia uses evidence-based techniques to help people manage strong emotions and change unhelpful patterns. One common focus is attachment work, which looks at how early relationships shape expectations and reactions in current relationships; it helps when abandonment or repeated relationship conflicts are present. Another frequent emphasis is stabilization after trauma, which involves grounding exercises, pacing difficult material, and reducing dissociation so the person can feel more present in daily life.Choosing the best approach is part of the work and happens together. She assesses needs, goals, and preferences and then recommends methods to try. Clients and the therapist check progress and adjust techniques if something is not working well.
Session formats are not specified in the supplied biography, so please confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also let people try therapeutic tasks at home and bring real-life relationship examples into sessions for review and practice.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
15+ years
Listed in
New Jersey
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, and low self-esteem. Additional focuses include attachment issues, abandonment, codependency, dissociation, and guilt and shame.
How would she approach shame or guilt?
She uses evidence-based techniques to help people notice the thoughts and behaviors that keep shame and guilt active. Work typically includes naming patterns and trying practical steps between sessions.
What is her professional background?
She has 15 years of experience as a clinician working with a range of emotional and relationship concerns. The profile emphasizes work with trauma, grief, and attachment-related issues.
What credential and location does she hold?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in New Jersey and her practice is based in that state.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.