Claudia Young, LCSW

Claudia Young is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people manage jealousy, relationship strain, and the stress that piles up in daily life. She speaks English and Spanish and brings 15 years of experience to sessions. Claudia aims to make therapy straightforward and approachable for people feeling overwhelmed or stuck.

She focuses on practical skills and clear conversation. Sessions often include slowing down to notice what matters, learning ways to respond instead of react, and trying small experiments between meetings. Claudia blends several therapeutic ideas so people can find what actually helps them in real life.

Claudia trained at California State University, Chico and holds a California LCSW. Over her career she has worked with people facing anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, bipolar challenges, and parenting stress. She also addresses relationship problems, intimacy-related issues, communication and commitment concerns, and struggles tied to family of origin or blended families.

Her clinical toolkit includes Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. These approaches are used to improve coping, manage intense emotions, and rebuild trust in relationships.

Claudia describes her style as empathetic and nonjudgmental. She supports clients in setting realistic goals, learning concrete skills, and taking steps toward healthier patterns. To get started, users follow the site’s Start Therapy flow to complete a short questionnaire and schedule based on the therapist’s availability.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify what matters to them and take actions that match those values. It often focuses on small behavioral steps and learning to live with difficult thoughts and feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and teaches concrete strategies to change patterns that cause distress.

Choosing the best approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to identify goals and try methods that fit their needs and preferences. Sessions can shift over time as new issues come up or progress is made.

Confirm the specific online session options before booking, as formats are set by the therapist and platform. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow people to join from different locations within the same region. It can also make brief check-ins or skills practice simpler to schedule around work or caregiving demands. Licensed professionals use their clinical approaches to adapt exercises and homework for a remote setting so clients can keep building skills between sessions.