Claudia Clarke , LPC

Claudia Clarke is a licensed professional counselor in Virginia with 15 years of experience helping people through stress, anxiety, depression, and major life changes. She focuses on practical support for addiction concerns, low self-esteem, and the everyday struggles that make moving forward feel hard. Claudia works with individuals who want clearer thinking, steadier mood, and better coping skills.

Her approach is warm and straightforward. She listens to what matters most and helps people try small changes that add up. Sessions include talking through patterns, testing new ways to respond, and building routines that reduce overwhelm.

Claudia pays attention to relationship patterns like attachment and abandonment issues, and to common sources of strain such as caregiver stress, money worries, and isolation. She also addresses compulsive behaviors and obsessions when they interfere with daily life.

She brings a culturally aware perspective and aims to make therapy practical and relatable. Work in sessions often focuses on skills for managing strong emotions, communication techniques, and steps to regain confidence.

Claudia describes therapy as a collaborative process. Clients set goals and move at a pace that feels manageable. She uses evidence-based methods to tailor support to each person’s situation and priorities.

Approaches and how online sessions work

Claudia uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on changing unhelpful patterns and building coping skills. One common approach is skills-based work that teaches practical tools for managing anxiety, mood swings, and urges tied to addictive behaviors. These tools include grounding exercises, thought tracking, and step-by-step behavior changes that help reduce distress and improve day-to-day functioning.

She also uses methods that examine relationship patterns like attachment and abandonment. This helps people notice repeated reactions, try new ways of communicating, and repair trust with themselves and others. That approach is useful for issues like isolation, communication problems, and chronic shame.

Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Claudia will collaborate with each person to identify goals and try methods that fit their needs and preferences. She adjusts the work as progress is made and invites feedback to keep sessions relevant and useful.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video allows face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be lower bandwidth and easier during a busy day, live chat offers shorter check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel schedules while keeping consistent contact with a licensed professional.