Kamala Young-Claudio , LCSW-R

Kamala Young-Claudio is a licensed clinical social worker with 20 years of practice in New York. She helps people facing relationship strain, grief, low self-esteem, compassion fatigue, and big life changes. Kamala aims to make that first step feel manageable and steady. She listens with respect and sensitivity. Sessions focus on the issues you bring and what you want to change. Conversations and goals are tailored to each person's needs rather than following one fixed plan. Kamala draws on several therapy styles to match what works for the client. She uses client-centered methods to place the person’s experience at the center of care. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques help break unhelpful thinking patterns and build practical coping skills. Her background includes long experience supporting caregivers, people facing illness or loss, and those handling family and communication problems. She also addresses abandonment, attachment concerns, blended family challenges, and end-of-life and hospice related stress. In sessions clients can expect straightforward talk about goals, steps to try between meetings, and regular check-ins on progress. Kamala offers phone and video sessions as well as messaging options to fit different schedules. She works in English from her New York practice as an LCSW-R. If you want practical help sorting a relationship issue, grieving a loss, or managing burnout from caregiving, she helps people clarify next steps and regain some daily steadiness.

Therapy approaches and online options that fit your life

Client-centered therapy focuses on the person's own experience and priorities, giving space for you to shape goals and the pace of work. It is helpful when someone needs support being heard and understood as they figure things out.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches simple tools to challenge unhelpful thoughts and build new coping habits for problems like low self-esteem, anxiety about changes, and grief-related distress.

Psychodynamic therapy examines how past relationships and patterns influence current feelings and behavior. This approach can help people understand recurring troubles in relationships and long-standing emotional patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with each person to choose methods that match their goals and preferences, and can adjust the plan as progress is made.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation without travel, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging supports brief check-ins or ongoing notes between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, or medical appointments while keeping treatment consistent.