Claudia Clarke, LPC

Claudia Clarke is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) practicing in Virginia with 15 years of experience. She focuses on common but painful problems like stress, anxiety, depression, and addictions. Claudia aims to make the first steps toward help feel manageable and straightforward. She works with people facing life changes and struggles with self-esteem and social anxiety. Claudia also addresses concerns linked to mood disorders, obsessive thoughts and compulsions, and issues around attachment and abandonment. Her practice pays attention to patterns that keep people stuck and to practical ways to move forward. In sessions she builds a compassionate, culturally responsive space for talking through difficult feelings. Claudia helps clients develop coping strategies and clearer routines that fit daily life. She emphasizes small, achievable steps so progress feels real. Her background includes 15 years supporting those dealing with substance use concerns and the emotional fallout that often comes with that work. Claudia blends careful listening with goal-focused conversation to help people reconnect with what matters to them. Therapy with Claudia is collaborative. She treats each person’s story as unique and works with them to set realistic goals. If you want to explore whether she is the right fit, follow the site process to begin a match and schedule a first session.

How evidence-based approaches translate to online work

Claudia uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and on building practical coping skills. Cognitive-style methods help identify and reframe thinking patterns that feed anxiety and depression, making day-to-day reactions easier to manage. Behavioral techniques focus on small, repeated actions to reduce compulsive behaviors and to strengthen healthier routines.

She also emphasizes emotion-focused work that helps people name and understand painful feelings tied to attachment, abandonment, or loss. This helps reduce shame and isolation and supports clearer decision making about relationships and personal priorities. These approaches tend to be collaborative and goal-oriented, with therapist and client adjusting the plan as needs evolve.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Claudia will help determine which methods fit your goals and preferences, and she will adapt the pace and focus based on how you respond. This shared process helps ensure therapy addresses the problems most important to you.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm which online options are available before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, avoid travel time, and choose a quieter moment in your day. It can also allow shorter check-ins when needed or regular weekly sessions that fit around work and family commitments.