About Claudia
Claudia Richards is a licensed clinical social worker with 30 years of practice in the District of Columbia. She focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, or big life changes. Claudia aims to meet each person where they are and offer steady, practical support.
She uses clear, hands-on methods to help clients understand their patterns and make changes. Sessions often include skills for managing strong emotions, tools to shift unhelpful thoughts, and steps for improving communication.
How Claudia works
Claudia also supports people facing addiction, grief, career strain, and compassion fatigue. Many clients come with relationship wounds, attachment questions, or challenges tied to adoption and blended families. Claudia works with concerns such as abandonment, codependency, infidelity, and commitment issues.
She combines emotional work with concrete strategies so people can move forward. Her practice integrates Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and Mindfulness Therapy. These approaches shape how she listens and plans treatment with each person.
Claudia draws on three decades of experience while tailoring care to individual goals. Claudia offers a respectful, affirming space for people of diverse backgrounds and identities. She provides guidance on parenting stress, first responder strain, HIV / AIDS related issues, and other specialized topics.
Her aim is to help people build resilience and clearer paths through difficult moments.
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What Claudia works with
The areas below are the ones Claudia selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Grief
- HIV / AIDS
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LICSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 30 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | District of Columbia |
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Online support options
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy centers the person in the room; the therapist listens deeply, reflects what matters, and follows the client’s pace to set goals and next steps. This approach helps with stress, self-esteem, and decisions where a person needs a steady, validating presence.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. In sessions clients learn practical exercises to spot unhelpful thinking and try small behavior changes to reduce anxiety and depression symptoms.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches concrete skills for managing intense emotions and improving relationships. It includes techniques for distress tolerance, emotional regulation, and clearer communication that can be practiced between sessions.
Choosing the best approach is a collaborative process. Claudia will work with each person to identify goals, test what helps, and adjust methods over time so therapy fits their needs and preferences.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video lets people use face-to-face interaction, phone can be easier when bandwidth is low, and chat or text can suit shorter check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and varied routines.
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