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Claudia Smith, LCSW

Stress, Anxiety Addictions Self esteem, Motivation Depression ADHD
Video Phone Live Chat Messaging

About me

I am licensed in California with 40 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, coping with addictions, motivation, self esteem, and confidence, & depression. I believe that you are the expert of your story and that you have many strengths that will assist you in overcoming things that challenge you. It takes courage to seek out a more fulfilling and happier life and to take the first steps towards a change. I am here to support & empower you in that journey.

Professional experience

40yrs in practice
Stress, Anxiety Addictions Self esteem, Motivation Depression ADHD

Additional areas of focus: Family conflicts, Grief, Bipolar disorder, Coaching, Adoption and foster care, Attachment issues, Avoidant personality, Blended family issues, Chronic pain, illness, and disability, Codependency, Divorce and separation, Drug and alcohol addiction, Family of origin issues, Fatherhood issues, Guilt and shame, HIV / AIDS, Impulsivity, Jealousy, Life purpose, Military and veterans issues, Mood disorders, Multicultural concerns, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Personality disorders, Phobias, Post-traumatic stress, Self-harm, Sexual assault and abuse, Social anxiety and phobia, Traumatic brain injury, Workplace issues, Young adult issues

Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy

Services offered

Video
Phone
Live Chat
Messaging

License information

CA LCSW 11171

Reviews

These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Claudia Smith. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.

The best thing I have heard in the last year about my therapist, Claudia Smith, is when my grown up 41 year old daughter said, “I don’t know who this woman is or her degrees, but I see Real Changes in you and that has made us grow closer!!

Written on Oct 11, 2024 after therapy with Claudia for 1 year and 1 month on issues concerning stress, anxiety, family conflicts, grief, and adhd

Great experience

Written on Aug 31, 2024 after therapy with Claudia for 7 months on issues concerning addictions, and relationship issues

Best therapist I've ever had on BetterHelp , so happy to have found her

Written on Aug 01, 2024 after therapy with Claudia for 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, and relationship issues

I cannot believe how much progress I’ve made in such a little time!

Written on Jul 18, 2024 after therapy with Claudia for 9 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, and compassion fatigue

Claudia is a wonderfully kind, thoughtful, and practical therapist. She has helped me so, so much in the time we’ve been working together. Not even just with current things, but also with unpacking and understanding my past. She has truly changed my life for
the better!

Written on Jul 04, 2024 after therapy with Claudia for 11 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, parenting issues, self esteem, and coping with life changes

Claudia has been such a big help to me and I feel she goes above and beyond in order to help me with whatever issues I may be having. She gives me the tools I need to help me work on improving my life. I am grateful to have her as my therapist!

Written on Jul 04, 2024 after therapy with Claudia for 10 months on issues concerning depression, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, and coping with life changes