Claudia Stephens, LCSW
Therapist in Virginia
Claudia Stephens is a licensed clinical social worker with 27 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, and life transitions.
- Licensed inTexas, Virginia
- License17741, 0904018323
- NPI 1801400973
- Experience27+ years
- LanguagesEnglish
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About Claudia
Claudia Stephens is a licensed clinical social worker with 27 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, and life transitions. She works with adults on depression, self-esteem, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, parenting challenges, and career questions. Claudia emphasizes practical steps and steady support in sessions.
Her practice draws on attachment-based ideas to help people understand how early connections shape current feelings and choices. She blends that perspective with client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral tools, mindfulness, and EMDR where appropriate.
Background and approach
This mix is used to address symptoms and to change unhelpful patterns that keep people stuck. Claudia has worked as a clinical social work therapist and as a middle school counselor, giving her broad experience across developmental stages and common life pressures. That background informs her straightforward way of working and her focus on skills people can use between sessions.
In therapy she aims to build a calm, respectful space where people can talk through painful memories, process loss, and try new ways of relating. Sessions often include skill practice, problem-solving, and attention to emotional safety. She holds LCSW credentials in Virginia and Texas and offers services from Virginia.
Sessions are conducted in English and delivered through video calls, phone, live chat, or text messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
Credentials
- LCSW (Texas)
- License 17741 · expires September 2026
- LCSW (Virginia)
- License 0904018323 · expires June 2027
- NPI
- 1801400973 · national provider identifier
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Claudia lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Claudia names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Attachment-informed and practical care online
Claudia uses attachment-based ideas to help people see how early relationships affect current feelings and behavior. That approach looks at patterns of connection and helps people practice new ways to feel and respond to others, which can ease anxiety, intimacy concerns, and abandonment wounds.She also draws on client-centered therapy, which focuses on listening and reflecting so people feel heard and understood. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to identify unhelpful thoughts and try concrete changes in behavior to reduce symptoms like panic, low mood, or procrastination.
Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Claudia works collaboratively to match methods to each person's goals, preferences, and life context, and adjusts as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversation and skill practice, phone calls can fit into busy days or require less bandwidth, and chat or text can support quick check-ins or brief coaching between sessions. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into work, family, and daily life.
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Frequently asked
What kinds of problems does she help people with?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting strain, career transitions, ADHD, and related issues like codependency and abandonment.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is warm and practical, combining attachment-based thinking with client-centered listening and skill-based techniques to address patterns and symptoms.
How much experience does this clinician have?
She brings 27 years of experience working in clinical social work and school counseling settings, supporting people across many life stages.
What credentials and location are on file?
Claudia holds LCSW credentials in Virginia and Texas and practices from Virginia.
Are sessions available in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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