Claudia Santiago

Claudia Santiago is a licensed clinical social worker with 12 years of experience in California. She centers her work on mindfulness and practical skills to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and major life changes in everyday terms.

Claudia uses mindfulness practices alongside client-centered conversation to help people notice thoughts and feelings without judgment. She combines these with cognitive behavioral techniques to identify patterns and try small changes that can make daily life feel easier. Sessions focus on what matters most to each person and on steps that feel doable between meetings.

Her practice addresses a wide range of concerns, from trauma and grief to relationship strain and parenting stress. She also supports people facing burnout, compassion fatigue, addiction, ADHD, chronic illness, and self-esteem struggles. Claudia pays attention to attachment and abandonment issues, communication problems, and challenges that come from blended family situations.

Claudia aims for a warm, collaborative tone. She listens first, then works with each person to set goals and test approaches that match their values. The work is paced to the individual and balances practical tools with emotional insight.

Sessions are offered in English and Spanish. People seeking therapy follow a short matching questionnaire and schedule appointments based on the therapist's availability.

How mindfulness and practical therapies work online

Claudia draws on mindfulness therapy to help people build awareness of thoughts and bodily responses. Mindfulness exercises are offered in simple steps that can calm anxiety, improve sleep habits, and ground people facing trauma or intense stress.

She also uses client-centered therapy, which centers the person's own goals and life story rather than imposing a fixed agenda. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is used to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and test small behavioral changes that can reduce symptoms like low mood or anxiety.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Claudia collaborates with each person to figure out which methods fit their needs and preferences, and she adjusts the plan as progress unfolds.

The practical benefits of online therapy often include easier scheduling and fitting sessions into a busy week. Confirm the therapist's current session options before booking, since formats are not specified in the biography. Online work can make it simpler to keep continuity of care, try short check-ins when needed, and practice skills between sessions without adding travel time.