Claudia Richards, LICSW

District of Columbia · 30 years in practice

Claudia Richards is a licensed clinical social worker with 30 years of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, and life changes.

License and registration

LICSW, District of Columbia: LC301720 · expires May 2027
NPI: 1588242382 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 30
Languages: English

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About Claudia

Claudia Richards is a licensed clinical social worker with 30 years of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, and life changes. She works with individuals facing relationship difficulties, parenting strain, addiction concerns, and career pressure. Her style is direct and compassionate, aimed at helping people find clearer thinking and better day-to-day coping.

Claudia uses practical, evidence-informed methods in sessions. She helps people name emotions, spot unhelpful thoughts, and try small changes that make a difference.

Background and approach

Conversations focus on real-life problems and steps clients can try between meetings. She combines Emotionally-Focused Therapy with client-centered listening and cognitive-behavioral techniques. That mix supports people who want to understand emotional patterns, improve communication, or manage mood and anxiety.

Mindfulness and dialectical behavior ideas are also available when they fit a client's goals. Claudia has worked in the District of Columbia throughout her career, bringing experience with adoption and foster care, attachment concerns, blended family issues, and first responder stress. She also supports people dealing with grief, infidelity, HIV/AIDS, and recovery from substance use.

Sessions are offered in English and delivered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Fees vary with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, visitors select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Claudia lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Self esteem
Depression
Coping with life changes
Addictions
LGBT
Family conflicts
Grief
Parenting issues
Anger management
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Coaching
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
Abandonment
Adoption and foster care
Attachment issues
Blended family issues
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Divorce and separation
Drug and alcohol addiction
Family problems
Fatherhood issues
First responder issues
HIV / AIDS
Infidelity
Intellectual disability
Jealousy
Life purpose
Men's issues
Midlife crisis
Money and financial issues
Mood disorders
Multicultural concerns
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Personality disorders
Prejudice and discrimination
Self-love
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Claudia names

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Online support

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Emotionally-Focused Therapy focuses on identifying and shifting emotional patterns that get in the way of connection and well-being. In sessions clients name core emotions, practice new ways of responding, and work toward clearer communication and emotional repair.

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes an accepting, nonjudgmental stance. The therapist listens closely and follows the client's lead to build self-understanding and confidence. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors to reduce anxiety and low mood through concrete exercises and homework.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Claudia treats the choice as collaborative and adjusts methods based on a client's goals, needs, and preferences. Together the therapist and client try approaches, track progress, and change direction when something isn’t helping.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video calls support face-to-face conversation and nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth or movement is a concern. Live chat and text messaging let clients check in between sessions or use shorter, written check-ins when that fits a schedule. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, family life, and other commitments.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Claudia help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, parenting pressures, addictions, grief, career issues, bipolar struggles, ADHD, and related concerns listed in her profile.

What is Claudia's therapeutic style?

Her style blends client-centered listening with practical strategies. Sessions focus on emotions, thought patterns, and small steps to improve daily functioning.

How long has she been practicing?

Claudia has 30 years of clinical experience providing psychotherapy in the District of Columbia.

What credentials and location are listed?

She holds a DC LICSW and practices in the District of Columbia.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the US work with her?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

What session formats are available?

Claudia offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and communication styles.

How are fees and scheduling handled?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To start, click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a time.

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