Claudia Briceno, LMHC - Therapist in Massachusetts

About Claudia

Claudia Briceno is a licensed mental health counselor who uses goal-oriented therapy to help people manage everyday struggles. She guides clients toward clearer communication, stronger self-esteem, and healthier boundaries. Her style is straightforward and practical, focusing on skills people can use right away to feel steadier at home and work.

Claudia earned a Master of Arts in Mental Health Counseling and Behavioral Medicine from Boston University. She brings nine years of clinical experience and offers care in both English and Spanish.

Background and approach

She practices in Massachusetts and welcomes international clients for online sessions. In sessions she teaches tools for regulating strong emotions, coping with stress, and improving relationships. Claudia draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy among other methods.

She helps people notice unhelpful patterns and try different ways of responding. Parents and caregivers looking for help with family or parenting concerns can expect clear suggestions and step-by-step techniques. Claudia also supports work on grief, trauma, eating and sleeping challenges, depression, anxiety, and compassion fatigue.

She frames progress as gradual and practical. Her approach centers on open conversation and mutual planning. New clients complete a brief questionnaire to match and then schedule sessions that fit their lives.

Costs vary by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

Therapeutic approaches for online support

Claudia commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and helps people test and change unhelpful patterns. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and managing daily stressors. She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy to teach concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving interpersonal effectiveness. DBT techniques are helpful when strong emotions interfere with relationships or daily functioning.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy is another approach she uses to improve connection and communication in close relationships. EFT focuses on identifying emotions and changing negative interaction cycles so people feel understood and respond differently to one another. Claudia works with clients to choose which approach fits their situation and to adjust methods as goals evolve in therapy; this decision is collaborative and based on each person or family’s needs and preferences.

Online therapy offers flexibility for busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face work from home while phone sessions can be a simpler option when screens are difficult. Live chat and text-based messaging make it possible to check in between sessions or use brief coaching-style support. These formats help make regular, consistent care more accessible for people with varying schedules and responsibilities.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)

Attends to the emotions underneath a recurring argument or distance, and to the attachment needs driving them. Often used where a relationship keeps returning to the same painful loop.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Claudia commonly address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, and compassion fatigue, among other concerns listed in her specialties.

What is her general therapy style?

Claudia uses straightforward, skills-based approaches like CBT, DBT, and EFT to teach coping tools and improve communication in daily life.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has nine years of experience working in mental health settings and holds a Master of Arts in Mental Health Counseling and Behavioral Medicine.

What are her credentials and location?

She is licensed as an LMHC with the license number MA LMHC LMHC11409 and practices from Massachusetts.

Which languages are available for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English and Spanish, and she accepts international clients.

In what formats are sessions offered?

Clients can meet through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on their preference.

How are fees and billing handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What are the steps to begin therapy?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
LGBT
Relationship issues

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 9 years
Licensed: Massachusetts
Languages: English, Spanish

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