Claudia Lefort
Calm, practical support for life's challenges
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed in
- New York
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Claudia
Claudia Lefort is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people sort through overwhelming emotions and practical problems. She meets clients where they are and focuses on clear, doable steps to feel more capable. Claudia works from New York and draws on three years of clinical experience as an LCSW.
Her approach is straightforward and warm. Sessions start by talking about what brought the person in and what they want to change.
Background and approach
She often gives reading suggestions and simple strategies to practice between sessions. Claudia believes therapy should be a collaborative process where the person is actively involved and accountable for the change they want. Claudia favors short-term, solution-focused work for people addressing a specific crisis or goal.
She also uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness to help shift unhelpful thinking and reduce stress. Motivational interviewing techniques are included when someone needs help finding reasons to change or staying motivated. She pays attention to cultural and environmental context when helping someone move forward.
Expectations are honest and feedback is direct, delivered with empathy and friendliness. The goal is to build confidence and clearer self-understanding so daily life becomes easier to manage. Claudia helps with a range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, grief, addictions, parenting challenges, career questions, identity and self-love, and coping with life changes.
She supports people working through trauma and those living with bipolar disorder.
Practical approaches you can use online
Claudia draws from a few focused approaches that translate well to remote work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the connection between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches specific tools to change unhelpful thinking patterns. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve emotional regulation; it can help with stress, overwhelm, and staying present. Finding the right fit is a collaborative process. Claudia will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, and then recommend approaches that match those needs. She adjusts strategies based on what helps in real life, and checks in regularly to make sure the plan is working. Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation from home, while phone sessions offer a quieter, less visual option. Live chat and text-based messaging provide a way to get support between meetings or when typing feels easier. These formats offer flexibility and steady access to a licensed professional as someone works toward clear, manageable goals.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.
Mindfulness Therapy
Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.
Motivational Interviewing
A way of working through mixed feelings about change without being pushed. The therapist helps you weigh things up and find your own reasons, which often makes a difficult decision feel less stuck.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also works with
- Addictions
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Parenting issues
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English
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