Claudia Briceno

Claudia Briceno is a licensed mental health counselor with a Master's degree in Mental Health Counseling and Behavioral Medicine from Boston University. She centers her work on clear communication, empathy, and helping people rebuild self-esteem. Claudia emphasizes practical tools that make daily life easier and supports clients in setting healthy boundaries.

Claudia sees therapy as a collaborative process. She helps people identify patterns that cause stress or conflict and practices communication skills together in session. She brings straightforward exercises and concrete strategies so clients can try new ways of relating outside the room.

Her background includes nine years working in clinical settings and offering support around anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, and issues connected to sexuality and identity. She also addresses concerns such as sleep and eating difficulties, career stress, and compassion fatigue. Claudia works in both English and Spanish and is based in Massachusetts.

Claudia integrates several approaches when helping someone make change. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to challenge unhelpful thoughts and on dialectical skills for emotional regulation. Emotion-focused and mindfulness practices are used to help people notice feelings and improve connection to themselves. Solution-focused work keeps sessions goal-oriented and practical.

Her style is direct but warm. She values transparency and mutual communication. To begin, she asks about current struggles and goals, then co-creates a plan that fits a person’s life and pace.

Approaches used in online therapy and how they help

Claudia draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to help people identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT often includes specific exercises and experiments that can be practiced between sessions to reduce anxiety or depressive symptoms.

She also uses dialectical behavior therapy skills to teach emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. DBT techniques are practical and aim to give tools for managing intense emotions and improving relationships.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Claudia will work with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. She explains options and adjusts the plan based on what’s working and what isn’t.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the session formats offered before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people use mindfulness and homework exercises between sessions to reinforce progress.