About Clair
Clair Figueroa is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with ten years of practice in California. She focuses on helping people who are dealing with stress and anxiety and those navigating LGBT concerns, relationships, trauma, and self-esteem. Clair aims to make the first step easier for anyone feeling unsure about starting therapy.
Clair keeps sessions straightforward and calm. She invites people to talk about worries, painful memories, and relationship strain without judgment.
Background and approach
Conversations often include practical coping ideas that can be tried between meetings. Her background includes a decade of work supporting people through trauma and post-traumatic stress, as well as issues like body image, guilt, and shame. She draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people find clearer thinking and steadier emotions.
Sessions balance processing difficult feelings with skills for daily life. Clair often helps people clarify life purpose and motivation when they feel stuck. She also offers focused support for women’s issues and identity-related concerns.
Her approach aims to be flexible so it fits each person’s situation and goals. People can expect a respectful, nonjudgmental space to talk and to set small, achievable goals. Clair encourages open communication about what’s working and what needs to change so therapy stays useful and relevant.
How evidence-based approaches work online
Clair uses well-established therapeutic techniques that focus on processing difficult memories and building coping skills. One approach emphasizes working through traumatic memories in a structured way to reduce their emotional intensity. This can help when past events keep causing anxiety or distress. Another approach centers on learning and practicing specific skills for managing anxiety and improving day-to-day functioning. That work often includes step-by-step exercises you can do between sessions to notice progress and build confidence.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Clair will talk with each person about their goals, symptoms, and what feels manageable. Together they adjust the plan as therapy progresses so techniques match changing needs and preferences.
Online sessions are offered by licensed professionals using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls are good for face-to-face conversation and deeper work. Phone sessions can be easier if bandwidth is limited or you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and messaging let you check in or have shorter conversations when schedules are tight. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life while keeping consistent contact with a therapist.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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