Claudia is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist specializing in providing a vast variety of therapeutic modalities in both English and Spanish to high school and college students, young adults launching into adulthood, and adults established in life.

Claudia has over 14 years experience working in community based mental health services including employment support, case management, and therapy in a variety of settings: outpatient, field-based, in-home and school based services servicing communities in need. 

Claudia is also a clinical trainer, curriculum developer, and consultant with the DMH-UCLA Prevention Center of Excellence and UCLA-UCSF ACEs Aware Family Resilience Network. As a trainer and curriculum developer, she provides professional development to professionals in health care, mental health, and various other settings, through evidence-based trainings, consultations, and coaching, designed to improve community mental health and well-being through Trauma and Resilience Informed Care by understanding the impact of toxic stress, recognizing and strengthening protective factors, and resiliency. Claudia is very passionate about destigmatizing mental health in all communities as well as empower and motivate to strengthen individuals’ confidence in self-discovery.