- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Bilingual English Spanish
About Claudia
Claudia Carballal-Benaglio is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) in Texas with three years of counseling experience and a broader background as a life coach, yoga practitioner, and former attorney. She offers bilingual support in English and Spanish and works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship conflict, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, and big life changes. Her practice also covers addictions, grief, intimacy concerns, sleep and eating issues, career uncertainty, mood concerns including depression and bipolar, ADHD, and LGBT-related matters.
Claudia leans on cognitive behavioral therapy to help clients notice and change unhelpful thoughts and beliefs. She also uses narrative approaches to help people make sense of their experiences and attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. Sessions often include mindfulness practices and conversational reflection rather than long lectures.
Clients commonly bring crossroads moments, family or relationship conflict, emotional overwhelm, or the aftermath of trauma. Claudia mentions experience negotiating between people, which can be useful in relationship and blended-family issues. She also addresses abandonment, attachment problems, codependency, communication problems, and caregiver stress.
Her counseling style draws on practical tools and reflective questioning. She aims to clarify patterns, suggest behavioral steps, and support people as they test new ways of coping. Claudia’s bilingual approach can help Spanish speakers discuss sensitive topics in their preferred language.
Claudia has worked in private practice and with a mental health department, seeing many clients per week in those roles. Prospective clients are encouraged to use the site’s matching button to view online therapy options and schedule a first session.
How Claudia’s approaches translate to online work
Claudia often combines cognitive behavioral therapy with narrative and attachment-based ideas. CBT focuses on identifying thoughts and testing small behavioral changes to reduce anxiety, improve sleep, or manage mood. Narrative therapy helps people tell and reframe their life stories so painful events feel more contained and understandable. Attachment-based approaches look at how early relationship patterns show up now and guide practical steps for communicating and setting boundaries.Finding the right mix is part of the work. Claudia will collaborate with each person to choose which approach fits their needs and goals. That means trying strategies, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan together rather than following a fixed method.
Confirm the session formats available before booking, as formats are not listed here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counseling into school, work, or caregiving schedules. They can shorten travel time, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and make it simpler to continue weekly work during busy periods. For people who prefer Spanish, sessions in that language are an option, so clients can focus on content and communication rather than translation.
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Experience
3+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English, Spanish
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship conflict, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, major life changes, addictions, grief, intimacy issues, sleep and eating concerns, mood conditions, and ADHD among other areas.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She primarily uses cognitive behavioral therapy to examine thoughts and beliefs, and also uses narrative and attachment-based approaches to explore meaning and relationship patterns.
How much experience does she have?
She is an LPC with three years of clinical counseling experience and additional background as a life coach, yoga practitioner, and former attorney.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She holds an LPC credential and practices in Texas.
Can I work with her in English or Spanish?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Does she take international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions billed?
Cost varies by location and therapy uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session through the platform.
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