Claudia Asztalos

Claudia Asztalos is a Licensed Professional Counselor who helps people coping with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, relationship struggles, grief, sleep and eating problems, and ADHD. She frames symptoms as signals that something in life needs attention rather than personal failure. Claudia emphasizes practical, learnable skills alongside empathy and support.

She uses a trauma-informed perspective and draws on Trauma-Focused Therapy when trauma is central to a person's concerns. Claudia also uses acceptance-based methods and cognitive techniques to help people shift unhelpful thoughts and make choices that match their values. Sessions are warm and straightforward, with clear steps to try between meetings.

Claudia describes her style as approachable and authentic. She aims to offer understanding and validation while helping people build new coping strategies. She acknowledges how hard it can be to try therapy again and treats each person with the respect she would want as a client.

Her work balances talk and action. She helps people notice how the body and mind respond to stress, practice skills for emotion regulation, and slowly test change in everyday life. Claudia focuses on individual strengths and tailors each plan to the goals a person brings to therapy.

With six years of clinical experience and a Wisconsin LPC credential, Claudia combines life experience with ongoing learning. She invites people to take the first step and says small changes over time add up to meaningful improvements.

How Claudia’s approaches translate to online care

Claudia draws on Trauma-Focused Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in her work. Trauma-Focused Therapy helps people process overwhelming events and reduce trauma-related symptoms by gently working through memories and reactions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts, clarify what matters to them, and take small committed steps toward those values.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Claudia will listen to a person's concerns, goals, and preferences and work together to try approaches that fit. She emphasizes practical exercises and measurable steps so progress is easy to see and adjust as needed.

The original biography does not specify which online session formats are used, so confirm current options before booking. Many people find online sessions help fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for easier check-ins during breaks. Online work can also make it simpler to keep momentum between appointments by using brief follow-ups and focused skill practice tailored to daily life.