Claire Simon, LISW

Claire Simon is a Licensed Independent Social Worker with ten years of experience helping people find more balance. She focuses on practical, evidence-based methods to reduce stress, manage anxiety, and address trauma, depression, ADHD, and family concerns. Claire centers sessions on each person's strengths and goals. She works in Ohio and offers services in English.

Claire prefers an integrative approach that blends proven techniques with what each person says works for them. She uses feedback from sessions to shape treatment and emphasizes short-term, skills-focused work when that fits the person's goals. That can include learning coping tools, shifting from self-criticism toward self-compassion, and building routines that stabilize mood.

Her experience includes supporting people with mood disorders, panic and obsessive worries, post-traumatic stress, seasonal affective challenges, and recovery after sexual assault or abuse. She also notes work related to veteran and armed forces issues and young adult concerns. Sessions aim to teach practical skills and share resources people can use between meetings.

Claire describes her practice as trauma-informed and collaborative. She helps people set attainable objectives and checks in often to make sure the plan is useful. Progress is tracked through concrete goals rather than vague promises.

To begin, a person will complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule based on the therapist's availability. Claire uses a subscription model for sessions that can be canceled at any time.

How evidence-based work translates to online therapy

Claire emphasizes practical, evidence-based techniques that teach skills people can use day to day. Those approaches focus on building coping strategies, reducing unhelpful patterns, and increasing behaviors that improve mood and functioning. Claire tailors sessions to each person's goals and feedback.

Two common approaches she uses are skills training for emotion and behavior regulation and trauma-informed care. Skills training involves learning concrete strategies for managing anxiety, attention challenges, or mood swings. Trauma-informed care means recognizing the effects of past harm and moving at a pace that feels tolerable while teaching tools to reduce distress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Claire collaborates with each person to identify which methods fit their needs and preferences. She checks in regularly and adjusts the plan if a technique is not helping or if goals change.

Confirm current session options before booking because specific formats are not listed in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into busy days, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It can also help people maintain continuity of care while balancing work, school, or family obligations.