Claudia Van Porter, LCSW

Claudia Van Porter is a licensed clinical social worker with 15 years of experience helping people cope with stress, anxiety, depression, and difficult relationship issues. She practices in New Jersey and focuses on clear, evidence-based ways to help clients feel steadier and more understood.

Claudia works with people who are managing trauma, attachment wounds, or the fallout from separation and loss. She also supports those facing problems such as abandonment fears, codependency, dissociation, and the emotional effects of serious illness. Her approach is respectful of each person's spiritual view and personal strengths.

In sessions she listens for practical changes that matter day to day. Conversations usually focus on identifying patterns, building coping strategies, and practicing small steps that lead to better mood and clearer relationships. She keeps language plain and aims to make therapy feel doable for busy lives.

Claudia has particular experience supporting people who feel isolated or who are navigating major life transitions. She also has experience working with clients who are hearing impaired or who have intellectual disabilities, and she seeks to adapt approaches to each person’s needs.

Her practice emphasizes steady progress rather than quick fixes. Prospective clients from service and civilian life sectors often seek her out for help managing the stresses that come with big role changes and ongoing demands.

Evidence-based approaches and online care that fit your life

Claudia uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and emotional processing. One common approach helps people identify unhelpful patterns in relationships and daily habits, then practice new ways of responding. This is useful for anxiety, codependency, and attachment concerns. Another approach centers on processing difficult experiences and building coping skills so memories and emotions feel less overwhelming, which can help after trauma, loss, or major medical challenges.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Claudia works with clients to weigh their needs, goals, and preferences and then adapts techniques over time. Clients help set the pace and choose which strategies to try first so therapy fits their life and priorities.

If you are interested in online work, confirm current session options before booking. Many people find virtual sessions easier to fit into busy schedules, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Talk with Claudia about what will work best for your routine and needs so sessions can be planned to match your everyday life.