Claudia Van Porter, LCSW
Licensed in New Jersey · 15 years in practice
Claudia Van Porter offers practical, evidence-based therapy for people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship strain.
License and registration
- LCSW, New Jersey
- 44SC05693200 · expires August 2026
- NPI
- 1265300701 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 15
- Languages
- English
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About Claudia
Claudia Van Porter offers practical, evidence-based therapy for people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship strain. She brings 15 years of experience as a licensed clinical social worker in New Jersey and focuses on helping people find clearer footing during hard times. Claudia uses proven therapeutic techniques to address trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, and attachment concerns.
Sessions are straightforward and goal-oriented. She helps clients sort priorities, stabilize emotions, and build coping skills that fit day-to-day life.
Background and approach
She also supports people dealing with loss, divorce, caregiving and end-of-life issues, chronic illness such as cancer, and experiences of domestic violence. Claudia tailors conversations to each person’s history and needs instead of offering one-size-fits-all solutions. People who are neurodivergent or have intellectual or hearing impairments can find a calm, respectful space to talk through challenges.
Claudia pays attention to practical barriers and adapts pacing and communication to match each person. Her style blends attentive listening with clear, manageable steps clients can practice between meetings. Over time she helps people build resilience, reduce overwhelm, and reconnect with what matters to them.
To begin, she invites clients to name one or two priorities and then creates a plan together. Small, steady changes are a common focus, with an emphasis on skills that make everyday life easier.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Claudia lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Cancer
- Codependency
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Social anxiety and phobia
Online support
How Claudia’s approaches translate to online care
Claudia works with evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on symptom relief and practical skills. One common direction emphasizes emotion regulation and coping skills to reduce anxiety and manage depression; these are taught in short, doable steps and practiced between sessions. Another approach centers on attachment and relationship patterns, helping people recognize old relational habits and try different ways of connecting that feel safer and more effective. Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Claudia collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and pace. She starts by listening to immediate concerns, then suggests a plan and adjusts it as progress is made. Online sessions make regular work easier to keep up with. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for deeper discussion, phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging support shorter check-ins or ongoing reflection between meetings. These options give flexibility for busy schedules and different comfort levels while keeping therapy focused and practical.We will earn a commission if you sign up through our link, at no cost to you. It does not change what you pay or the order of the listings.
Questions people ask
What concerns does Claudia help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulty, trauma and abuse, and low self-esteem, and addresses related topics like attachment issues, codependency, and isolation.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is evidence-based and practical. Sessions focus on clear goals, emotion regulation, and skills people can use between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
Claudia has 15 years of clinical experience supporting people through mood challenges, trauma recovery, and major life transitions.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is a licensed clinical social worker holding an LCSW credential in New Jersey and lists that state as her practice location.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She meets with people by video call, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with therapy?
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