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I’m Dr. Claudia Nuñez a licensed clinical psychologist with over a decade of experience supporting adults through anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, and major life transitions. I believe therapy is not about reliving pain for its own sake. It is about understanding what your suffering has been signaling and bringing that understanding into the present so you can live with more clarity, self-compassion, and choice. Many of the people I work with feel caught in anxiety and overthinking, people pleasing, guilt, burnout, or a deep sense that something needs to change but they cannot quite name what. Others are moving through grief or life transitions that have shaken their identity, relationships, or sense of direction. Some are navigating a spiritual calling or values shift, and feeling both pulled toward meaning and exhausted by the weight of it all. My approach is integrative, trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and grounded in Internal Family Systems and liberation psychology. Rather than viewing symptoms or recurring patterns as personal flaws, we explore them with curiosity and consider how they may have been shaped by your history, relationships, culture, environment, and ways of adapting. Together, we identify what is no longer serving you, clarify what you need now, and develop responses that feel more intentional, sustainable, and aligned with your values. Alongside talk therapy, I may incorporate mindfulness, somatic awareness, narrative exploration, and evidence-informed cognitive and behavioral strategies. Grounding and breath practices are offered collaboratively and adapted to your comfort—not to bypass pain or minimize the realities around you, but to help you remain present and build greater capacity for choice. My style is warm, honest, and collaborative. We move at a pace that respects your boundaries while supporting meaningful reflection and change.
In our first session, we will slow things down and get oriented. I’ll invite you to share what is bringing you in, what you have been carrying, and what you hope might feel different with support. I may ask about your history, current stressors, relationships, sleep, mood, and coping so I can understand the fuller picture, but we will not force details you are not ready to share. Together, we will clarify what feels most important, begin identifying patterns that may be keeping you stuck, and consider what has or has not helped in the past. The first session is not a test, and you do not need to have the “right” words. We will move at a pace that respects your boundaries. By the end, you should have a clearer sense of how I work, where we might begin, and whether working together feels like a good fit.
I bring warmth, depth, curiosity, and a strong respect for each client’s lived experience. I listen for both what is being said and what may be happening underneath, helping clients connect patterns, emotions, relationships, culture, and larger systems without reducing them to a diagnosis. I balance compassion with honesty, insight with practical tools, and reflection with movement toward change. My aim is to create a space that feels safe, collaborative, culturally responsive, and grounded enough for meaningful work to happen.
My ideal client is someone willing to arrive as they are, with curiosity toward the parts of themselves that have learned to navigate life in the best ways they could. They are open to exploring how personal, cultural, and systemic experiences have shaped their inner world, while creating space for greater clarity, self-trust, and wholeness. The work begins by showing up and reconnecting with the wisdom, and inner resources that can support the freedom to live more fully as oneself.
Other specialties
I identify as
Acceptance and commitment (ACT)
ACT helps us notice unhelpful thoughts without getting stuck in them, learn how to make space for difficult emotions instead of fighting them, and stay more present with what matters most.
Mindfulness-Based Therapy
Mindfulness is a core part of how I support clients in therapy. My experience with mindfulness-based approaches includes guiding individuals to develop awareness of their thoughts, emotions, and body sensations in the present moment without judgment. This practice helps clients create space between themselves and their distress, so they can respond with greater clarity and choice instead of reacting automatically. In sessions, I often weave in breathing techniques, grounding practices, body awareness, and mindful reflection to help regulate the nervous system and bring a sense of calm. Mindfulness also supports trauma recovery, stress management, and emotional resilience by helping clients stay anchored in the present, even when facing painful experiences. For many clients, mindfulness becomes a practical tool they can use outside of therapy in daily life, relationships, and moments of difficulty. By learning to pause, notice, and gently redirect attention.
Adlerian
Adlerian Therapy is a holistic, insight-oriented approach that helps clients understand the “story” they've been living ; the beliefs and early experiences that shape how we move through the world. It’s about reclaiming agency, fostering self-compassion, and cultivating the courage to live in alignment with our values. Adlerian work emphasizes connection, purpose, and true belonging.
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Through an IFS-informed lens, we explore the different parts of you with curiosity and compassion, including the parts that protect, criticize, avoid, or carry pain. Rather than trying to eliminate these parts, we work to understand their purpose, strengthen self-trust, and create greater balance within.
6 ratings with written reviews
June 18, 2026
My other therapist was no longer accepting my insurance and fate landed Dr. Nunez as my therapist. I feel she is right by my side and is 100% engaged. She understands me. I am able to reach deep down and slowly deal with my demons. I am thankful for Dr. Nunez that she is a big part of my healing journey.
June 11, 2026
Dr.Nunez continues to cultivate trust in our relationship allowing me to understand and become aware of the root cause(s) of my emotional relationship patterns. I feel challenged at times but in a measured way that helps prepare me for our next session.
May 4, 2026
I have had 8 sessions with Caludia so far and have really appreciated the space we've created in our sessions. She provides genuinely helpful feedback and challenges certain ways of thinking that keep me looping. Her style of processing things with you is comforting and insightful as she knows how to turn the information you give her into more clarity or insight on our own inner workings. She is goal oriented but not pushy- makes a point to not dig into anything I'm not ready to look at.