Hello! I'm Clara. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, with experience treating individuals diagnosed with PTSD, depression, and anxiety. I received my BA in Sociology from Wesleyan University and MSSW from the University of Texas at Austin. My approach is trauma-informed and systems-centered, and I am committed to working from an anti-oppressive framework. Therapy with me looks like co-creating a non-judgmental and affirming space where your thoughts, feelings, and experiences can be explored. I believe in the healing power of relationships and emphasize trust and honesty within the therapeutic relationship. I will invite you to share about your experience of treatment and will also share about how I am experiencing our dynamic. My goal is for our relationship to inspire new insights that help you build and maintain a healthy support system. I specialize in working with folks who have experienced trauma, loss, psychosis, addiction, and codependency in relationships. I identify and empathize with the unique barriers faced by the LGBTQIA+ community, and welcome clients from all gender and sexual identities.

What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?

During our first session, we will begin to get to know each other and work together to identify your goals for therapy. I will invite you to reflect on your experience of your first session with me to determine whether we are a good fit!

What treatment methods and tools do you utilize?

I use a relational psychodynamic, insight-oriented approach, which means that I attentively listen and help draw connections between your childhood experiences and your current patterns and beliefs. I work best with folks who are interested in deepening their emotional experience within the context of a safe and trusting therapeutic relationship. I incorporate mindfulness-based self-compassion into my work and am also trained in and utilize EMDR therapy for the treatment of PTSD symptoms.

Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.

I love people and their stories. I am genuinely interested in every person that I work with, which allows for clients to feel heard and supported by me. I don't consider myself an expert and recognize that I have a lot to learn from everyone that I meet. I have been told that people feel comfortable in my presence and safe to honestly explore themselves with my guidance and support.

About Clara Peretz