About Me…
I’m a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist & Certified Executive Coach.
I have a bias for action, solutions, and empathy.
I take an integrative, strengths-based approach.
I believe in asking powerful, thought-provoking questions.
I value personal and professional success equally.
As someone who has been personally surrounded by successful leaders, entrepreneurs, and executives, I understand the pressures on and off the court.
My mission is to provide a unique space in which personal growth can be achieved through a combination of warmth + directness and insight + action.
The Detailed Bio:
Claudia is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) who earned her Masters degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from The Family Institute at Northwestern University. During this time, Claudia received extensive clinical training from the Bette D. Harris Family & Child Clinic, where she worked with individuals, couples, and families from various backgrounds on a wide array of issues. Prior to her time at Northwestern, she obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Claudia also maintains a certificate in Executive Coaching, which complements her clinical training.
With years of professional and personal experience working with successful executives and senior leaders, Claudia specializes in executive therapy - working therapeutically to help high-level professionals achieve their personal and professional goals in one powerful space. As a coach, Claudia works within a systemic context that devotes customized focus to clients from a psychological, professional, and personal point of view. By meeting clients where they are at while also challenging them at pivotal growth points, Claudia offers skills that enable clients’ ability for optimal success financially, strategically, emotionally, and more.
Prior to launching her business, Claudia worked as a Staff Marriage and Family Therapist at a private practice and also at a partial-hospitalization program in the Chicagoland area. Claudia also previously maintained a Manager of Client Relations role at a leading Managed Services Provider (MSP) / IT consultancy firm. Claudia is an AAMFT-approved supervisor and a member of the Executives’ Club of Chicago.