Claudia Asztalos, LPC

Claudia Asztalos is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Wisconsin who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and issues around self-esteem and addiction. She also supports those dealing with grief, sleep or eating concerns, anger, ADHD, and relationship or LGBT-related worries.

Claudia believes symptoms are signals about what happened, not flaws in a person. She listens with warmth and respect and aims to help people learn safer, more effective ways to cope. Many clients find her calm, direct style reassuring when they feel stuck or worn out by previous attempts at therapy.

Her work draws on cognitive behavioral approaches alongside acceptance and commitment ideas and attachment-based perspectives. Claudia also uses elements from dialectical behavior therapy and client-centered work to shape practical, real-world strategies. She focuses on small, concrete steps that help people manage overwhelming thoughts, moods, or urges.

Claudia values collaboration. She asks about a person’s goals and life context before suggesting techniques. Sessions emphasize skill-building, clearer communication, and repairing patterns that cause distress. She treats each person as an individual, not a label, and adjusts methods as needs change.

With six years of clinical experience, Claudia blends life experience with ongoing learning. Her aim is to help people feel seen, understood, and better able to handle life’s challenges. If someone is ready to try again, she offers a steady, practical approach to move forward.

Online approaches that focus on skills and values

Claudia uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify and change unhelpful thought and behavior patterns. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, sleep and eating concerns, and for building coping skills to manage strong emotions.

She also draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which emphasizes clarifying personal values and learning ways to accept difficult feelings while still taking meaningful action. ACT can be helpful for people struggling with avoidance, chronic worry, or low motivation. Attachment-Based Therapy is another strand in her work that looks at how early relationships shape current connection and trust issues, and it can help with relationship patterns and attachment concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Claudia will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. She adapts techniques over time and checks in about what is helping and what needs to change.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for skills practice. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is an issue or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Chat and messaging can support brief check-ins, skill coaching between sessions, or easier scheduling around a busy day.