Claudia Salgado, LMFT

Hi, I’m Claudia! I’m a licensed marriage and family therapist in New Jersey, Florida, and Connecticut. You may also call me a Relationship Builder who helps couples, families, adults and children utilize their strengths and skills to thrive. Every day you interact with others at home, school, and work in person or even through social media. You affect and are affected by your connections with others. It is not surprising that you as well as many other individuals, couples, and families experience difficulties in relationships. This may be due to communication issues, disconnection, anger, and painful life events.

My work supports your child learning to trust, play and be at peace with themself despite setbacks, difficult transitions, and traumatic experiences including child sexual abuse. Is your child struggling with inattention, acting out, and tantrums? They can learn different ways to express themselves and to communicate. When working with you, we collaborate on building the skills you need to guide your child’s behavior to be their best self. For your little one, I utilize play therapy techniques, as “play is the language of children” to help them verbalize and process thoughts and feelings, as well as to learn better coping skills.

If you are struggling with anxiety, depression, grief, or parenting issues, I work with you to utilize the strengths in your relationships to overcome the challenges you face.

Although I tailor my approach to your needs, I tend to use a systemic approach. I address the interactions between each person in your family or the relationship of the individuals within your family. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Mindfulness techniques may also play a prominent role in our work together.

I speak English, Spanish and Portuguese.