Claudia Carballal-Benaglio , LPC

Claudia Carballal-Benaglio is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas who works with individuals, couples, and families, offering bilingual services in Spanish and English and culturally attuned care. With more than a decade of experience as a life coach, a background as a yoga practitioner, and prior work as an attorney, she blends practical negotiation skills for couples and families with practices that encourage self-understanding and mindful inquiry.

Claudia primarily practices cognitive behavioral therapy, guiding clients to examine thoughts and core beliefs to gain clarity and develop actionable solutions. She also incorporates narrative approaches that help people explore meaning in their life stories and make sense of complex experiences. Her practice often supports people at crossroads, those facing relationship conflict or difficult family dynamics, and individuals coping with anxiety, anger, emotional turmoil, or a desire to resolve past trauma.

Her clinical work has included a substantial caseload in private practice and within a mental health department, seeing around 35 to 40 individuals per week. As a Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC, she brings clinical training and real-world experience together to help clients navigate life transitions, strengthen relationships, and build coping strategies tailored to their circumstances.

Approaches That Translate to Online Care

Claudia emphasizes cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), a practical approach that helps people identify unhelpful thought patterns and develop concrete strategies to manage anxiety, mood concerns, and daily stressors. CBT is goal-oriented and often focuses on skills that can be practiced between sessions to create measurable change.

She also uses narrative therapy, which invites clients to explore the stories they tell about themselves and their relationships. By examining and sometimes reframing those narratives, people can find new perspectives on past experiences, improve self-understanding, and reduce the influence of limiting beliefs.

Mindfulness-based practices complement these approaches by encouraging present-moment awareness and self-regulation techniques that support emotional balance and stress reduction. These practices can be adapted to individual needs and integrated into therapeutic work.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Claudia works with each person to assess needs, goals, and preferences, and together they determine which methods fit best. She draws on a mix of techniques and adjusts the plan as progress is made.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules or access care from different locations. These options support continuity of care and make attending sessions more convenient for many people.