Claudia Carballal-Benaglio , LPC

Claudia Carballal-Benaglio is a bilingual Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas who works with individuals, couples, and families. She offers multicultural counseling in both English and Spanish, supporting people from diverse racial and belief backgrounds.

Before focusing on counseling she practiced law and has more than ten years of experience as a life coach; she is also a yoga practitioner. Those experiences inform her therapeutic style, bringing skills in negotiation for couples and families along with an emphasis on self-understanding, self-awareness, and thoughtful inquiry in individual work.

Claudia primarily practices cognitive behavioral therapy, helping clients examine thoughts and core beliefs to gain clarity and find practical solutions. She also incorporates narrative approaches that invite clients to observe their life stories and find meaning in complex experiences. People most often seek her help when facing crossroads, relationship conflict, difficult family dynamics, emotional turmoil, lack of clarity, anxiety, anger, or when working to overcome past trauma.

She maintains a busy practice, seeing around 35 to 40 individuals per week across her private practice and work with a mental health department. Claudia blends coaching and therapeutic perspectives to support clients in navigating change and building resilience, and she looks forward to speaking with prospective clients about their goals.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Claudia draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to help clients identify and test unhelpful thoughts and beliefs, then develop practical strategies for coping and symptom relief. Cognitive behavioral techniques are often helpful for anxiety, stress, mood concerns, and problem-solving around daily challenges.

She also uses narrative therapy to help clients examine the stories they tell about themselves and their relationships, exploring how meaning is made and where alternative, more empowering narratives might be developed. Narrative work can be useful for life transitions, identity questions, and reframing difficult experiences.

Claudia incorporates mindfulness-informed practices to increase present-moment awareness and reduce reactivity, supporting clients who want tools for emotional regulation and grounding.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Claudia works collaboratively with clients to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan as progress unfolds.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for scheduling and for choosing the communication style that feels most comfortable. These formats make it easier for clients to access licensed professionals and therapists from different locations while maintaining continuity of care and adapting to busy lives.