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EMDR
Teens & Families
Teens & Families
Learn more about ways to resolve trauma through this integrative approach
Teens & Families
Teens & Families
Teens & Families
Anxiety. Depression. Challenging Behaviors. Relationships,
LGBTQIA+
Teens & Families
LGBTQIA+
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, and Asexual + Individuals
About Me
My name is Claire Czajkowski and I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. I have over 10 years of experience in the private practice setting and my private practice location is in Long Beach, California.
My early work began in a school setting as a school-based therapist for a non-profit agency in Long Beach, CA for two years. There I worked with a diverse population of ethnically diverse children and adolescents. Much of my work included meeting the clients in their school setting, as well as providing family therapy for the client and their parents, either at the school or in their home. I worked extensively with the children/teens and their parents on a variety of issues: Crisis intervention, Suicidal ideation, Self-Harm/Cutting, Severe Depression, Trauma, Anxiety, ADHD, Self-Esteem Challenges, and Bullying,
Working with adolescents in the community has given me invaluable experience that I believe I carry with me in my private practice today. Providing adolescents with a space where they feel validated and heard is crucial to their development and success in life.
Prior to working with adolescents, I worked for The LGBT Center OC providing therapy for individual adults and couples. Much of the population I served at The Center identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or questioning. We worked closely on issues such as:
*Identity and the coming out process
*Relationship difficulties
*Depression
*Anxiety
*Trauma
*Surviving childhood sexual abuse
LGBTQIA+ Services
Since I began working with the LGBTQIA+ population back in graduate school, I have always felt a pull on my heart to advocate in the community. My desire is to provide a space to support whatever obstacles you are dealing with or have dealt with in the past. I am truly honored to have an affirmative practice to serve any who identify with the community. Many of the issues we can address in session include:
-Identity formation and exploration (gender & sexual orientation)
-The coming out process (as this can be lifelong)
-Conflicts about gender, identity & sexuality
-Relationship issues (with family or partner(s))
My most recent work within the community has been with transgender youth and genderqueer/non-binary young adults (18-35). I do believe that trans and gender non conforming individuals should be able to advocate for their own need in the medical health care system, however that is not always the case. Therefore, I can provide letters for gender affirming surgeries.