Claudio Vargas Silva is a registered Marriage and Family Therapist Intern, minister and pianist. He worked for 16 years as a pastor in Brazil and the US. He also worked for nine years as a chaplain in Brazil. Claudio has as Bachelor’s degree in Theology and a Master’s degree in Marriage, Family and Child Therapy. Claudio is a member of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, and he speaks fluent English, Spanish and Portuguese.

Claudio is also an experienced speaker and travels throughout the US, Mexico and Brazil giving piano concerts and seminars about family, self-esteem, anger management, communication and conflict management.

Claudio’s messages are listened throughout the internet, some of them thousands of times. In YouTube alone he has been heard more than 100,000 times. Claudio's messages are available on CD and DVD, and he has written the book Master Yourself: Ten Steps to Loving Yourself, Having Good Relationships and Being Successful. You can listen to his messages on YouTube and on his website www.claudiovargas.net..

Claudio works with individuals, couples, families and adolescents. He can help families and individuals with relationship issues, anxiety, depression, anger management, parenting, panic disorder, codependency, divorce and spiritual issues.

Education:
• University of Phoenix, Master of Science in Counseling/Marriage, Family and Child Therapy
• Instituto Adventista de Ensino, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Bachelor of Theology, Bible Languages

Areas of Focus:
Individuals
Couples
Families
Adolescents
Relationship issues
Anxiety
Depression
Anger management
Parenting
Panic disorder
Codependency
Divorce
Spiritual issues

Professional Memberships:
California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT)

Workshops Given, Therapy Groups Led, Professional Writings:
• Authored book Master Yourself: Ten Steps to Loving Yourself, Having Good Relationships and Being Successful
• Led groups on parenting
• Gave workshops on family, how to overcome guilt and self-esteem