Claudia De La Cruz-Perez

About Me

Claudia De La Cruz-Perez is a bilingual Transformation and Empowerment Life Coach, Certified Anger Management Specialist, Domestic Violence Counselor, and Batterers Intervention Facilitator dedicated to helping individuals heal, grow, and create meaningful change.

Raised in Oakland, California, Claudia brings deep cultural awareness, compassion, and a strong commitment to community-centered care. With more than two decades of experience in family services, crisis intervention, advocacy, case management, and community engagement, she understands the complex challenges that can affect individuals and families.

Claudia specializes in supporting men and women navigating domestic violence, childhood and developmental trauma, grief and loss, anger, chronic stress, and emotional or psychological challenges. Her experience includes working with survivors of abuse as well as individuals seeking to take accountability, change harmful behaviors, improve emotional regulation, and build healthier relationships.

Using a trauma-informed practices and culturally responsive approach, Claudia integrates evidence-informed strategies drawn from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy principles, Motivational Interviewing, mindfulness, emotional intelligence, and strengths-based coaching. She creates a respectful, nonjudgmental environment where clients can explore their experiences, identify patterns, develop practical coping skills, and move forward with greater clarity and confidence.

Claudia holds a Master of Science in Forensic Psychology and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a concentration in Criminal Justice. Her professional training includes life coaching, anger management, domestic violence counseling, batterers intervention, crisis intervention, parent neglect, and child abuse prevention and reporting.

Claudia believes that lasting transformation begins with self-awareness, accountability, compassion, and the courage to take one step at a time. Her goal is to empower every client to recognize their strengths, reclaim their voice, and create a safer, healthier, and more fulfilling future.

Coaching with me

Results & Goals

Overall Career Successes

Throughout my career, I have dedicated more than 25 years to empowering individuals, strengthening families, and serving diverse communities. My professional journey has included life coaching, domestic violence intervention, anger management, family advocacy, crisis response, case management, community engagement, and public service.

One of my greatest career successes has been my ability to support people throughout both the healing and accountability processes. I have assisted survivors of domestic violence through crisis intervention, safety planning, advocacy, and access to essential resources. I have also facilitated court-mandated anger management, batterers intervention, parent neglect, and child abuse intervention groups. In these roles, I have helped participants develop emotional regulation, conflict-resolution, stress-management, and healthy communication skills.

As a bilingual professional fluent in Spanish and English, I have successfully built trust with individuals and families from diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds. My work has allowed me to make services more accessible, provide culturally responsive support, and help clients feel heard, respected, and understood.

During my years with the City of Oakland and several community-based organizations, I developed and coordinated initiatives that connected residents with resources, improved community engagement, promoted public safety, and strengthened partnerships among families, service providers, legal professionals, government agencies, and community organizations. I have also delivered workshops, educational presentations, and group sessions focused on personal growth, accountability, safety, and behavioral change.

My academic and professional development represents another important career achievement. I earned a Master of Science in Forensic Psychology and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a concentration in Criminal Justice. I have completed specialized training in life coaching, anger management, domestic violence counseling, batterers intervention, crisis intervention, cognitive behavioral approaches, emotional intelligence, and mindfulness.

Above all, I consider every person who has gained confidence, strengthened their coping skills, improved their relationships, or taken a meaningful step toward healing and accountability to be part of my professional success. My career has reinforced my belief that compassionate guidance, practical tools, cultural understanding, and personal accountability can help people create lasting change.

How I like to coach

My coaching style is compassionate, collaborative, and focused on empowerment. I create a confidential, respectful, culturally responsive, and nonjudgmental space where clients feel safe exploring their experiences, recognizing patterns, and identifying the changes they want to make. I meet each person where they are and honor their individual strengths, values, cultural background, and personal journey.

Using a Compassion, Resilience, Personal Growth and strengths-based approach, I incorporate practical strategies drawn from cognitive behavioral principles, Motivational Interviewing, mindfulness, and emotional intelligence. I help clients establish realistic goals, develop healthier coping and communication skills, and take manageable steps toward lasting change. My role is to listen, encourage, provide honest feedback, and balance compassion with accountability so that clients can move forward with greater confidence, clarity, and purpose.

Offerings

Coaching

You don't have to remain stuck in patterns shaped by your past.

My women's transformation coaching programs provide a supportive, empowering space to understand your patterns, strengthen resilience, rebuild confidence, and develop practical tools for creating meaningful change

Through guided reflection, mindfulness, thought reframing, personal-growth strategies, and supportive coaching, you'll begin turning greater self-awareness into intentional action.

Your past is part of your story. It doesn't have to determine your next chapter.

"Your Past Should Never Dictate Your Future "

Courses

1. Healing After Emotional Abuse Group Package 1:1 - Empowering Women survivors, through self-love and self-compassion (This package is specifically designed for survivors of abuse)
2. RECLAIM GROUP PACKAGE - Resilience & Empowerment (1st Cohort/Group in Reclaim, Reconnect, & Rise Series)
3. Moving Forward "Your Past Should Never Dictate Your Future"
4. RECONNECT GROUP PACKAGE - Early Experiences & Adult Patterns (2nd Cohort/Group in Reclaim, Reconnect, & Rise Series)
5. RISE GROUP PACKAGE - Women's Empowerment & Family Leadership (3rd Cohort/Group in Reclaim, Reconnect, & Rise Series)

Digital Products

All coaching services are provided through Zoom, and all supplemental coaching materials and resources are delivered digitally.

Professional and life experience

My professional expertise is strengthened by both extensive education and deeply personal lived experience. I hold a Master of Science in Forensic Psychology and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a concentration in Criminal Justice, along with specialized training in life coaching, anger management, domestic violence counseling, batterers intervention, crisis intervention, cognitive behavioral approaches, mindfulness, and emotional intelligence. Throughout more than 25 years of community-centered service, I have supported individuals and families through advocacy, case management, crisis response, safety planning, education, and behavioral-change programs. I am also a survivor of domestic violence and adverse childhood experiences, which gives me a personal understanding of the courage, patience, and support often required to heal and rebuild. My professional knowledge and lived experience allow me to connect with clients through authenticity, cultural awareness, compassion, and hope while honoring that each person’s path is uniquely their own.

Fee description

Coaching sessions are offered in thoughtfully structured packages to make services more affordable and provide participants with consistent support throughout their coaching journey. Package pricing varies depending on whether participants select small-group coaching or private one-on-one sessions. All fees, payment schedules, and package details are clearly explained before enrollment.

Because my work is community-driven, a limited number of sliding-scale spaces are reserved for participants experiencing financial hardship. These spaces are offered based on individual need and availability, and reasonable documentation of financial hardship may be requested. All requests are handled privately, respectfully, and without judgment.