Laura Duffy

Laura Duffy is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in New Jersey with nine years of clinical experience. She works in a warm, non-judgmental way and focuses on helping people who are feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, stress, addiction, mood shifts, or trauma. She aims to build a straightforward plan with each person and supports measurable steps toward the goals they set together.

Her approach centers on listening first and then collaborating on realistic goals. Sessions typically emphasize practical skills and everyday changes rather than abstract theory. She draws on methods that help with panic, impulsivity, and difficulties that come from grief, shame, or relationship patterns like codependency.

Laura has experience in community and hospital settings and has supported people across a range of care levels. That background informs how she helps someone manage intense emotions, life transitions, or co-occurring substance use concerns. She has worked with mood disorders, post-traumatic stress, and a variety of personality-related challenges.

Therapy sessions combine a person-centered attitude with techniques from cognitive behavioral and mindfulness approaches. She also uses elements of dialectical behavior therapy and motivational interviewing to help people find motivation and cope with strong feelings. The work is practical: learning skills, practicing them between sessions, and checking what changes help.

People who meet with Laura can expect straightforward communication, a focus on building self-worth, and a steady process of reviewing progress. To begin, she asks people to identify clear goals so the sessions stay focused and useful.

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