Laura Duffy , LPC

Laura Duffy is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in New Jersey. She focuses on helping people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, low self-esteem, depression, grief, and related concerns. Her approach is warm and nonjudgmental, and she aims to make therapy practical and understandable for everyday life.

Laura draws on nine years of clinical experience in community and hospital settings. She has worked across different levels of care, including inpatient programs, outpatient treatment, intensive outpatient programs, and partial hospitalization. That background gives her familiarity with both addiction and mood-related concerns.

In sessions she takes a person-centered stance and emphasizes collaboration. Clients set goals and she helps shape a plan to reach them, checking progress and making changes when needed. She also integrates techniques from cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior therapies to address thinking patterns and build coping skills.

Mindfulness and motivational interviewing are other tools she uses to help people increase awareness and find internal motivation for change. These methods are applied in straightforward ways, such as simple mindfulness exercises or guided problem-solving around cravings, impulsivity, or anxiety.

People seeking support for issues like process addictions, substance use, panic attacks, bipolar mood challenges, or recovery from sexual assault will find a clinician experienced with those concerns. Laura emphasizes empowerment, self-compassion, and practical steps toward better day-to-day functioning.

How Laura blends practical approaches for online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and collaboration. It means the therapist follows your lead, helps you clarify goals, and supports growth with empathy and respect. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect. It uses straightforward exercises to change unhelpful thinking and build new coping skills for anxiety, panic, mood problems, and addictive behaviors.

Finding the right approach is a team effort. Laura will work with you to choose or combine methods based on your goals, symptoms, and what feels most helpful. That may mean starting with skills training, then adding motivational work to support change, or using mindfulness practices to reduce reactivity.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to fit sessions into life. Video calls let you have a face-to-face conversation without travel, phone sessions can work when bandwidth or camera use is limited, and live chat or text messaging allow shorter check-ins or ongoing support between appointments. These options make it easier to keep continuity of care while using CBT, DBT skills, mindfulness exercises, and motivational techniques in real time.