Therapist profile
Esther Dubique, LCSW
Virginia
LCSW - Relationships and trauma
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- Credentials
- LCSW
- License
- LCSW, Virginia / 0904009587
- NPI
- 1356638738
- Experience
- 7 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Virginia
About
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Attachment-based work
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
About Esther
Esther Dubique is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Virginia with seven years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing relationship strain, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, depression, anxiety, stress, and struggles around intimacy and codependency.
Esther focuses on practical skills and clear conversation. Sessions look at patterns that keep someone putting others first. She talks through communication habits, boundary-setting, and reactions to shame or guilt. The aim is clearer choices, not quick fixes.
Her background includes work with people dealing with caregiver stress, chronic illness, adoption and foster care issues, and first responder concerns. She also supports those coping with cancer, fertility challenges, end-of-life questions, and career strain. This range informs how she responds to each person's situation.
Esther uses several evidence-informed approaches. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thoughts, acceptance and commitment ideas to clarify values and action, and attachment-based work to look at relationship patterns. Dialectical behavior strategies and a client-centered stance appear when helpful.
She offers straightforward, down-to-earth sessions that concentrate on what a person wants to change. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Prospective clients choose the See online therapy options button, fill a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
How sessions work
How Esther uses therapy approaches in remote sessions
Esther often draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values despite difficult thoughts or feelings. ACT is useful when someone wants more direction and action in daily life.She also uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early and current relationships shape patterns like people-pleasing or difficulty trusting others. This approach helps identify recurring interaction styles and offers ways to try different responses in current relationships.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Esther will collaborate with each person to pick methods that fit their goals and comfort level. That means trying practical strategies, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan over time so sessions stay relevant to the client's needs.
The biography does not list specific online session formats. Before booking, confirm which formats are available. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and remove travel time so people can use breaks or evenings for appointments. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, homework, and skill practice to remote sessions so the work continues between meetings.
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Experience
7+ years
Listed in
Virginia
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, depression, anxiety, stress, codependency, and related concerns.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses clear, practical conversation and evidence-informed methods to address patterns and behaviors. Sessions focus on skills, values, and relationship patterns rather than labels.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Esther has seven years of experience as a clinician working with a range of issues such as caregiver stress, chronic illness, and adoption-related concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Virginia and provides services to people located in that state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Confirm current session options before booking by using the online matching process.
How is pricing handled?
Session cost varies with location and services. Therapy uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.