Therapist profile
Esther Priegue, LCSW
New York
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - stress and trauma
Continue with EstherWhere Esther stands
- Credentials
- LCSW
- License
- LCSW, New York / 071793
- NPI
- 1447292594
- Experience
- 25 years
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Location
- New York
About
- CBT
- DBT skills
- Motivational interviewing
About Esther
Esther Priegue is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in New York with 25 years of experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low mood, and challenges with motivation and self-esteem. Esther also addresses a wide range of life pressures such as parenting strain, career concerns, grief, and codependency.
In sessions she treats each person as the expert of their own story. She listens for strengths people already use and helps expand practical steps that fit daily life. Conversations focus on what feels most pressing and on small, concrete changes that make routines and choices easier.
Her background includes work with trauma-related problems and mood concerns. She uses structured techniques to help people notice unhelpful thinking, test new behaviors, and manage emotional overwhelm. She also draws on strategies that build skills for handling intense feelings and improving communication.
Esther blends problem-solving with attention to safety and coping. That can mean short-term goal planning, learning tools to reduce stress, or working through responses that come up around relationships and family history. Sessions aim to be straightforward and useful rather than abstract.
She offers services in English and Spanish and has experience supporting people coping with major life changes, chronic illness, end-of-life issues, and work-related compassion fatigue. To begin, visitors follow the site’s booking flow and complete a brief matching questionnaire to schedule a first session.
How sessions work
How Esther’s approaches translate to online sessions
CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, helps people notice patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems going. In practice this looks like identifying a worry, testing how accurate it is, and trying small behavioral experiments to change outcomes. It is commonly used for anxiety, low mood, and stress. DBT, or Dialectical Behavior Therapy, focuses on building skills to manage strong emotions and improve interpersonal effectiveness. That can mean short emotion-regulation tools, breathing and grounding practices, and clear communication techniques useful in tense relationships. Finding the right approach is part of the work. Esther collaborates with each person to pick techniques that fit their goals and daily life. She adjusts methods over time based on what feels useful and what the person wants to focus on. Confirm current session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific online modalities. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow a quieter check-in when time is short, or let someone choose a shorter focused appointment. Talk with her during the matching steps about what kind of session rhythm and length would work best for you.Areas of focus
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Experience
25+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English, Spanish
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low mood, self-esteem problems, ADHD, relationship and family concerns, grief, parenting strain, career issues, codependency and related topics.
How would she describe her way of working?
She uses practical, evidence-based approaches such as CBT and DBT skills to help people change thinking and manage emotions, alongside solution-focused steps for immediate goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 25 years of professional experience supporting people with trauma, mood concerns, and life transitions.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LCSW licensed in New York and practices with that credential in the state.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time; check the site for current pricing details.
What should I do to get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session through the booking flow.
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.