Laura Duffy, LPC

Laura Duffy is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in New Jersey with nine years of experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, grief, anger, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and related concerns. Laura also lists codependency and substance use among her focus areas.

She uses a person-centered approach that treats the client as the expert on their life. Sessions focus on clear goals and step-by-step plans. The therapist helps clients track progress and make adjustments when something is not working.

Her background includes work in community agencies and hospital-based programs. She has experience across multiple levels of care, including inpatient and outpatient settings, Intensive Outpatient Programs, and Partial Hospitalization. She has worked with medication-assisted treatment programs and with people managing co-occurring substance use and mental health issues.

Laura has supported people who have experienced trauma and those living with severe and persistent mental illness, such as bipolar disorder and schizoaffective disorder. She also has experience coordinating crisis intervention when needed. In sessions she blends practical skills with reflective conversation to address both immediate concerns and longer term patterns.

Clients can expect straightforward work on coping skills, boundary-setting, and relapse prevention when relevant. The approach draws on client-centered methods alongside cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior strategies, mindfulness practice, and motivational interviewing to address thinking patterns and behaviors.

How therapeutic approaches are used in online sessions