About Duquinha
Duquinha Thompson is a licensed mental health counselor in New York with eight years of clinical experience. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, or changes at work and home. Parents who are worn out by daily demands can find clear, practical support.
She also addresses self esteem, motivation, and questions about life purpose. Duquinha uses a collaborative style that centers the person's needs. Sessions are conversational and focused on real problems.
How Duquinha works
She listens first, then works with each person to set small, achievable steps toward their goals. The plan changes as progress is made. Her work often integrates tools from cognitive behavioral approaches to spot unhelpful thinking.
She also draws on client-centered ideas to make space for each person's perspective. Solution-focused techniques help people find immediate, manageable changes that reduce stress. Duquinha pays attention to difficult feelings like guilt, shame, jealousy, and loneliness.
She helps people sort through these emotions and build self-love and forgiveness where possible. Practical coping skills are emphasized so people can use them between sessions. Sessions aim to boost confidence and increase day-to-day functioning.
Duquinha encourages steady steps and honest feedback about what is and isn't working. She supports each person as they try new strategies and adjust plans to fit real life.
Duquinha lists 7 ways of working on the entry:
What Duquinha works with
The areas below are the ones Duquinha selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 8 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
Approach and access for online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and shaping sessions around each person's priorities. It helps when someone needs a space to be heard and to build their own answers. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and teaches practical tools to change them. That approach is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress. Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people name and process strong feelings so those emotions stop driving unhelpful patterns.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has helped or not helped in the past. Together they try methods, check progress, and adjust the plan so it fits the person's needs and life circumstances.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video sessions are a close substitute for face-to-face work. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier during a busy day. Live chat or texting lets people check in between meetings or have shorter, frequent touchpoints. These options help fit therapy around work, family, or travel while keeping the focus on making steady progress.
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