About Esther
Esther Priegue uses practical, evidence-informed approaches to help people manage stress and anxiety. She is an LCSW with 25 years of experience in New York. Esther speaks English and Spanish and focuses on clear, doable steps that fit day-to-day life.
She helps people who are coping with trauma, low mood, and self-esteem struggles. Esther also supports those facing grief, relationship strains, parenting stress, and career uncertainty. Her practice addresses complex issues like chronic illness, chronic pain, and compassion fatigue in straightforward terms.
How Esther works
Esther blends cognitive behavioral methods with dialectical behavior ideas to change unhelpful thoughts and improve emotional regulation. She uses motivational interviewing to strengthen commitment to change and solution-focused techniques to set short-term goals. Trauma-focused methods are added when past harm is part of the problem.
Sessions are practical and collaborative. Esther listens, highlights strengths, and suggests concrete skills to try between meetings. She aims for sessions that feel useful and relevant to daily life rather than abstract or overly technical.
People can meet with her by video call, phone session, live chat, or text-based messaging. Esther works with concerns such as ADHD, bipolar mood worries, sleeping problems, and issues tied to family of origin. Her approach centers on small, manageable steps toward clearer coping and more satisfying routines.
Esther lists 5 ways of working on the entry:
What Esther works with
The areas below are the ones Esther selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Bipolar disorder
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 25 |
| Languages | English, Spanish |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Esther commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors that keep problems going. CBT tends to focus on clear steps and homework between sessions, which transfers well to video or messaging formats.She also uses dialectical behavior therapy ideas to teach skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance. DBT-informed techniques break skills into simple practices that can be reviewed in a call or sent as short messages for practice during the week.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Esther collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals and daily life. She will check in about what helps and adjust techniques as things change.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and shared worksheets. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for a quick check-in. Live chat and text messaging support brief check-ins, skill coaching between sessions, and flexible scheduling to fit work or family demands.
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