About Duquinha
Duquinha Thompson is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) in New York with eight years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and big life changes. Duquinha also supports clients dealing with parenting challenges and career concerns.
Her approach begins with respect and sensitivity. She listens first and tailors conversations to each person’s situation. Sessions are collaborative and paced to what feels manageable for the client.
Background and approach
Duquinha draws on practical methods such as cognitive behavioral techniques and client-centered work to build coping skills. She uses solution-focused strategies to identify small, achievable steps when motivation is low. Emotionally-focused ideas help when feelings get intense and relationships matter.
She pays attention to issues that often sit beneath current problems, including guilt, shame, forgiveness, loneliness, jealousy, and questions about life purpose. Duquinha helps people turn those difficult emotions into clearer goals and action plans. People who are looking for a supportive, direct therapist may find her style useful.
She emphasizes compassion without avoiding tough topics. The goal is practical progress - more confidence, clearer choices, and better daily coping.
Therapeutic approaches and online options
Duquinha often uses client-centered work and cognitive behavioral therapy in online sessions. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, acceptance, and meeting a person where they are; it helps people feel heard and build trust. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviors to create practical coping strategies for anxiety, depression, and stress.Finding the right approach is part of the work. She collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and comfort level. That means trying approaches, checking in about what helps, and adjusting the plan as progress unfolds.
Online therapy can make meeting with a therapist easier to fit into busy lives. Video calls allow for a face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited or a quick check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging suit shorter updates, ongoing support between sessions, or people who prefer writing to speaking. These options give flexibility for different schedules, pace of work, and communication preferences.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
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- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English