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Duquinha Thompson, LMHC

  • Experience8 years
  • LocationNew York
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Parenting, and Self esteem
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Duquinha

Duquinha Thompson is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) based in New York with eight years of clinical experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, and parenting challenges. She draws on a range of evidence-informed methods and creates individualized plans so each person’s needs guide the work.

Background and approach

Her background includes supporting motivation, self-esteem, confidence, and coping through life transitions, and she also addresses concerns related to forgiveness, guilt and shame, isolation, jealousy, life purpose, and self-love. Duquinha approaches therapy with sensitivity, respect, and compassion, emphasizing collaboration and empowerment.

She frames challenges as solvable and helps clients explore practical strategies alongside deeper emotional work. Sessions are tailored to the individual’s goals and preferences, with an emphasis on building skills, clarifying values, and strengthening inner resources to support lasting change.

Integrating therapeutic approaches in online care

Internal Family Systems (IFS) helps people explore internal parts that hold emotions, beliefs, or protective roles, allowing clients to develop greater self-awareness and compassion for conflicting inner experiences. This approach can be useful when working through persistent patterns or emotional blocks.

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental therapeutic relationship where the therapist follows the client’s lead, offering empathy and support to foster growth and self-directed change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors through practical exercises, which can be especially helpful for anxiety, depression, and stress management.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with clients to explore which methods best fit their needs, goals, and preferences and may blend techniques across approaches to create a tailored plan.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care while balancing work, family, and other commitments, and allow licensed professionals to adapt tools and exercises to the medium that works best for each person.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
Duquinha works with stress, anxiety, parenting difficulties, self-esteem struggles, depression, career questions, and coping with life changes, along with related issues like guilt, shame, forgiveness, loneliness, jealousy, life purpose, and self-love.
How would you describe the therapeutic style used?
The approach is collaborative and client-centered, combining practical skill-building with compassionate exploration to tailor work to each person’s goals and preferences.
What is Duquinha's clinical experience?
She has eight years of professional experience working with people on a variety of emotional and life challenges using multiple therapeutic approaches.
What credentials and location are on record?
She is a New York licensed mental health counselor, credential NY LMHC 013731, and practices from New York.
Are services available in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English, and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are offered for online work?
Clients can meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference and availability.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What is the process for getting started?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a session according to the therapist’s availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyParenting issuesSelf esteemDepressionCoping with life changes

Also works with

Career difficulties

Additional focus areas

ForgivenessGuilt and shameIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeSelf-love

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Motivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

8+ years

Licensed

New York

Languages

English