Profile / United States
Esther Dubique, LCSW
Virginia
LCSW - Relationships and Trauma
See online therapy options- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Attachment work
About Esther
Esther Dubique is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Virginia with seven years of experience. She focuses on relationship problems, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, depression, anxiety, stress, addictions, intimacy-related concerns, parenting strain, anger, career issues, and coping with life changes.
She uses practical, evidence-based methods to help people notice difficult thoughts and try new responses. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is one of the approaches she uses, alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Attachment-Based Therapy, and Client-Centered Therapy. Sessions are aimed at concrete skills such as communication, emotion regulation, and behavior changes.
Esther often addresses related areas like adoption and foster care, attachment issues, body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, codependency, and fertility or end-of-life concerns. She also works with people affected by disasters, first responder stress, hospice needs, and cancer-related emotional challenges.
Her style is focused on clear goals and step-by-step strategies. She helps people practice different ways of responding to hard feelings and improve day-to-day functioning. Work may include identifying unhelpful thinking patterns, building distress tolerance skills, and strengthening relationships.
To begin, a person completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules a first session. Payment varies with location and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How Esther combines structured approaches for online work
Esther uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and test new responses. CBT sessions often include clear practice tasks and brief experiments to change patterns that cause distress. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is used to clarify values and build willingness to face difficult emotions while moving toward meaningful action. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships influence current patterns and helps people learn different ways to connect and regulate emotions.Deciding which approach to use is collaborative. Esther will review concerns, goals, and preferences with each person and recommend methods that fit the situation. That may mean combining techniques across CBT, ACT, or attachment work as needed rather than sticking to one model alone.
Confirm the specific online session formats before booking by checking the online therapy options during intake. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, allow shorter check-ins when time is tight, and remove the need to travel. It also supports working on skills between sessions so people can test changes in their everyday life and discuss results in follow up meetings.
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Experience
7+ years
Listed in
Virginia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address most often?
She focuses on relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, depression, anxiety, stress, addictions, intimacy concerns, parenting strain, and coping with life changes.
How does she use CBT in sessions?
CBT is used to identify unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of responding. Sessions include practice of concrete skills and behavioral experiments.
What is her professional background?
She has seven years of clinical experience working with a range of emotional and life challenges and related focus areas such as caregiver stress and chronic illness.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Virginia and practices in that state.
In what language are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the US work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are session formats arranged?
Please confirm current session options before booking by checking the online therapy options and the matching questionnaire.
How is payment handled and how do I start?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the See online therapy options button, complete a short questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe, use the crisis numbers.