About Launa
Dr. Launa Duffy meets people where they are and helps them figure out what comes next. She is an MD and a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, and she draws on years of education in psychology and counseling to guide practical next steps.
Many people come to her for stress, anxiety, depression, career questions, grief, addiction concerns, or help managing ADHD and daily life challenges. She keeps sessions straightforward. Conversations focus on what is happening now, what patterns get in the way, and what small changes could make daily life easier.
Background and approach
She uses clear tools from approaches such as cognitive behavioral work and acceptance-based strategies, along with client-centered listening that prioritizes each person’s goals. Her background includes work in emergency settings and outpatient clinics, which shaped how she responds when problems feel urgent. That variety taught her to balance short-term coping skills with longer-term plans for growth.
She pairs practical steps with attention to feelings and relationships. Dr. Duffy describes therapy as a collaborative process.
She emphasizes a nonjudgmental space where people can speak openly about difficult topics like trauma, family of origin issues, or career stress. She also supports people navigating parenting strain, compassion fatigue, and changes after divorce or loss. Her style blends evidence-informed techniques and a focus on the whole person - thinking, behavior, emotions, and connections.
She offers sessions by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging so people can choose what fits their life.
Online approaches that fit your life
Dr. Duffy draws from cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy to guide online work. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps identify unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and teaches practical strategies to change them, which is useful for anxiety, depression, and daily ADHD challenges. Acceptance and commitment therapy focuses on clarifying values and building actions that match those values, which can help people move forward when they feel stuck.Choosing the right approach is part of the process. She works together with each person to decide which methods match their goals and preferences, and adjusts the plan as needs change. That collaborative stance means the focus can shift from moment-to-moment coping to longer-term life goals over time.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and interactive exercises. Phone calls can work better when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging allow shorter check-ins, quick problem-solving between sessions, or a way to stay connected for ongoing support. These options help people fit therapy into work, parenting schedules, or busy days.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- Maryland
- Languages
- English
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