- Years in practice
- 7
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Virginia
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Grief
About Esther
Esther Dubique is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in Virginia who uses evidence-based approaches to help people through difficult times. She frames work around practical skills and emotional understanding so parents and individuals can find steadier footing. Her focus includes relationships, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, depression, anxiety, stress, addiction, intimacy-related concerns, anger, career questions, and parenting.
She also supports people facing adoption and foster care issues, attachment concerns, caregiver strain, chronic illness or pain, and end-of-life challenges.
Background and approach
Esther blends several therapeutic approaches to meet each person where they are. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify values and move toward meaningful action. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and try new behaviors.
Attachment-based ideas inform work around connection and trust. Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented. She aims to teach skills you can use between meetings, including emotion regulation techniques from Dialectical Behavior Therapy and communication tools from client-centered work.
The pace is set by the person seeking help. With seven years of clinical experience, Esther brings practical tools and a steady presence. She works in English and offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
Her practice is located in Virginia and she holds a Virginia LCSW license. To begin, clients follow the site's Start Therapy flow to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
What Esther works with
Everything Esther lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Esther helps people with.
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Esther lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Systemic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approach-focused care delivered online
Esther commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy in her online work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values even when emotions are strong. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early connection patterns affect current relationships and helps people build more supported ways of relating.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Esther will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and past experiences to decide which methods to try first. She adjusts pacing and techniques as needed so sessions stay practical and relevant.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to offer flexibility. Video calls let you work face to face for skills practice and emotional work. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text-based messaging suits brief check-ins, journaling between sessions, or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy family and work schedules while keeping a steady therapeutic focus.
Questions people ask about Esther
What concerns does Esther commonly help with?
She addresses relationship problems, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, depression, anxiety, stress, addictions, intimacy-related issues, parenting, anger, and career or life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach combines practical skill-building with emotional work. Sessions feel conversational and aim to teach tools you can use between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Esther has seven years of experience working with people facing a range of life challenges and transitions.
Where is she licensed and located?
She practices in Virginia and holds a Virginia LCSW license.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What formats are available for sessions?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with therapy?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on therapist availability.
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