- Years in practice
- 25
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- New York
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Esther
Esther Priegue uses practical, skill-based approaches to help people manage stress and parenting challenges. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, with 25 years of experience in New York. Esther speaks English and Spanish and offers straightforward support for everyday struggles.
Her work centers on teaching concrete tools to reduce anxiety and lift low mood. She often uses cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thinking and dialectical behavior strategies to build emotion regulation and coping skills.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on clear steps people can try between meetings. Esther also brings trauma-focused methods when past hurt affects daily life. She helps people make sense of trauma symptoms and develop safety and pacing that fit their needs.
Motivational interviewing and solution-focused ideas shape short-term goals and practical progress. Common topics she addresses include stress, sleep problems, grief, relationship and communication issues, and parenting concerns. She supports people facing chronic illness, caregiving strain, compassion fatigue, and major life transitions.
Her approach is plainspoken and goal-oriented, aimed at helping people regain function and calm. Esther aims to collaborate with each person to tailor techniques to their situation. New clients complete a brief matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions that fit their timing and preferred format.
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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- ADHD
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Cancer
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Dependent personality
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Approaches Esther lists
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Esther Uses Practical Therapies Online
Esther commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people identify the thoughts that feed anxiety and low mood, and then test new, more helpful ways of thinking and behaving. She also draws on dialectical behavior therapy techniques to teach concrete emotion regulation skills, distress tolerance tools, and ways to improve communication during heated moments.Finding the right approach is a joint process. Esther works with each person to pick methods that match their goals, challenges, and preferences. She will suggest small experiments and measurable steps so clients can see what helps and adjust treatment together over time.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which provide flexibility for different needs. Video can support longer therapy work and visual connection, phone sessions can fit breaks at work or require less bandwidth, live chat allows brief check-ins, and messaging is useful for ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy family and work schedules.
Questions people ask about Esther
What kinds of problems does Esther focus on?
She works with stress, anxiety, low mood, trauma and related issues like grief, sleep problems, parenting concerns, and compassion fatigue.
What is her general therapy style?
She uses practical, skills-based methods such as cognitive behavioral strategies and dialectical behavior ideas to teach coping and emotion regulation.
How much experience does she have?
Esther has 25 years of experience as a clinician supporting people with a wide range of life and mental health challenges.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, and practices in New York.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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