Esther Dubique, LCSW

Virginia · 7 years in practice

Esther Dubique is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in Virginia who uses a systemic approach to help people sort through painful or confusing life moments.

License and registration

LCSW, Virginia: 0904009587 · expires June 2027
NPI: 1356638738 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 7
Languages: English

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About Esther

Esther Dubique is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in Virginia who uses a systemic approach to help people sort through painful or confusing life moments. She focuses on clear, practical steps so clients can feel steadier and make decisions that match their values. Esther spends time learning how someone's relationships and life systems affect their emotions.

She works with people facing depression, anxiety, grief, trauma, addiction, and stress.

Background and approach

She also supports those dealing with intimacy issues, parenting concerns, career changes, and compassion fatigue. Her work blends several methods to suit each person's needs, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, attachment-focused work, client-centered methods, and cognitive behavioral techniques. Sessions emphasize small, useful changes people can try between visits.

Conversations aim to be direct, respectful, and focused on what matters to the client. Esther has seven years of clinical experience in mental health settings and community care. That background includes helping people with adoption and foster care issues, chronic illness and pain, caregiver stress, fertility and end-of-life concerns, and first responder challenges.

She draws on that experience when planning practical supports and coping strategies. People who meet with Esther can expect collaborative goal-setting and skills they can use outside of sessions. She offers sessions in English and practices in Virginia as an LCSW.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Esther lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

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 names

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Online support

Therapeutic approaches for online care

Systemic work looks at patterns between a person and the people around them. Online sessions let the therapist and client map those patterns and try different communication and behavior experiments that fit everyday life. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on clarifying values and taking small committed actions even when hard feelings remain. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress related to life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to how early bonds affect present relationships and emotional reactions, helping people build more supported ways of relating and coping.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will listen to a person’s goals, try methods that match those needs, and adjust as progress is tracked. This collaborative process helps find the mix of tools that feels most helpful for each individual.

Online therapy offers flexibility and different ways to connect. Video calls work well for in-depth conversation and observing nonverbal cues. Phone sessions are useful when internet bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging make shorter, more frequent touchpoints possible between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule while continuing focused clinical work.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does Esther address?

She helps people with relationship strain, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, intimacy-related issues, parenting challenges, anger, career transitions, and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include adoption and foster care, attachment concerns, body image, chronic illness and pain, caregiver stress, and end-of-life matters.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is collaborative and practical. She uses a systemic lens and mixes acceptance-based, attachment-focused, client-centered, and cognitive behavioral tools to help people set goals and try small changes between sessions.

What is her professional background?

She has seven years of clinical experience working in mental health and community settings. That experience includes supporting people through workplace challenges, multicultural concerns, and major life transitions.

What credentials and location apply to her practice?

She is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in Virginia. The credential listed is VA LCSW.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with her?

She is not accepting international clients at this time.

What formats are available for sessions?

Therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How do costs and getting started work?

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