Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
How Launa works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- MD, LCPC
- Licensed in
- Maryland
- Years in practice
- 4
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Launa
Dr. Launa Duffy welcomes people looking for practical help with anger, stress, anxiety, or big life changes. She is Dr.
Launa Duffy, MD, LCPC, and she keeps things direct and understandable. Sessions focus on clear steps people can try between meetings. The aim is to make emotions easier to manage day to day.
She uses straightforward tools drawn from approaches like cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy. That means clients learn skills to notice thoughts, test unhelpful patterns, and try actions that match their values.
Background and approach
Emotionally-focused and attachment-based ideas guide work on close relationships and how people connect to others. Dr. Duffy trained in medicine and counseling and has four years of clinical experience.
She has worked in emergency rooms and outpatient settings, which shaped how she handles crises and steady day-to-day struggles. Her background includes work with depression, bipolar concerns, addiction, trauma, grief, and sleep problems. In sessions she focuses on listening without judgment and helping people find what will actually fit their lives.
She also supports parents with stress linked to caregiving and helps people handle career strain. Practical steps, coaching-style feedback, and short exercises are common parts of her meetings. Dr.
Duffy practices from Maryland and offers sessions in English. Communication options include video calls, phone appointments, live chat, and text messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
What Launa works with
Everything Launa lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Launa's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Launa lists
- 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
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How targeted approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and take small actions that match their values. It is useful for anger, anxiety, and life changes because it focuses on what matters most to the person. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the connections between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical exercises to shift patterns that worsen stress and mood. Attachment-Based Therapy highlights how early connections shape current relationships and can help when closeness or trust creates tension.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist assesses needs, goals, and preferences and then suggests techniques to try. Clients and the therapist check progress and adjust methods over time so the work stays useful and relevant.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text messaging to fit different routines. Video lets people work face to face when that helps. Phone can be quicker and needs less bandwidth. Live chat or text messaging makes shorter check-ins or ongoing support easier to fit into a busy day. These options aim to make regular work on anger, stress, and relationships more practical and consistent.
Questions people ask about Launa
What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
She works with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, addictions, grief, sleep problems, career strain, relationship and family issues, trauma, ADHD, and related concerns.
What is the therapeutic style like?
The approach is practical and collaborative, using skills from cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy alongside attachment and emotionally-focused ideas.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has four years of clinical experience and has worked in emergency rooms and outpatient clinics, which informs both crisis response and ongoing care.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds MD and LCPC credentials and practices in Maryland.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
Work is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules.
How are costs 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 this therapist?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.