Dr. Launa Duffy, MD, LCPC

Maryland · 4 years in practice

Dr. Launa Duffy welcomes people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, or life changes.

License and registration

LCPC, Maryland: LC12264 · expires January 2028
NPI: 1710516315 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 4
Languages: English

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About Launa

Dr. Launa Duffy welcomes people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, or life changes. She offers calm, direct support for issues like low self-esteem, career strain, addiction, grief, sleep problems, and the practical challenges of parenting.

Dr. Duffy is an MD and a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, and she practices from Maryland. She has four years of professional experience in counseling settings.

Her approach centers on listening first and making a clear plan together.

Background and approach

She draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people understand strong feelings and how those feelings shape relationships and choices. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try new behaviors. Dr.

Duffy describes her style as open and nonjudgmental. She aims to create a space where thoughts and feelings can be shared honestly. Sessions include talk, practical exercises, and steps to try between meetings.

Her background includes work across emergency rooms and outpatient clinics. That variety shaped how she assesses urgent concerns and day-to-day struggles. She combines clinical knowledge with straightforward guidance so people can make manageable changes.

People seeking help can expect a collaborative process that balances feeling-focused work with concrete skills. Dr. Duffy helps clients set goals, track progress, and adjust the plan as needs change.

Focus areas and approaches

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

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 names

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Online support

Emotion and Action Online: Approaches That Guide Change

Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people identify and name strong feelings and how those feelings shape their choices and interactions. It is useful when intense emotions get in the way of daily life or relationships, because it focuses on understanding and responding to feelings in real time.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy encourages noticing difficult thoughts without getting stuck in them and choosing values-based actions instead. It is helpful for anxiety, depression, and when someone wants clearer direction on what matters to them. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at early connection patterns and how they influence current relationships and coping, which can be helpful for concerns tied to abandonment, attachment issues, or blended family stress.

Choosing the best approach is part of the work together. The therapist will ask about goals, preferences, and how symptoms show up, then recommend ways of working that make sense for those needs. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are made as progress and feedback come in.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and detailed work, phone can be used when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or live chat can support quick check-ins or between-session coaching. These options help fit therapy around work, family, and daily life while keeping the focus on practical steps and emotional understanding.

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Questions people ask

What issues does this therapist address?

Dr. Duffy works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, sleep problems, parenting strain, relationship and family concerns, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and related challenges such as abandonment and body image.

What is the therapeutic style like in sessions?

Her style is open and nonjudgmental, mixing emotion-focused conversation with practical exercises and behavioral steps to try between sessions.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has four years of professional counseling experience and has worked in settings that include emergency rooms and outpatient clinics.

What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?

She holds MD and LCPC credentials and practices in Maryland.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What formats are available for meeting online?

Sessions can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on client needs.

How are fees and payment handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What steps do I take to begin therapy?

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