Meet The Founder
Janet Duffy, LMHC, LPC, LPCC
To provide the most current treatment options for the struggles her patients face, Janet constantly seeks advanced training to help expand her knowledge both personally and professionally.
Theoretical Approach
Psychodynamic, Gestalt, Relational, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment Theory and Trauma-Informed. When working with couples, Janet also uses elements of EFT (Emotion-focused therapy) + Gottman Method. Whether working with individuals or a couple, she employs the elements of these theoretical approaches that are best suited for the specific patient or client.
Therapy Style
As a psychotherapist, Janet provides her patients + clients a safe space to work through the unique challenges they are facing. Her style is engaging, warm, collaborative, curious, open, empathetic, direct, and empowering. By deeply investing in each and every person she chooses to work with, Janet is proud to provide a highly specialized approach to mental health care through her boutique psychotherapy practice.
After earning a M.Ed. in Counseling Psychology, Janet went on to pursue a second masters degree and graduated from Columbia University with a MFA in Poetry. Janet’s diverse background combined with experience in clinical settings, allow her to examine, identify, and dismantle the stigma that often surrounds mental health conditions. As such, she helps patients and clients who may be hesitant to begin treatment feel safe and supported. Janet has dedicated her practice to working with individuals who face challenges within her areas of interest.
To provide the most current treatment options for the struggles her patients face, Janet constantly seeks advanced training to help expand her knowledge both personally and professionally.
Specialties
Janet Duffy, LMHC, LPC, LPCC is an experienced psychotherapist providing services from NYC to the Hamptons, Connecticut, and Florida and specializes in treating anxiety + panic attacks, relationship issues, self-esteem, life transitions, grief (loss due to death, divorce, and pet bereavement) and women’s issues. While rooted in the theoretical approaches mentioned above, she works from an eclectic orientation in order to provide each patient with a specialized treatment plan suited to their goals and needs. Her strong research background allows her to provide evidence-based psychotherapies along with a variety of therapeutic techniques that integrate elements of holistic health, healing, and wellness when appropriate. Janet is an out-of-network provider but will be happy to provide an invoice for services and help you process your insurance reimbursement claims.
Additional Information
Janet’s poetry that centers on the human condition and is concert with her work as a psychotherapist has been published in Cagibi, The Tishman Review, and elsewhere. Outside of her work as a psychotherapist, Janet enjoys time at the ocean, writing, music, literature, and spending time with her husband and children. Recently, she relocated from New York City to Long Island, where she lives on the beach and is working on a fiction novel. She is obsessed with her golden retriever (Lucy) who often comes to sessions to sit with patients who would like to engage with a loving and generous support dog.
Conditions
- Anxiety
- Panic Disorder
- Phobias
- Relationships
- Women's Issues
- Social Anxiety
- Life Transitions
- Grief
- Intimate Partner Betrayal
- Trauma
- Narcissistic Personality Disorder
- Attachment Issues
- Holistic Health
- Wellness + Mind Body Healing
Meet the Founder
Janet Duffy, LMHC, LPC
Janet Duffy
Founder & Psychotherapist
- Anxiety
- Panic Disorder
- Phobias
- Relationships
- Women's Issues
- Social Anxiety
- Life Transitions
- Grief
- Intimate Partner Betrayal
- Trauma
- Narcissistic Personality Disorder
- Attachment Issues
- Holistic Health
- Wellness + Mind Body Healing
