Meet Therapist Patricia Duffett
Patricia Duffett
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Pronouns: I use all pronouns
E-mail: pduffett@pduffettpsychotherapy.com
Phone: 207-200-3618
Education: MSW, Hunter College School of Social Work;
MPhil, CUNY Graduate Center, Department of English;
BA, Simon’s Rock College, English
Professional Associations: National Association of Social Workers
Strengths: LGBTQ+ adults; complex trauma; grief and loss
Currently Working With: adults 25 and older for individual psychotherapy
Note: At this time, I am offering telehealth (virtual) therapy only.
About Me | Treatment Areas | Modalities & Approaches | Rates | Payment
About Me
Background
My name is Patricia Duffett. I go by P or Patricia and use all pronouns. I am a licensed clinical social worker with more than 15 years of professional experience in several practice areas including crime victims’ services, alternative-to-incarceration programs, outpatient HIV/AIDS care, and community mental health counseling. I am originally from New York and in 2015 I moved with my spouse and our pets to midcoast Maine. In 2022, I started my virtual psychotherapy practice at Therapy for the People and I love my work.
My approach to therapy
My practice is based on these core beliefs:
Each of us is worthy of unconditional love and respect.
The most important relationship we can have is with ourselves.
We heal and grow in the context of safe-enough relationships.
Loving and caring for ourselves is one of the bravest and hardest things we can do, especially when our identities have been and continue to be marginalized and devalued. To paraphrase the great Audre Lorde, loving and caring for ourselves is not a luxury. It is a basic necessity and the cornerstone of authenticity.
You are worth it
In my experience as a therapist and as a client, I know how empowering the process of therapy can be. Allowing ourselves to be vulnerable in the presence of a trustworthy, compassionate other is a particularly radical and effective tool for inner healing and social change. By committing the time, money, and space to this process, you are opening yourself up to a source of inner strength and calm that no one can give you and that no one can take away.
Fun facts
I find complicated jigsaw puzzles really relaxing. I love ice cream. Birdwatching is my favorite hobby.
Treatment areas:
Adults dealing with symptoms of anxiety, depression, and trauma; LGBTQ+ related identity and resilience; coping with grief and loss
Modalities & Approaches Include:
Individual psychotherapy from a trauma-informed and attachment-focused perspective, rooted in relational psychodynamic, cognitive behavioral, emotion-focused and body-centered understandings of suffering and healing.
Rates for Clinical Services
$150 55-minute individual psychotherapy session
I am able to see a limited number of clients in need of sliding scale.
Payment
I participate in-network with several insurance plans, subject to the specific terms of the individual contract, including:
Aetna
Aetna-MaineHealth
Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare
Selected Optum / UnitedHealthcare
Schedule a Session with Patricia
I don’t keep a waitlist. Please check back periodically because I do update my availability on this page.