Naomi Duffy, LCSW, LMSW

Hi, I’m Naomi. I have spent nearly a decade working in the mental health field in both New York and California, with experience across every level of treatment care and a consistent focus on trauma-informed services. During my master’s program at New York University, I completed a substance use disorder fellowship. In 2024, I became EMDR Certified through EMDRIA, and I am currently an EMDRIA Consultant in Training. I also assist with operations at Weaving Clarity, a small group practice.

My work focuses on supporting adults (18+), couples, families, polycules, colleagues, and friends navigating complex mental health concerns and relationship challenges. I provide LGBTQIA2S+-affirming, neuro-affirming, poly-affirming, and kink-allied care, creating a space where individuals from diverse backgrounds and relationship structures can feel seen and heard.

I specialize in working with complex and acute trauma, relationship difficulties, chronic illness and pain, grief and loss, first-generation and racial issues, addiction, substance misuse, psychosis, Cluster B personality disorders such as Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), executive functioning difficulties, OCD, ADHD, Autism Spectrum diagnoses, and court-appointed treatment. My work particularly focuses on complex, chronic, and severe symptom presentations.

My therapeutic style is direct, exploratory, and trauma-focused. I believe meaningful therapeutic work sometimes involves conversations that may be difficult to hear, but my directness is always paired with a deep sense of care, candor, and attention to underlying issues. When appropriate, I focus on cultivating longer-term therapeutic relationships that allow us to explore deeper patterns and experiences.

Sessions with me are often open-ended and exploratory within the context of EMDR therapy. I strive to create an environment where clients feel attuned to, seen, and heard while incorporating psychoeducation to help them develop greater awareness and understanding of themselves.

My hope is that clients gain insight into the ways childhood relational dynamics may be reenacted in their present lives and experience a corrective therapeutic relationship that supports deeper understanding and growth.

I am deeply passionate about continuing to expand my knowledge and skills in direct client care through consultations, mentorship, professional training, and personal therapy. I believe ongoing learning and reflection are essential to providing meaningful therapeutic support.

It has been my experience that there is a fundamental human desire to be seen and heard. My priority is to create a space where you can experience and witness attunement. My hope is to walk alongside you on the journey of knowing yourself. I strongly believe that open curiosity, paired with synergy, forms the foundation of a trusting therapeutic relationship.