Meet the Team
Marielle Duke, LPC, RDT
There are so few moments in our lives when we get to show up as our whole selves without fear of judgment. If you are considering therapy, I believe a part of you knows you deserve a space like that- a space where you dig deep, be messy, laugh, cry, and grow. I want to help create that space for you and with you. Some days, you don't want to just sit and talk about your trauma. I get that.
As a Licensed Professional Counselor and Registered Drama Therapist, I get to expand beyond traditional talk therapy with my clients. In sessions, I utilize a variety of creative arts and trauma-centered interventions to help clients build back their relationship to their core self, address current concerns, and develop new paths towards healing.
I work in sessions to create a space that feels attuned to you and your healing. I never want virtual therapy to feel like you are talking to a robot behind a screen, and I strive to show up as an authentic, honest, and compassionate human in all my sessions. We may find ourselves laughing together one moment and having a deep, emotional exploration the next. I work to build genuine connections and communication with each client where they can be unmasked.
As a disability justice and neurodiversity-affirming lived experience-based therapist, I have extensive experience working with clients with chronic illnesses, disability, neurodivergence and PTSD. Through therapy, we can explore how to honor and celebrate individual identities while developing coping tools to navigate social, societal, and environmental barriers that may appear.
Our Services
What We Offer
Individual Therapy
Personalized Healing
If you woke up in three months and felt just a little lighter, what would feel different?
That's what we would tackle together!
Group Therapy and Support Groups
Healing in community
This Spring, Shira Adams and I will be launching a weekly, drop-in supports group, Creative Reset. Find out more here!
Consulting
Bring accessibility and healing to the forefront
I approach all accessibility and inclusivity work through a anti-ableist, disability justice lens. Using a strengths based approach, I meet each person and organization where they are.
Each consulting project begins with an informal audit- where are you succeeding at promoting accessibility and inclusion? Where is there room for growth?
In every project, my goal is to support you in taking steps based on your unique goals. I am the co-pilot on your equity journey!
Over the past 15 years, I've collaborated with theater companies, nonprofits, hospitals, and schools on ways to create accessible theatrical, educational, and therapeutic experiences for all individuals. I've has gotten opportunities to collaborate as a consultant with Music Theater Philly, StageWrite, Kaiser Permanente, and the YMCA, among others.
Testimonials
"Marielle is a gifted, compassionate leader who is able to gracefully make space in groups for a wide variety of personalities, abilities, and learning styles."
K. LPC, RDT
"In both therapy and consulting contexts, I have witnessed Marielle bring high competency and deep levels of compassion for the populations with whom she works. Her dedication and passion for service foster a space in which exploration and growth occur."
W. LPC, RDT
"Marielle is amazing. She approaches every community with empathetic leadership, and a mindset of collaboration... She is so thoughtful in all of the programs she designs and runs that every minute is valuable, and every moment is memorable. Bring Marielle to your community and you will not regret it!"
A.
FAQs
Common Questions
Is therapy for me?
I believe that everyone can benefit from therapy!
Often, I see clients wait until they are at a crisis point to reach about about beginning counseling, but you deserve care long before this point!
Therapy can be a tool to give you a foundational to manage daily stress, relational tension, personal triggers, and management of a world that can be feel challenging.
Sometimes, therapy is deep trauma processing.
Sometimes, therapy is building coping tools.
Sometimes, therapy is a place to be witnessed as your whole, authentic, messy self.
If you are here, considering therapy, that is probably a sign that this is right for you right now.
How long are therapy sessions?
Therapy sessions can vary in length based on your unique needs and goals for treatment. Most therapy sessions are about 50 minutes, but we can explore what is right for you!
What can I expect from the first session?
Our intake session is an opportunity to get to know each other and ensure we are a good fit for care. Usually, we start with the question, "Why therapy now?" and go from there. If you are using your insurance, there are formal questions we will explore to move towards an initial diagnosis.
How much does therapy cost?
For private pay, our rates are:
15 minute consultation: free
Initial Intake: $110
45 minute session: $175
53 minute session: $205
If we are in network with your insurance, rates and copays vary by insurance plan. We are in network with the following insurances:
PA: Independence Blue Cross, Aetna
CT: Cigna, Independence Blue Cross, Aetna, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield CT
What modalities do you use?
I As a Licensed Professional Counselor and Registered Drama Therapist, I get to expand beyond traditional talk therapy with my clients. In sessions, I utilize a variety of creative arts and trauma-centered interventions to help clients build back their relationship to their core self, address current concerns, and develop new paths towards healing. I am EMDR trained and completing my certification this year!