Meet Our Team
Our clinicians bring experience, compassion, and thoughtful collaboration to every aspect of care.
Dr. Joy A. Duckett is a clinical psychologist who earned her doctoral degree from Chestnut Hill College in 2011. Her clinical work focuses on the assessment and treatment of trauma-related concerns, including complex and developmental trauma, relational trauma, traumatic loss, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress. She is EMDRIA Basic Trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and is currently pursuing EMDRIA certification. She primarily utilizes EMDR for trauma-related concerns while incorporating other evidence-based interventions as clinically appropriate. Informed by her training as a family therapist, Dr. Duckett takes a systemic perspective that considers the influence of family relationships, interpersonal dynamics, and broader environmental contexts on individual functioning.
Dr. Duckett works collaboratively with clients to increase self-awareness, strengthen emotional regulation and adaptive coping, and process unresolved experiences that may continue to affect their present lives. She also provides Christian-integrated counseling for clients who wish to incorporate their faith and spiritual values into therapy. Her approach is grounded in safety, trust, respect, and collaboration, with an emphasis on helping clients develop insight, recognize their capacity for change, and move toward greater emotional and relational well-being.
Dr. Joy A. Duckett
Licensed Psychologist | Clinical Director
Dr. Robin J. Charleston is a family psychologist who earned her doctoral degree from Seton Hall University in 2009. With more than 15 years of clinical experience, she provides therapy and psychological evaluations for individuals, couples, and families experiencing emotional, behavioral, relational, and life-transition concerns. She holds Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology (APIT) through PSYPACT, allowing her to provide telepsychology services to eligible clients located in participating PSYPACT states.
Dr. Charleston integrates family-systems, cognitive-behavioral, and trauma-informed perspectives into her work. She is EMDRIA Basic Trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and is currently pursuing EMDRIA certification. Her approach considers how relationships, early experiences, culture, and family patterns influence present functioning while helping clients develop greater insight, strengthen coping, and create meaningful change.
Dr. Robin J. Charleston
Licensed Psychologist | Clinical Director
Deserie Thomas is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with more than 20 years of experience providing compassionate care to diverse clients. Her background includes school-based counseling, child and family mental health services, support for adolescents experiencing behavioral challenges, and counseling in private-practice settings. She has experience helping clients navigate trauma, grief and loss, relationship concerns, substance use, anxiety, and depression.
Deserie strives to create a safe, supportive environment where clients feel comfortable sharing their experiences and working toward growth. She believes that a strong therapeutic relationship is essential to meaningful change. Her approach incorporates cognitive-behavioral therapy, solution-focused brief therapy, motivational interviewing, and integrative techniques that help clients recognize their strengths, develop effective strategies, and progress toward their wellness goals.
Licensed Clinicial Social Worker
Deserie Thomas, LCSW
Amanda Coinbert serves as the Office Manager at Duckett & Charleston Psychological Associates, overseeing the practice’s day-to-day administrative operations. She supports clients and clinicians through scheduling, communication, and administrative coordination, bringing professionalism, organization, and a welcoming approach to each interaction.
Amanda Coinbert, BA