Therapist profile
Ann-Marie Duncan, LCMHC
LCMHC in North Carolina - Family and parenting focus
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- Client-centered approach
- Mindfulness practices
- Motivational interviewing
About Ann-Marie
Ann-Marie Duncan is an LCMHC - Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor in North Carolina with 28 years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, parenting strain and issues tied to sexuality and identity. Ann-Marie lists family and parenting among her areas of focus and supports people dealing with relationship strain and intimacy-related concerns.
Her style is straightforward and person-focused. Sessions center on the client's goals and lived experience. She uses client-centered methods to listen and reflect on what matters most to the person in front of her.
Ann-Marie also draws on mindfulness practices to help people notice patterns of thought and body sensation. Those tools are used for managing anxiety, seasonally low mood, and coping with life changes. Motivational interviewing techniques appear when someone is working on addiction recovery or behavior change, helping people weigh options and find motivation.
Solution-focused work shapes short-term planning and practical steps. This approach helps people set small, achievable goals for parenting challenges, career decisions, or shifting relationship habits. Expect clear, manageable tasks between sessions when those suit the goals.
Her background combines long clinical experience with a focus on LGBT issues, polyamory and non-monogamous relationships, family-of-origin concerns, and compassion fatigue. She supports people seeking greater self-love, clarity of life purpose, and recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. Sessions are offered in English in North Carolina.
How sessions work
How her approaches are used in online sessions
Ann-Marie commonly uses client-centered work to focus on what the person brings to the session. That means the therapist reflects what she hears and helps clarify the client's own goals and priorities, which can be useful for relationship strain, parenting decisions, and life changes.She also uses mindfulness techniques to teach simple attention and breathing practices. These exercises help manage anxiety, seasonal low mood, and stress reactions by building awareness of thoughts and physical sensations.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. She will collaborate with the client to decide which methods fit best for their goals, preferences, and day-to-day pressures. That plan can change as progress is made.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a weekly routine, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and remove travel time. Discuss practical needs and scheduling during the matching questionnaire so sessions line up with everyday life.
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Experience
28+ years
Listed in
North Carolina
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, parenting strain, relationship and intimacy issues, and sexuality and identity concerns.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her work is client-centered and practical, emphasising listening, goal setting, and small actionable steps between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has 28 years of experience as a clinician in mental health settings and private practice work in North Carolina.
What are her credentials and location?
She is an LCMHC - Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor in North Carolina.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start a session with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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