About Ann-Marie
Ann-Marie Duncan is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor with 28 years of experience helping people manage stress and anxiety. She creates a warm, accepting space where clients can talk about difficult issues without judgment. Her work often focuses on mood concerns, relationship patterns, and the effects of past trauma.
She uses straightforward conversation and practical exercises to help clients clarify goals and take small steps forward. Mindfulness techniques and solution-focused planning are common tools in sessions.
Background and approach
Motivational interviewing supports people working on addiction, lifestyle change, or getting unstuck. Ann-Marie pays close attention to each person’s life story and current needs. She supports people exploring sexuality, non-traditional relationship styles, and LGBT concerns while addressing family of origin issues and parenting strain.
She also helps with career questions, grief, and compassion fatigue. Sessions aim to strengthen self-esteem and increase everyday coping skills. Clients often work on building self-love, identifying life purpose, and managing seasonal mood shifts.
The pace and focus are set by the client’s priorities and what feels most useful in the moment. Ann-Marie practices in North Carolina and offers care in English. She approaches therapy as a partnership and helps people move toward clearer choices and steadier emotional balance.
How client-centered and mindful work fits online
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening closely and following the client’s lead. It helps when someone needs a supportive space to name feelings, set personal goals, and decide what kind of change matters most. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve mood; it can be useful for anxiety, stress, and seasonal mood shifts. Motivational interviewing helps people who want to change behaviors such as substance use or life habits by exploring their own reasons for change and building motivation.Finding the best approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to try different techniques and adjust plans based on what feels helpful. Goals, preferences, and practical needs guide which methods are emphasized during sessions.
Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and shared exercises. Phone sessions are useful when a quieter connection or lower bandwidth is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging let clients check in between meetings, use brief coaching-style support, or have shorter updates that fit a work break or tight schedule.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- ADHD
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 28 years
- Licensed
- North Carolina
- Languages
- English
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