Ann-Marie Duncan, LCMHC

Ann-Marie Duncan is a licensed clinician in North Carolina who helps people work through stress, anxiety, depression, and trauma and abuse. She brings 28 years of experience and aims to make therapy a safe, respectful place to talk about difficult topics. She creates space for LGBTQ+ people and for those exploring sexuality and non-traditional relationship structures.

Her style is collaborative and straightforward. Sessions focus on what the person wants to change and practical steps that fit daily life. She listens for strengths people can build on and guides short-term strategies alongside deeper personal work.

Ann-Marie uses client-centered methods that keep the person’s goals at the center. She mixes mindfulness to reduce overwhelm and motivational interviewing to strengthen commitment to change. She also uses solution-focused techniques to set clear, achievable goals.

Over nearly three decades she has supported people with addictions, family of origin issues, codependency, and grief. She also addresses career concerns, parenting strain, compassion fatigue, seasonal mood shifts, and questions around life purpose and self-love.

Her approach emphasizes steady progress. Conversations aim to reduce symptoms while helping people see patterns in relationships and behavior. People leave sessions with practical steps to try between meetings and clearer ideas about next actions.

How her approaches translate to online work

Ann-Marie often draws on client-centered therapy, which focuses conversations around the person’s own goals and experiences. This approach helps people feel heard while deciding what changes matter most to them.

She also uses mindfulness techniques to manage stress and anxiety in the moment. These practices train attention and breathing so someone can lower reactivity and handle difficult feelings more easily.

Motivational interviewing appears in her work to strengthen a person’s readiness for change. It uses open questions and reflective listening to clarify motivation and plan small steps forward.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist and client discuss needs, goals, and preferences and adjust methods as work progresses to find what helps best.

The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Licensed professionals can adapt client-centered, mindfulness, and motivational techniques to remote sessions to keep focus on practical steps and steady progress.