Marie Duncan, LMFT

Marie Duncan is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 25 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, grief, or life transitions. She uses a direct, encouraging style and aims to help clients regain a sense of direction and hope.

Marie works in straightforward, practical ways to reduce symptoms and restore balance. She listens closely, helps clients set clear goals, and uses tools that fit each person’s needs. Sessions often include problem-solving, emotion-focused conversation, and steps to change unhelpful patterns.

Her background spans a long career supporting adults facing caregiving stress, workplace strain, self-esteem struggles, and trauma and abuse. Marie draws on a variety of therapy approaches to match each situation rather than relying on a single method. She emphasizes collaboration and steady progress over time.

Clients can expect a warm, often lively session where difficult topics get addressed honestly. The work can include identifying patterns in relationships, practicing new communication habits, and managing panic or intrusive memories when they come up. Marie also helps people think through career choices, parenting challenges, and life purpose concerns.

People who come to Marie often want clear tools and a compassionate guide. She aims to combine practical steps with emotional support so clients can move forward. To begin, the site’s Start Therapy button leads to a short questionnaire and scheduling based on availability.

How her approaches work for online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the client’s experience and goals. The therapist listens, reflects, and helps people find their own solutions to stress, relationship problems, or life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and teaches practical skills to shift them, useful for anxiety, panic, and depression. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, is often used when traumatic memories cause distress and involves structured processing to reduce the intensity of those memories.

Deciding which approach to try is a joint process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, personal style, and what feels helpful. Over several sessions the plan can be adjusted so techniques match what the client needs and prefers.

If you are considering online work, confirm current session options before booking. This profile does not list specific formats, so check what is offered when you arrange a meeting. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins during a work break, or reduce travel time. Licensed professionals can use conversation, skill practice, and trauma processing methods in remote sessions so clients can continue progress even when meetings happen at a distance.