Ann-Marie Duncan

Ann-Marie Duncan is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) in North Carolina with 28 years of experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, and questions about life purpose. Ann-Marie also helps with relationship and intimacy issues, parenting concerns, grief, trauma, and career doubts.

She favors clear, person-focused work in sessions. Conversations focus on what matters now and practical steps clients can try between meetings. Mindfulness and solution-focused ideas often appear alongside motivational interviewing techniques to support change.

Ann-Marie has long experience with LGBTQ issues and with people exploring sexuality and non-monogamous relationships. She also addresses codependency, family of origin concerns, and substance use problems in straightforward ways. Her practice includes attention to compassion fatigue and seasonal affective disorder when relevant.

Sessions tend to look at patterns that repeat in relationships and work, then test small changes to see what shifts. Clients may work on self-esteem, setting boundaries, or clarifying career and life-purpose questions. The emphasis is on practical tools and steady progress rather than quick fixes.

She uses approaches drawn from client-centered, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused work. Ann-Marie explains options, listens for what the client values, and helps people pick steps they can manage between sessions.

Appointments begin with a short assessment and conversation about goals. People who want to try therapy are asked to complete a brief matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the site.

How her approaches translate to online sessions

Client-centered work focuses on listening and following what matters to the client. Online sessions use that same stance - the therapist asks about priorities and adapts the pace to the person's needs. This is useful for mood issues, relationship concerns, and questions about life purpose.

Mindfulness work brings simple attention and breathing practices into sessions. These exercises help with anxiety, stress, and grounding after difficult events, and they can be practiced between meetings to build steadier responses to strong feelings.

Motivational interviewing supports change by exploring a person’s own reasons for moving in a different direction. It is a good fit for people working on addiction recovery, career shifts, or making life-purpose decisions because it focuses on personal motivations rather than pressure.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped in the past, then try methods that fit. The plan can be adjusted over time based on what the client finds useful.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current online options before booking. Practical benefits of online meetings include easier fitting sessions into a busy schedule, shorter check-ins when time is limited, and not needing to travel to attend. These conveniences can make regular sessions simpler to keep while working through life changes.