Colleen Duncan , LPC

Colleen Duncan is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Oregon with 14 years of experience working with children, adults, and families. She has supported people facing a wide range of challenges, including depression, anxiety, stress, addictions, OCD, ADHD, relationship difficulties, parenting stressors, grief, intimacy-related concerns, and experiences of physical, verbal, or emotional abuse in childhood or adulthood.

Her therapeutic manner is warm and supportive, grounded in collaboration and respect. She emphasizes concrete goals and practical steps, drawing on evidence-informed methods to help clients manage symptoms and navigate life transitions. Colleen practices with empathy, sensitivity, and compassion, attending to each person s unique circumstances and strengths.

Her approach blends person-centered principles with cognitive behavioral ideas, a strengths perspective, systems thinking, and problem-solving techniques. She adapts each session to the client s needs, pulling from different methods such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy when appropriate. Colleen brings a steady, goal-oriented perspective to therapeutic work while honoring individual differences and the complexity of client histories.

Approaches That Guide Online Therapeutic Care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most to them and take action in line with those values while learning to accept difficult thoughts and feelings. It is often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and challenges that involve avoidance patterns.

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on relationship patterns that began in early life and how those patterns show up in adult connections. It can be helpful for intimacy-related issues, abandonment concerns, and difficulties with trust and communication.

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, empathetic therapeutic relationship where the therapist listens deeply and supports the client s own capacity for growth. This approach can be beneficial for people working through life changes, self-esteem, grief, or parenting stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Colleen works collaboratively with clients and other licensed professionals to identify which methods fit a person s goals, needs, and preferences, and she adjusts the plan over time based on what proves most helpful.

Online sessions via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging make it easier to access consistent support from home or other convenient settings. These formats provide flexibility for scheduling, allow continuity through life transitions, and let clients choose the communication style that best matches their needs while working with licensed therapists.