Colleen Duncan

Colleen Duncan is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Oregon with 14 years of experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and the upheaval that comes with life changes. Colleen also supports those dealing with grief, addiction, trauma and abuse, and concerns around intimacy, parenting, and self-esteem.

Her approach is warm and supportive. She focuses on collaboration, listening carefully, and setting concrete goals together. Sessions emphasize practical steps clients can take between meetings and tools to manage difficult moments as they come up.

Colleen draws from several therapeutic approaches to match what each person needs. She uses acceptance and commitment ideas to help clients clarify values and take meaningful action. Cognitive behavioral techniques are used to spot unhelpful thinking and build new coping skills. Attachment-based and client-centered work guide how she attends to emotions and relationship patterns.

She adapts sessions to the person in front of her, choosing methods that fit the current concern and pace. Colleen aims to offer a steady, respectful presence while helping people make realistic changes. She invites people who are ready to try a different path to reach out and begin the process.

If you want to look at stress, separation or other life transitions, Colleen supports step-by-step planning and practical skill building to move forward.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages people to identify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values even when emotions feel difficult. It is useful for stress, anxiety, and navigating life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression. It often includes concrete exercises and practice between sessions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and current relationship patterns shape emotions and reactions, which can help with intimacy issues, abandonment concerns, and relationship stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, and then try methods together. That collaborative process means approaches can shift over time based on what produces progress for the client.

Confirm the current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It also lets clients practice skills in their everyday setting and bring real-life situations into conversation. A licensed professional will help decide the best mix of methods and session rhythm to support each person's goals.