Colleen Duncan, LPC - Therapist in Oregon

About Colleen

Colleen Duncan is a Licensed Professional Counselor who focuses on helping parents and families manage everyday stress and parenting challenges. She draws on 14 years of experience to offer calm, direct support for people dealing with anxiety, depression, addictions, or the strain of life changes. Sessions aim to make small, practical shifts that ease daily routines and relationships.

Her style is warm and collaborative. She works with clients to set clear goals and break those goals into doable steps.

Background and approach

Colleen listens closely and adjusts each session to match what a person needs in the moment. Colleen combines approaches from cognitive behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, and attachment-based work. That mix helps clients notice unhelpful patterns, practice new skills, and strengthen important relationships.

She also uses client-centered principles to keep the work grounded in each person’s values. Clients come with a range of concerns including parenting stress, grief, intimacy-related issues, body image and eating relationships, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. Colleen pays attention to how past experiences and current roles influence day-to-day choices and emotional responses.

Practicing in Oregon under the Licensed Professional Counselor credential, she offers sessions that fit different schedules and communication styles. The focus is practical change you can live with, guided by a steady, respectful presence in the room.

Working online with practical therapy approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them and then move toward what matters most. It can be useful for anxiety, low mood, and life transitions by focusing on values and small committed actions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how relationships and early experiences shape how people connect now; it can help with intimacy issues, communication problems, and caregiving stress by building safer patterns of relating. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, teaches straightforward skills to identify unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors, which is often helpful for anxiety, depression, and stress.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Colleen will collaborate with each client to choose methods that fit their needs, goals, and comfort level. Together they decide which tools to try and adjust plans based on what actually helps.

Online therapy makes it easier to fit sessions into busy family life. Video calls let therapists and clients work face to face from different locations. Phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging offer more flexible ways to check in between longer meetings. These options support consistent, practical work without needing to travel to an office.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she help with?

She works with parents and others on stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, intimacy issues, eating and body image concerns, ADHD, and parenting-related stress.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her approach is warm and collaborative. She helps clients set concrete goals and takes small, practical steps together.

What is her professional background?

Colleen has 14 years of counseling experience working with children, adults, and families on a wide range of concerns.

What credential does she hold and where is she based?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, listed as OR LPC C3423, and practices in Oregon.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

What formats are available for sessions?

Sessions can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How is payment handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 14 years
Licensed: Oregon
Languages: English

Next step

Talk to Colleen

Takes a few minutes
Nothing to set up just to look
Stop at any point

Book with Colleen