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Laura Duncan

Calm, practical therapy for everyday struggles

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Credentials
LMSW
Experience
9 years
Licensed in
Michigan
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Laura

Laura Duncan is a Licensed Master Social Worker who focuses on practical, down-to-earth therapy. She uses clear, evidence-based methods to help people cope with stress, anxiety, grief, and life changes. Her style is direct and compassionate, aimed at helping clients find tools that work in daily life.

Laura draws on nine years of clinical experience in Michigan. She helps clients untangle problems like depression, self-esteem struggles, parenting questions, and trauma.

Background and approach

Sessions often involve learning new ways to manage strong emotions and improving communication skills. Her work blends attachment-based ideas with cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness. That means clients look at how past relationships shape current feelings, practice noticing thoughts that worsen distress, and try small experiments to change unhelpful patterns.

She also uses motivational interviewing to clarify goals and sustain change. Laura pays attention to a wide range of life issues including career stress, caregiving strain, body image, and complicated family situations like adoption and blended households. She is familiar with concerns tied to chronic illness, pain, and compassion fatigue.

The focus is on practical steps and steady progress rather than quick fixes. Sessions are offered in English and Laura can work with international clients. She aims to create a calm space where people can sort priorities, practice new skills, and make choices that fit their lives.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current feelings and reactions. Online work can identify patterns in how people seek support and respond to stress, helping clients practice new ways of relating in their daily lives. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. In online sessions clients learn to spot thought patterns, try small behavioral changes, and track results between meetings.

Finding the right approach is collaborative. Laura will listen to what feels most useful and try methods that match the client's goals and lifestyle. Together they adjust techniques over time, mixing attachment ideas, CBT tools, mindfulness practices, or motivational interviewing as needed.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. That range makes it easier to fit sessions into busy days, keep continuity during life changes, and revisit skills between meetings. The goal is to make therapy practical and reachable while still focusing on steady progress.

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.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist address?
Laura works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, self-esteem, parenting, trauma and abuse, eating and body image concerns, and career or caregiving stress.
What is the therapy style like?
Her approach combines attachment-based work, client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to help people practice new ways of coping.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has nine years of experience working with clients in Michigan and brings that background to sessions focused on real-life change and problem solving.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds a Licensed Master Social Worker credential - LMSW - and practices from Michigan. License details include MI LMSW 6801114488.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Therapy can occur via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are fees and subscription handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

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Experience
9 years
Licensed
Michigan
Languages
English

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