Malikah Duncan, LMFT - Therapist in Washington

About Malikah

Malikah Duncan is a licensed marriage and family therapist in Washington with two decades of clinical experience. She focuses on family and parenting concerns alongside a wide range of issues such as anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, relationship and intimacy difficulties, addiction, and stress.

Malikah approaches her work with directness and warmth to help parents and partners who are overwhelmed or unsure where to begin. She uses straightforward conversation to identify what matters most to each family.

Background and approach

Malikah draws on methods like cognitive behavioral tools and emotion-focused strategies to help people change unhelpful patterns. She also incorporates acceptance and mindfulness skills to reduce reactivity and increase calm. Her background includes work in telehealth, independent practice, community mental health clinics, hospitals, military bases, detention centers, and schools.

That variety has given her experience with people from many different economic and cultural backgrounds and with complex life situations. Malikah often helps with blended family challenges, family of origin issues, multicultural concerns, and struggles common to young adults. She is also experienced supporting parents with sleeping and eating concerns, ADHD, bipolar mood patterns, and parenting stress.

Her style is personable and flexible. Malikah emphasizes respect and sensitivity while avoiding stigmatizing labels. She collaborates with each client to shape a practical plan and adjusts methods as needs change.

How specific approaches are used in online family work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It teaches values-based action so parents and partners can make choices that match what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and then practicing clearer thoughts and new habits to reduce anxiety and low mood. Emotionally-Focused Therapy, or EFT, concentrates on how partners respond to each other in moments of stress and teaches ways to rebuild connection and safety.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Malikah collaborates with each person and family to find which methods fit their goals and preferences. She adapts tools over time and checks in to make sure the plan feels useful and realistic for daily life.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy family schedules and to continue work between appointments. Licensed professionals can use brief messages for check-ins, longer calls for focused sessions, and video for face-to-face conversation, all to help families practice skills where they live and parent.

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.

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 kinds of concerns does Malikah help with?

She works with a broad set of issues including stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy problems, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, grief, parenting, eating and sleeping struggles, bipolar mood concerns, and ADHD.

What is her therapy style and approach?

Her style is personable and flexible. She uses client-centered conversation alongside techniques from CBT, DBT, ACT, and emotion-focused work to create practical plans.

How long has she practiced?

Malikah brings 20 years of clinical experience across settings such as independent practice, telehealth, community clinics, hospitals, schools, detention centers, and military bases.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - LMFT - with license number WA LMFT 00002677, practicing in Washington.

Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?

Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients.

Which session formats are available?

Appointments can be held via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How are sessions billed and what does it cost?

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

How do I start working with her?

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

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Trauma and abuse

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 20 years
Licensed: Washington
Languages: English

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