Marie Duncan, LMFT - Therapist in South Carolina

About Marie

Marie Duncan is a licensed marriage and family therapist who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and life changes. She explains problems in plain language and helps clients set realistic goals. Her style is warm and direct, with room for both practical steps and honest conversation.

She draws on 25 years of clinical experience while keeping sessions straightforward and goal-oriented. Marie uses conversational guidance to identify what is most pressing, then helps clients build small, doable changes.

Background and approach

Sessions often combine problem-solving with emotional support so people feel stronger between meetings. Marie uses approaches such as cognitive behavioral techniques and emotionally-focused methods to address relationship struggles and personal stress. She also draws on client-centered and solution-focused strategies to help people find their next steps.

For trauma-related work she employs EMDR as one of her tools. In practice she helps people with parenting concerns, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, caregiver stress, workplace problems, and life transitions. She also offers support around self-esteem, social anxiety, panic, and post-traumatic stress.

Marie works from South Carolina as a licensed marriage and family therapist and conducts sessions in English. Her approach is collaborative: she listens first, then helps prioritize goals and options. People who want practical results with empathic support often find this style useful.

The focus is on small changes that add up to better daily life.

Therapeutic approaches for online sessions

Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening and meeting a person where they are. In online sessions this means the therapist focuses on understanding concerns and reflecting feelings so clients feel heard and clearer about their next steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and offers practical tools to change patterns that feed anxiety or depression. This approach is useful for stress, panic, and workplace or relationship problems. Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people identify and work through difficult emotions that affect close relationships; it can help repair connection and improve communication.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to figure out which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That may mean trying a technique in one session and adjusting over time based on what feels most helpful.

Online therapy with Marie uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more convenient. These formats allow flexible scheduling and let people continue therapy from home, work, or while traveling. The goal is to offer consistent support and practical tools in ways that fit a busy life.

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.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)

Attends to the emotions underneath a recurring argument or distance, and to the attachment needs driving them. Often used where a relationship keeps returning to the same painful loop.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she work with?

She addresses stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family issues, parenting, grief, trauma and abuse, intimacy concerns, caregiver stress, workplace problems, and related topics.

What is her general therapy style?

She blends client-centered listening with practical techniques like cognitive behavioral methods and solution-focused steps to help people set goals and take action.

How much clinical experience does she have?

Marie has 25 years of professional experience working with people on a range of life and relationship issues.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is a licensed marriage and family therapist, SC LMFT 4079, practicing in South Carolina.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as formats for remote work.

How does billing and cost work?

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 her?

To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Family conflicts

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 25 years
Licensed: South Carolina
Languages: English

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