- Years in practice
- 14
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Oregon
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Colleen
Colleen Duncan is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Oregon with 14 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping parents and individuals who are stressed, anxious, grieving, or coping with life changes. Colleen aims to make sessions straightforward and practical so people can take small steps that feel doable.
Her style is warm, supportive, and collaborative. She works side-by-side with clients to set clear goals and simple action steps.
Background and approach
Sessions are adapted to what each person needs that day rather than following a one-size-fits-all plan. Colleen draws on approaches such as client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral ideas, and acceptance and commitment strategies. She also uses attachment-based thinking and skills from dialectical behavior therapy when helpful.
These methods are used to address issues like anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma, parenting stress, and relationship concerns. Over her career she has supported people dealing with eating and body image struggles, caregiver stress, codependency, and loneliness. Colleen pays attention to how past abandonment or attachment wounds can affect current relationships and parenting choices.
She also helps with practical concerns like communication, life purpose, and building self-love. Sessions are offered in English and use flexible formats to fit busy schedules. Colleen encourages a step-by-step approach so parents and individuals can practice new skills between meetings and notice gradual change.
What Colleen works with
Everything Colleen lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Colleen helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Immigration issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Self-love
Approaches Colleen lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches for online parenting and life concerns
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them and choosing actions that reflect your values. It can help when worry or avoidance gets in the way of parenting or daily life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical skills to change patterns that contribute to anxiety or low mood. Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to how past relationships shape present ones and can help people understand patterns that affect parenting, intimacy, or trust.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That may mean combining ideas from ACT, CBT, and attachment-based thinking so sessions match current needs and parenting challenges.
Online therapy offers options to fit busy family schedules. Video calls are useful for in-depth conversations and teaching new skills. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging let people send quick updates, try short coaching-style prompts between sessions, or check in during stressful moments. These formats make it easier to practice skills in real time and fit support into a routine.
Questions people ask about Colleen
What concerns does she commonly address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, parenting stressors, relationship and intimacy issues, eating and body image concerns, grief, and ADHD-related struggles.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is warm and supportive with a focus on collaboration. She helps set concrete goals and practical steps to work on between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 14 years of experience working as a counselor in a variety of settings with diverse concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds the Licensed Professional Counselor credential (LPC) and practices from Oregon.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what works best for you.
How does payment 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 this therapist?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to the therapist's availability.
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