- Years in practice
- 14
- Credentials
- LICSW
- Licensed in
- Washington
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Depression
About Thomas
Thomas Duncan is a licensed independent clinical social worker (LICSW) who focuses on practical help for everyday parenting concerns. He aims to teach skills parents can use quickly to ease stress, manage strong emotions, and handle common family challenges. He emphasizes short-term, skills-based work rather than long-term therapy when that fits a person’s goals.
Sessions often focus on clear tools to reduce anxiety, handle anger, and support self-esteem. He also helps people cope with grief, addictions, life changes, and compassion fatigue.
Background and approach
Thomas uses approaches drawn from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). That means sessions mix noticing thoughts and values-driven choices with straightforward behavior changes and practical exercises to try between meetings. With 14 years of experience, he brings a down-to-earth style and a focus on measurable steps.
He is based in Washington and holds the LICSW credential listed earlier in the profile. People working with him can expect a collaborative, goal-oriented process. He aims to give useful tools fast so clients can see real relief and spend less time and money on longer commitments when brief work is effective.
Thomas supports parents navigating divorce and separation, addiction concerns, shame or guilt, feelings of emptiness, and questions about life purpose and self-love.
What Thomas works with
Everything Thomas lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Thomas helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Depression
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Self-love
Approaches Thomas lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How ACT and CBT translate to online parenting support
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts, connect with what matters to them, and take small actions that align with those values. It can help parents stay present during hard moments and choose responses that match their parenting goals.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying thought patterns that fuel anxiety or anger and testing alternative ways of thinking and behaving. For parenting concerns this often means concrete strategies for calming, problem solving, and changing everyday routines.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Thomas will work with each person to pick methods that fit goals, preferences, and the practical realities of family life. Together they set clear aims and try techniques, adjusting as needed based on what helps.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy parents. Video calls let people use visual connection for teaching and role-play, phone sessions can be a lower-bandwidth option, live chat suits quick check-ins, and text-based messaging supports ongoing coaching between sessions. These options make it easier to fit brief, skills-focused work into a packed schedule.
Questions people ask about Thomas
What parenting concerns does Thomas address?
He helps parents manage stress, parenting strain, anger, and issues that affect family life such as divorce and separation.
What is his therapy style like?
Sessions are practical and skills-based, aiming to teach tools you can use between meetings rather than long, open-ended therapy.
How much experience does he have?
He has 14 years of clinical experience working with a range of concerns including anxiety, addiction, trauma, and grief.
What are his credentials and where is he located?
He holds a LICSW credential and practices in Washington.
Which languages does he offer sessions in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people from other countries work with him?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Appointments can be by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does payment and scheduling work?
Cost varies with location and availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time; start by using the platform's Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire.
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