About Buddy
Buddy Duncan helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, grief, relationship strain, or life changes. He sees clients who are dealing with depression, addiction, chronic pain, work stress, and a range of emotional struggles. He is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, with twenty years of experience in Texas.
He approaches sessions in a straightforward, conversational way. He uses client-centered methods to follow what matters most to the person in the room.
How Buddy works
He also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and build practical coping skills. Over his career he has worked with people facing addiction, serious medical problems, and chronic pain. He has supported others through grief and end-of-life concerns, and he has helped people manage mood disorders and workplace stress.
He also spent time teaching psychology at the college level and advising students. In sessions he focuses on clear steps people can try between meetings. That can mean changing patterns of thinking, learning new ways to communicate, or practicing small behavior changes.
He frames therapy as a collaborative effort where clients set goals and track progress. People who come to him often want practical tools and steady support during transitions. He offers phone, video, live chat, and text messaging formats to fit different schedules.
He works in English and provides services from Texas as a Licensed Professional Counselor.
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What Buddy works with
The areas below are the ones Buddy selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating disorders
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intimacy-related issues
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Texas |
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Online support options
Approaches and online options for therapy
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening closely to what matters to each person. The therapist follows the client’s lead, reflects concerns back, and helps people find their own solutions; this approach often helps with stress, grief, and relationship problems.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact. It teaches practical skills to challenge unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors, which can help with anxiety, depression, and coping with chronic pain.
Deciding which approach to use is a team effort. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust the plan over time. That collaborative process makes it easier to find what actually helps in day-to-day life.
Online sessions are offered by licensed professionals through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful when visual cues and a face-to-face feel matter. Phone sessions can be a good choice when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging can work well for quick questions, regular check-ins, or when writing things out feels more comfortable. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to keep work on skills between meetings.
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