About Colleen
Colleen Duncan is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Oregon with 14 years of experience. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, grief, or addiction. She also supports clients facing parenting strain, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, body image and eating issues, and the daily strain of caregiving.
Her approach is warm and collaborative. Sessions focus on clear goals and small steps that fit each person's life. Colleen uses practical methods to help people manage strong emotions and build skills that last.
How Colleen works
She draws from several evidence-based approaches and adapts them to the moment. That can mean talking through patterns that keep a problem going, practicing new ways to handle distress, or working on how relationships and attachment shape current struggles. She aims to meet people where they are and keep things straightforward.
Colleen pays attention to lived experience. She is comfortable addressing trauma and abuse, compassion fatigue, immigration-related stress, isolation, and issues around aging. She also supports those dealing with abandonment wounds, codependency, divorce and separation, and questions about life purpose.
Sessions may include coaching-style work on goals, skill-building for managing emotions, and reflective conversations about self-worth and values. People who choose her work with someone who keeps the focus practical, respectful, and paced to their needs.
Colleen lists 7 ways of working on the entry:
What Colleen works with
The areas below are the ones Colleen selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Grief
- Immigration issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 14 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Oregon |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Colleen commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people manage difficult thoughts and feelings. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values while learning to live with hard emotions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and practicing different responses to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning.She approaches therapy as a collaboration. Together they will look at your goals, try a few approaches, and adjust based on what feels most helpful. Finding the right mix of strategies is part of the work and Colleen checks in regularly to make sure sessions match your needs and preferences.
Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video calls allow for face-to-face conversation when that matters most. Phone sessions can fit a shorter break or work around limited bandwidth. Live chat or messaging can be useful for brief check-ins, symptom tracking, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives and keep steady momentum between appointments.
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