About Marie
Marie Duncan is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 25 years of experience who helps people tackle stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship strain. She writes plainly and listens carefully to what matters most. She aims to help clients feel less overwhelmed and more in control of daily life.
Marie focuses on practical steps that can ease emotions and improve communication. She blends straightforward conversation with tools people can use between sessions.
How Marie works
Sessions often include goal-setting, skill practice, and reviewing what worked or didn’t. Her approach draws from several methods to match each person’s needs. Marie uses Client-Centered techniques to build a respectful, nonjudgmental space.
She also applies Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. For people coping with trauma or intense memories, she incorporates EMDR to process upsetting experiences when appropriate. Emotionally-Focused Therapy is used to help people better understand and express feelings in close relationships.
Solution-Focused strategies keep work efficient and goal-oriented. Marie has a long history helping adults navigate life transitions, parenting challenges, caregiving stress, grief, and workplace strain. She also works with issues like self-esteem, panic, social anxiety, and intimacy concerns.
Her practice is based in South Carolina and she provides services in English. Clients connect through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Subscriptions fund sessions and can be canceled at any time, with scheduling done through the platform’s matching and booking process.
Marie lists 5 ways of working on the entry:
What Marie works with
The areas below are the ones Marie 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
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 25 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | South Carolina |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding. The therapist creates a respectful space where people can talk about what matters most and set their own pace. This approach helps when someone needs acceptance and steady support.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. In sessions, the therapist helps identify unhelpful thinking patterns and practices small changes to reduce anxiety and depression. This is useful for worry, panic, and workplace stress.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, is used to process traumatic memories and reduce their intensity. The therapist guides the person through structured steps to work through distressing events and symptoms related to post-traumatic stress.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they adjust methods as progress unfolds, keeping the plan focused and practical.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier during a busy day. Live chat and text-based messaging support quick check-ins, shorter exchanges, or ongoing note-style contact between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a real schedule.
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