About Wendy
Wendy Duncan Kithcart is a licensed clinical social worker in North Carolina who uses a warm, person-focused approach. She draws on 18 years of experience helping people face stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and parenting concerns. Wendy aims to make the first step easier and supports people who are nervous about starting therapy.
She emphasizes Client-Centered Therapy, which means sessions focus on each person's goals and pace. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot and change unhelpful thinking and Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for managing strong emotions.
How Wendy works
These approaches are adapted for issues like addiction, grief, anger, and relationship challenges. Her background includes work with a wide range of mental health diagnoses and situations that affect daily life. That includes coping with life changes, family problems, attachment and adoption issues, chronic illness, and aging concerns.
Wendy also helps people dealing with shame, guilt, emptiness, and codependency. Sessions use straightforward conversation and practical tools. Clients can expect to talk through current struggles, learn coping strategies, and try new ways of responding to stress.
Wendy encourages honest feedback so treatment can shift as needs change. She offers services in English and is available to international clients. Therapy sessions are scheduled to fit individual needs and can include multiple communication formats to suit different lifestyles and schedules.
Wendy lists 8 ways of working on the entry:
What Wendy works with
The areas below are the ones Wendy selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 18 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | North Carolina |
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Online support options
How therapeutic approaches work online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person and their goals. The therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears, and follows the client's lead to build trust and clarify priorities. This approach helps when someone needs a nonjudgmental space to sort out feelings and decide next steps.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical skills to change thinking and behavior. It breaks problems into clear steps and offers exercises to test new ways of responding. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress-related symptoms that affect daily routines.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. That lets sessions combine listening, skill-building, and problem-solving in a way that fits the individual.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to match different needs. Video sessions approximate in-person conversation, phone sessions work when a lower-bandwidth option is preferred, live chat allows quick check-ins, and text messaging supports shorter reflections between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy days and keep momentum between sessions.
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