Buddy Duncan, LPC

Buddy Duncan helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and life changes. He is a Licensed Professional Counselor with two decades of experience. He speaks plainly and focuses on practical steps people can use right away.

Buddy started his career working with people struggling with addiction. He later spent years supporting clients who had severe medical issues and chronic pain. Over time he began working more with grief and loss and guiding people through transitions.

He has also taught psychology at the college level and advised students, which shaped his clear, educational style. Those experiences inform how he explains ideas and sets simple goals with clients.

In sessions he draws on cognitive behavioral therapy and a client-centered approach. That means he helps people notice thoughts and behaviors that get in the way, and then tries out concrete alternatives together. He uses straightforward exercises and conversations rather than technical language.

People see him to talk through relationship and family concerns, parenting and fatherhood issues, workplace stress, and problems with sleep or eating. He also supports those coping with chronic illness, end-of-life concerns, and life-stage shifts such as midlife change.

Buddy aims to offer honest feedback and practical strategies. He focuses on small, manageable steps clients can try between sessions to build momentum and reduce distress.

How CBT and Client-Centered Work Online

Buddy uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice and change thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. CBT sessions online focus on clear goals, simple exercises, and homework people can try between meetings to reduce anxiety, manage mood, or improve sleep.

He also draws on a client-centered approach, which emphasizes listening and understanding each person’s perspective. That style helps people feel heard and guides the therapist and client to set priorities together. Both approaches work well for issues like grief, stress, relationship struggles, chronic pain, and life transitions.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process. He works collaboratively to match methods to a person’s needs, goals, and preferences and adjusts plans as progress is made. Clients and therapist check in regularly to see what is helping and what to change.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people work face to face and use visual tools, phone can be a quicker check-in with less bandwidth, chat suits short updates, and messaging is useful for ongoing reflections between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep working on goals from different locations.