Laura Duncan

Laura Duncan, LMSW, approaches therapy with empathy and practical tools. She centers care on each person's story and helps them make changes that matter. Clients meet a therapist who listens, reflects, and offers straightforward strategies for daily life.

Laura draws on attachment-based and client-centered approaches to help people understand how early relationships shape current patterns. She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. Mindfulness exercises are woven in to help manage anxiety and mood swings.

Her work often addresses grief, stress, depression, and relationship strain. She also supports people coping with chronic illness, caregiver stress, adoption or foster care issues, and transitions linked to career or parenting. Concerns such as body image, intimacy-related questions, and ADHD are also in her focus list.

Laura has nine years of practice in Michigan and holds a Master of Social Work credential, listed as LMSW. That background informs how she blends listening with actionable steps during sessions. She aims to help people build resilience and clearer self-understanding.

People can expect a calm, collaborative space where goals are practical and measurable. Sessions typically focus on small experiments to change thinking and behavior, along with noticing patterns in relationships. The overall aim is steady progress toward more manageable days and clearer priorities.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Attachment-Based Therapy helps people see how early relationship patterns shape current reactions and connection needs. In practice this means naming patterns in relationships and trying new ways of relating to reduce repeating old hurts.

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so the person feels understood. That approach supports self-directed growth by following the client's priorities and pacing change around what feels possible.

The right approach is often found together. Laura aims to collaborate with each person to match methods to their goals and situation. That might mean using more cognitive work one week and focusing on relational patterns the next, depending on what the person wants to address.

Confirm session formats before booking since specific options are not listed in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, help people keep continuity during life changes, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It also makes consistent work possible for clients living at a distance from Michigan or who need to manage caregiving and medical schedules.