Therapist profile
Laura Duncan, LMSW
Michigan
LMSW helping with anxiety and codependency
Continue with LauraWhere Laura stands
- Credentials
- LMSW
- License
- LMSW, Michigan / 6801114488
- NPI
- 1093240525
- Experience
- 9 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Michigan
About
- Attachment patterns
- CBT for thoughts
- Mindfulness skills
About Laura
Laura Duncan is a Licensed Master Social Worker, LMSW, practicing in Michigan with nine years of clinical experience. She works with people facing anxiety, depression, stress, grief, self-esteem concerns, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and codependency. Her work also covers trauma and abuse, parenting stresses, career worries, ADHD, and several other life challenges.
She uses straightforward conversations to identify what is happening and which patterns keep causing pain. Sessions focus on what a person wants to change and the small steps that make that possible. Laura draws on methods that help people notice unhelpful thoughts, understand attachment patterns, and strengthen everyday coping skills.
In sessions she listens for how early relationships show up now. Attachment-Based Therapy helps her point out repeating dynamics and offers ways to try different responses. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to map thinking patterns and test practical alternatives. Client-Centered approaches shape sessions around each person’s pacing and priorities.
People who come for help with codependency often want clearer boundaries, better self-direction, and fewer emotional ups and downs. Laura works with those goals by naming patterns, practicing new behaviors in session, and planning doable experiments between meetings.
Her practice includes attention to complex medical or caregiving situations, blended family questions, body image and intimacy concerns, and cultural or kink-informed relationship matters. Sessions are held in English, and she accepts international clients; confirm session options before booking.
To start, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session to talk about goals and next steps.
How sessions work
How therapeutic approaches work in online sessions
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns that begin in early relationships and shows how those patterns affect present connections. Online sessions can be used to notice triggers, practice different responses, and rehearse boundary conversations. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and gives concrete tools for testing less automatic reactions. Client-Centered Therapy keeps the session organized around the person's own priorities and pace, with the therapist following and clarifying what matters most.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss which methods fit a client's goals and preferences and adapt the plan as needed. This is a collaborative process that emphasizes small experiments, skill practice, and checking what helps between sessions.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow for shorter check-ins when time is tight, and remove the need to travel to an office. Clients often find that working this way helps them try out new behaviors in real life and brings therapy into everyday routines.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
9+ years
Listed in
Michigan
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, self-esteem, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and codependency, among other concerns.
What is her therapy style like?
She combines Client-Centered listening with Attachment-Based and Cognitive Behavioral approaches, focusing on practical steps and clearer patterns of relating.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has nine years of experience working with adults on emotional, relational, and life transition issues.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds an LMSW, which stands for Licensed Master Social Worker, and practices in Michigan.
Can I work with her if I live outside the US?
She accepts international clients and offers sessions in English.
Which session formats does she offer?
Session formats were not specified in the biography; confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.