Buddy Duncan is a Licensed Professional Counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and relationship strain.
01About Buddy
Buddy Duncan is a Licensed Professional Counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and relationship strain. He brings direct, practical support for people coping with addictions, chronic pain, and life transitions. He speaks plainly and focuses on small steps that can make daily life easier.
With 20 years of experience in Texas, Buddy has worked with people in crisis and those navigating long term medical and pain challenges.
Background and approach
He has also had extensive involvement with addiction concerns and has spent years addressing grief and loss. His background includes teaching college psychology and advising students on academic and life choices. In sessions he uses Client-Centered Therapy to listen closely and follow the client’s priorities.
He also applies Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at how thoughts, behaviors, and emotions interact and how changing one can change the others. Together these approaches guide practical, short-term strategies and longer-term problem solving. Buddy frames therapy as collaborative work.
He helps people identify realistic goals, test small changes, and build routines that support progress. He emphasizes clear communication and practical tools rather than jargon. People who choose him often want straightforward guidance for everyday challenges.
He supports those dealing with parenting stress, workplace issues, moods, intimacy concerns, and the strain of caregiving or chronic illness. Sessions aim to produce usable ideas that fit each person’s life.
02Credentials
- LPC (Texas)
- License 12464 · expires October 2027
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Buddy lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Depression
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Workplace issues
Methods Buddy names
These are the methods Buddy names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
Therapy approaches and how they work online
Client-Centered Therapy is built around careful listening and following the client's priorities. The therapist focuses on understanding each person's experience and shaping sessions around what matters most to them. This approach helps when someone needs a steady, empathetic space to sort through feelings and make decisions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, actions, and feelings affect each other. It uses practical exercises and small experiments to test new ways of thinking and behaving. CBT can be useful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and patterns that keep causing trouble.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. They collaborate to try an approach, adjust it, and pick strategies that fit the client's life and pace.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit everyday schedules. Video allows visual cues for deeper conversation, phone can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited, and messaging formats support brief check-ins or ongoing reflection between appointments. These options make it easier to use therapy consistently while balancing work, caregiving, or medical appointments.
05Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does he help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, trauma, relationship and intimacy concerns, sleeping and eating issues, parenting strain, workplace problems, and more.
What is his therapeutic style like?
He combines Client-Centered listening with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques. Expect a collaborative, direct style that focuses on practical steps and clear goals.
How long has he practiced?
He has 20 years of counseling experience, including independent practice work with crisis, addiction, chronic pain, and grief.
Where is he licensed and located?
He holds a Texas Licensed Professional Counselor credential and practices in Texas.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be arranged as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on therapist availability.
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