- CBT for thinking patterns
- Attachment based work
- Solution focused steps
About Kathy
Kathy Duncan is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Tennessee with 30 years of experience in mental health. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, anger, trauma and substance use concerns. Kathy helps people who struggle with relationships, low self-esteem, sleep problems, ADHD, and coping with major life changes.
She uses a mix of approaches that focus on thoughts, relationships, and personal history. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a key part of her work, looking at how thoughts affect feelings and behavior. She also draws on client-centered ideas to keep sessions grounded in the person’s experience, and psychodynamic perspectives to consider patterns from the past.
Kathy prefers straightforward conversations about what is happening now and what people want to change. Sessions often include practical skills for managing anger, anxiety, or mood swings, along with time to talk through painful events and their impact. She aims to help clients recognize unhelpful thinking and practice different responses in daily life.
Across her career she has supported people with complex problems such as trauma, mood disorders, panic, and substance use. She has worked with individuals and couples facing divorce, domestic violence, or family conflict, and with people coping with grief or isolation. Her background includes long-term clinical work in community settings and individual therapy practice.
Kathy offers services in English and practices in Tennessee. To begin, people complete a brief questionnaire and schedule an initial session to see how her style fits their needs.
Therapeutic approaches and how online work can fit your life
Many clients find Cognitive Behavioral Therapy useful for anger and mood concerns because it identifies unhelpful thoughts and teaches specific skills to respond differently. CBT can help with panic, depression, and daily anger flare-ups by focusing on clear steps to change thinking and behavior.Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how relationships and early patterns influence current reactions. This approach can be helpful when anger links to trust, abandonment, or ongoing relationship conflict, by naming patterns and trying new ways of relating.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss your goals, try strategies, and adjust methods based on what actually helps. That collaborative process means you can focus on practical changes as well as understanding deeper patterns.
Session formats were not specified in the biography, so confirm the available online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so therapy fits around work or family obligations. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and homework to suit an online setting and to the pace that works for you.
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Experience
30+ years
Listed in
Tennessee
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
Kathy works with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, trauma, addictions, relationship and family issues, sleep problems, ADHD and related mood concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She blends cognitive behavioral, client-centered and psychodynamic approaches and focuses on practical skills plus discussion of personal patterns.
What is her clinical background?
She has 30 years of experience in the mental health field and extensive experience treating mood disorders, trauma, anger and substance use.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She practices in Tennessee and holds the LCSW credential listed as TN LCSW.
Are sessions offered in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Confirm current session options before booking, as formats were not specified in the biography.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.