Kathy Duncan, LCSW

Kathy Duncan is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Tennessee with about 30 years of experience in mental health and over 25 years as an LCSW. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, anger, trauma and abuse, relationship and family concerns, addictions, sleep problems, bipolar disorder, ADHD, grief, and coping with life changes.

Kathy uses straightforward, talk-based work to help people sort through immediate problems. She draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to surface unhelpful thought patterns and practical steps to change them. She also uses client-centered listening to let people describe what matters most to them.

Her background includes long-term clinical practice in community and clinical settings. That experience shaped a style that blends psychodynamic thinking about past patterns with solution-focused techniques for short-term goals. Sessions tend to address both the here-and-now and the patterns that repeat over time.

People who come for help with anger learn to notice triggers, practice different responses, and build clearer communication habits. Those dealing with trauma or loss work on pacing, coping skills, and identifying supports that reduce emotional overwhelm.

Kathy asks clients to be active participants in planning goals. She uses practical strategies alongside reflective conversation. This combination aims to reduce symptoms and help people make daily life changes that last.

Therapeutic approaches that translate to online work