About Duane
Duane Winter is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) based in Minnesota with seven years of experience. He aims to treat people with warmth and respect while recognizing that each person is the expert on their own life. He draws on acceptance and commitment therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, narrative therapy, and person-centered ideas.
Duane starts by getting to know someone and then talks through which methods might fit best.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on building on existing strengths and setting small, practical steps for change. Duane places a lot of importance on the working relationship. He focuses on building trust and keeping communication open and direct.
That foundation shapes how he helps people work through stress, anxiety, grief, depression, addiction, trauma, and relationship concerns. His approach tends to be straightforward and collaborative. He helps clients identify what they can control and practice skills to cope with life changes, parenting strain, career questions, anger, and self-esteem struggles.
He also addresses issues related to adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, codependency, and substance use. Duane aims to walk alongside people in a supportive, encouraging way. Sessions usually combine practical techniques with space to tell and make sense of personal stories, helping clients move toward clearer goals and more manageable daily routines.
Approaches that translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and taking small actions that match those values while learning simple ways to notice difficult thoughts and feelings. It can help with anxiety, depression, and life changes by shifting attention toward meaningful choices. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns; it is often useful for anxiety, depression, and stress. Client-centered therapy centers on empathetic listening and validation so people feel heard while they figure things out; this approach supports grief, relationship concerns, and self-esteem work.Choosing the right approach is part of the process. Duane will work together with each person to identify goals, try methods, and adjust based on what helps most. That collaborative process means techniques can be mixed and adapted as needs change over time.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and longer work, phone can fit a break during the day or use less bandwidth, live chat is good for quick check-ins, and text messaging supports short updates or ongoing coaching-style contact. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to keep momentum between sessions.
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What this counselor works with
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Also listed
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Parenting issues
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Minnesota
- Languages
- English