Duane Winter, LPCC
Compassionate counselor focused on strengths
Details
| Name | Duane Winter |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LPCC |
| Based in | Minnesota |
| Licensed in | Minnesota |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 7 |
About Duane
Duane Winter is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) practicing in Minnesota. He brings seven years of clinical experience and a practical, respectful style to sessions. Duane centers his work on building trust and communicating clearly so people feel heard from the first meeting.
Duane prefers to learn what matters to each person before choosing a way forward. He views clients as experts in their own lives and helps them use their strengths to manage stress, anxiety, addiction concerns, grief, depression, and major life changes.
Background and approach
He also supports people facing issues around relationships, parenting, identity, anger, and self-esteem. His approach blends Narrative Therapy with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and client-centered work. Sessions focus on simple, concrete steps - naming patterns, clarifying values, and trying small changes between meetings.
Duane aims to help clients notice what's working and adjust what isn't. Duane pays special attention to practical concerns like communication problems, caregiver stress, codependency, and substance use. He also helps with adoption and foster care questions, fatherhood issues, midlife transitions, and finding life purpose.
Conversations are straightforward and oriented toward usable strategies. People meet Duane by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. He conducts sessions in English and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
The first step is completing a short questionnaire to match and then scheduling a session.
What this therapist works with
His listing names Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Grief among the things Duane works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Grief
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Workplace issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in his listing among his approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Duane among the ways he works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Duane among the ways he works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Duane among the ways he works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Duane among the ways he works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Duane among the ways he works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Duane directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how he works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Duane directly how he uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How Narrative and Values-Based Work Translate Online
Duane uses Narrative Therapy to help people separate themselves from the stories that hold them back. That approach looks at how life events and relationships shape the stories you tell and opens space for new, empowering narratives. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and taking small actions that match those values, which helps with anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns with concrete exercises and experiments to test new ways of responding.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. Duane collaborates with each person to figure out what feels useful and practical. He starts with conversation, notices what helps, and adjusts methods to match goals and preferences rather than following a single formula.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video is useful for deeper conversation and exercises that benefit from seeing facial cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging can be convenient for brief updates, homework review, or when someone prefers typing over speaking. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and try approaches consistently.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of concerns does Duane address?
He helps people managing stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, depression, and coping with life changes. He also works with relationship trouble, parenting challenges, ADHD, anger, and self-esteem issues.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
Sessions are collaborative and down-to-earth. He uses client-centered listening and mixes narrative, ACT, CBT, and motivational interviewing to find practical next steps.
What is his background and experience?
Duane has seven years of clinical experience and emphasizes building trust and open communication in therapy. He focuses on helping people use their strengths to make changes.
What credentials and location apply to his practice?
He holds the LPCC credential and practices in Minnesota under that designation.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English. He does not accept international clients.
In what formats are sessions offered?
Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options let people choose what fits their schedule and communication style.
How does cost and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin working with Duane?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. After that, schedule a session based on the therapist's listed availability.
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