Duane Winter

Duane Winter is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) practicing in Minnesota. He brings seven years of experience and offers a calm, respectful approach to people facing strong emotions. Duane emphasizes warmth and clear communication while helping clients identify their strengths and next steps.

He centers sessions on getting to know each person before choosing methods to move forward. Duane uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, and client-centered work depending on the situation. He focuses on collaboration so people feel involved in their plan for change.

Duane commonly helps people managing stress, anxiety, anger, addictions, grief, and depression. He also supports those dealing with relationship and family concerns, parenting challenges, career decisions, ADHD, and identity issues including LGBT matters. Additional focuses include adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, codependency, and issues around guilt, shame, and forgiveness.

In sessions he aims to build trust and clear communication first. Conversations often include practical steps to handle impulses, manage strong feelings, and solve immediate problems. Duane looks for ways clients can use existing strengths to create manageable change.

People who want a collaborative, steady counselor may find his style helpful. He encourages honesty and sees counseling as a shared effort where the client’s goals guide the work together.

How evidence-based approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying what matters to a person and building small habits toward those values. It can help with worry, anger, and problems that come with big life changes by teaching practical actions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going, and teaches new ways of reacting to stress and depression. Motivational Interviewing helps people find the motivation to change behaviors like substance use by exploring ambivalence and personal goals.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will talk with each client about goals, current struggles, and preferences, then suggest methods to try. This is a collaborative effort and adjustments are made based on what helps most.

Confirm the available online session options before booking, as formats are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also lets people continue counseling while managing caregiving, work, or school schedules. Licensed professionals can help plan session times and lengths that fit everyday life.