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Wendy Duncan Kithcart

Wendy Duncan Kithcart

LCSW

Therapist · North Carolina · 18+ years of experience

Compassionate LCSW helping people navigate strong emotions

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  • Client-centered approach
  • Practical coping skills
  • Focus on family issues

About Wendy

Wendy Duncan Kithcart is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on clear, person-centered care. She brings 18 years of experience to help people manage stress, anxiety, grief, anger, and life transitions. Wendy aims to make starting therapy feel doable and straightforward.

Wendy uses straightforward conversation to understand what matters most to each person. She creates space for people to share hard feelings about family conflict, past trauma, addiction, or parenting struggles. The therapist works to reduce shame and help clients find practical next steps.

Her approach draws on client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral techniques, and elements of dialectical behavior therapy. That mix helps people notice unhelpful patterns, practice new skills, and build better ways of coping. Motivational interviewing and existential ideas are also part of her toolbox when exploring values and life meaning.

Wendy has worked across many settings and with a wide range of mental health concerns, including bipolar disorder, chronic illness, and relationship problems. She supports people dealing with abandonment, adoption and foster care issues, family-of-origin struggles, and communication problems.

Wendy is licensed in North Carolina as an LCSW and offers sessions in English. She encourages anyone feeling overwhelmed by life changes or intense emotions to take the first step and explore therapy.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseParenting issuesDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesGriefAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorderCoping with life changes

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommunication problemsDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Domestic violenceEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessMood disordersPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPost-traumatic stressSelf-loveSexual assault and abuse

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Existential TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

18+ years

Credentials

North Carolina

Languages

English

How her approaches fit into online therapy

Wendy uses client-centered therapy to focus on each person's priorities and values, offering a space where people can talk through what matters most to them. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors, which can be practiced between sessions. Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) offers skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance, useful when anger or intense feelings feel overwhelming.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Wendy will talk with each person about goals, day-to-day needs, and what methods feel most comfortable. That conversation guides whether CBT skill practice, DBT techniques, or client-centered reflection becomes the main focus.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available online options before booking. Many people find online sessions help fit therapy into a busy life - they can reduce travel time, make scheduling easier around work or caregiving, and allow for short check-ins when needed. Online work also makes it possible for clients outside the therapist's immediate area to connect, but confirm international scheduling and times before arranging sessions.

At a glance

Listed location
North Carolina
Experience
18+ years
Credentials
LCSW
Languages
English
License (North Carolina)
LCSW · No. C007644
NPI
1598039653

As listed by the therapist. You can check a license with the state board and an NPI with the national registry.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does Wendy help with?

She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, anger, grief, addictions, and challenges with parenting and relationships. Family conflict, trauma and abuse, and life transitions are also within her focus.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is warm and client-centered, with practical techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy. She blends conversation and skill practice to address thoughts, emotions, and behaviors.

How much experience does she have?

Wendy has 18 years of professional experience working with a wide range of mental health concerns. That background includes work with chronic illness, bipolar disorder, and complex family issues.

Where is she licensed and practicing?

She is licensed in North Carolina as an LCSW. Sessions are conducted in English and the practice is based in that state.

Can people outside the United States work with her?

International clients are accepted. Sessions are offered in English for people contacting the practice from other countries.

What session formats are available?

The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options with the platform before booking.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with Wendy?

Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability. That will guide you to the next steps.

Before you start

  • Online talk therapy is not a court-ordered or mandated anger-management course, and it does not provide attendance certificates.
  • Check that the location and license details above fit where you live.
  • If anyone is at risk of being harmed, contact emergency services or a domestic-abuse helpline first. See the support lines for the US, UK and Australia.
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