Nadia Duncan (she/her)

Family conflict is natural, and having a neutral, safe environment can help to navigate this in a way where familial connections are enriched. Whether your family is dealing with a loss, diagnosis, divorce, transition, or just struggling to get along, I can help you gain insight and tools to communicate effectively and strengthen relationships.

Is anxiety taking over your or your teens life? Lots of children and adults experience anxiety, and you don’t have to go through it alone. I can support you or your child in finding relief from anxiety by learning effective, evidence based techniques. Therapy can help to uncover the underlying causes of your worries and fears, learn how to relax, look at situations in a new, less frightening way, and develop better coping mechanisms and problem-solving skills.

I have worked with children and teens for years with experience in outpatient and school environment. As a school social worker I understand the stress that families navigate. I build strong, trusting, and empathetic relationships with children and use a strengths-based and attachment perspective to facilitate growth, insight, problem-solving abilities, and healing.

Internal Family Systems is an integrative, evidence based therapy that promotes healing and growth by looking at the systems within ourselves. By examining our inner thoughts and feelings, we can gain deep insight about how and why we perceive things, and can aid healing through self-love and compassion.

When working with children, families, or even adults, I believe it is crucial to always remember an attachment perspective. Attachment lies behind every relationship we have, whether that is with a parent, child, partner, friend, or colleague. By diving into attachment styles we can provide insight and growth to strengthen relationships and communication.

Every family has its own unique dynamics and systems. None of us exist solely as individuals- at some point we have all been a part of a system of some kind. By examining the emotional unit of a family- whether that is in family therapy or individual- we can learn more about our own thoughts, behaviors, and feelings to strengthen our understanding of ourselves and where we came from.

PTSD can present in many different ways, and it can be difficult to figure out what is going on. If you are experiencing flashbacks, nightmares, panic attacks, difficulty in relationships, anger, impulsivity, or a variety of other symptoms, I can support identifying where these symptoms are coming from and getting to the root cause of them. I use EMDR and ego states therapy to process through past adverse experiences, allowing you to live your life free of PTSD symptoms.

Many individuals struggle with body image concerns throughout their life, whether this is body dysmorphia, disordered eating, negative self-image, or other related issues. I use a combination of EMDR , ego states work, and DBT strategies to get to the root cause of your body image concerns along with identified tangible strategies to improve symptoms.