Duane Winter
Practical, collaborative counseling with warmth
LPCC Minnesota
- Experience
- 7 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Grief
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Duane
Duane Winter is a licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) practicing in Minnesota with seven years of clinical experience. He approaches therapy with warmth and respect, emphasizing the client as the expert in their own life while offering structure and evidence-informed methods.
Background and approach
His work draws on cognitive behavioral ideas alongside acceptance-based and person-centered practices to help clients identify strengths and develop workable strategies for change. Duane prioritizes a collaborative relationship and focuses on building trust and open communication as the basis for progress.
He tailors sessions to each person’s needs, helping people cope with stress, anxiety, grief, addiction concerns, depression, life transitions, relationship and family challenges, ADHD, self-esteem struggles, and other areas such as parenting, career issues, and men’s midlife concerns.
Clients can expect an encouraging, practical approach that aims to clarify goals, strengthen coping skills, and make use of each person’s existing resources. Throughout his practice Duane emphasizes growth through small, achievable steps and supports clients as they explore values, develop new habits, and address patterns that interfere with daily life.
He frames therapy as a joint process that respects individuality while offering tools for clearer thinking and sustained change.
Approaches and Online Support for Practical Change
Duane commonly integrates cognitive behavioral ideas and acceptance and commitment approaches in online work. Cognitive behavioral therapy offers concrete ways to identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which can be useful for issues like anxiety, depression, and managing impulses. Acceptance and commitment therapy helps people clarify values, accept difficult emotions without avoidance, and choose actions that align with what matters to them, often aiding work on grief, life transitions, and motivation.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Duane will work with each client to explore what feels most useful, combining methods or adjusting pace based on the client’s goals, preferences, and progress, so treatment fits the individual rather than following a rigid script.
Online sessions are available by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to offer flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, access therapy from home, and use short check-ins or longer sessions as needed to support progress over time.
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Experience
7+ years
Licensed
Minnesota
Languages
English