Wendy Duncan Kithcart, LCSW

Wendy Duncan Kithcart is a licensed clinical social worker with broad experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, and family concerns. She is based in North Carolina and brings 18 years of practice to conversations about parenting, trauma, grief, and relationship struggles. Wendy focuses on making the first steps into therapy feel manageable and respectful.

Wendy aims to create a straightforward, nonjudgmental space where people can talk through their worries and make practical changes. She listens for what matters most and helps clients set clear goals they can act on between sessions. Her work often addresses how past losses, attachment wounds, or family patterns influence present moods and choices.

Her approach draws on several evidence-based methods to match what each person needs. She uses client-centered listening to understand priorities, cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thinking, and dialectical skills to manage strong emotions. Motivational interviewing is used when people want help finding the drive to change difficult habits.

Wendy has worked with a wide range of mental health concerns, including bipolar challenges, anger, codependency, and chronic illness. She also supports people dealing with adoption and foster care issues, abandonment, and family of origin conflicts. Her experience covers trauma, domestic violence, and complex grief.

People planning to begin therapy should expect clear steps to get started and an emphasis on practical coping strategies. For those who find beginning therapy hard, she highlights courage and small, steady progress as the path forward.

How therapeutic approaches guide online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and making space for the person's own goals. The therapist follows the client's lead, reflecting concerns and helping clarify what matters most. This approach is useful for people who want a respectful place to sort out feelings and priorities.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts influence feelings and actions. It uses straightforward exercises and homework to change unhelpful thinking and reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression. CBT is often chosen when someone wants practical tools to manage mood and behavior.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication. It teaches specific skills to handle strong emotions and reduce impulsive reactions. This can help with anger, mood swings, and patterns that interfere with daily life.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit best based on goals, needs, and preferences. That decision can change over time as progress and priorities evolve.

Confirm current session options before booking since formats are not specified in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Ask about what formats are available so sessions can be scheduled to match daily routines and technical needs.