Do you want to restore your emotional connection with your spouse? If you are like many couples I work with, you may feel disconnected from your spouse, like nothing more than roommates or business partners just going through the motions. And when it comes to communicating and talking about an important issue, you feel unheard. Or maybe you’ve noticed that when you two try to have a conversation, it becomes extremely difficult – perhaps even destructive. Anxieties, frustrations, and criticisms rise, and one or both of you become defensive or shut down.

Welcome! I’m Marsha Duncan, and I can help.

How? I help couples and individuals examine how they interact with their spouse or other significant people in their lives and help them build skills for more effective communication. I also teach my clients skills to help them manage conflict and regulate emotions in a way that supports a restored emotional connection with their loved ones.

I provide marriage, couples, pre-marriage, and individual counseling, and my areas of expertise include helping individuals and couples with issues that negatively impact their significant relationships, like difficulty regulating their emotions, anxiety, depression, grief and loss, and traumatic experiences.

I am a Licensed Professional Counselor in the Commonwealth of Virginia and an inspirational speaker. I am also certified in Eye Movement Integration Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Informed Care Therapy, and Cognitive Behavior Therapy. I earned my Master of Arts degree in Community Counseling from Regent University. Most recently, I earned my certification as a SYMBIS (Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts) approved facilitator. SYMBIS is recognized as the gold standard for marriage preparation.