Alvis Duncan, LMHC

My name is Alvis Duncan.  I was born and raised in north central Florida.  I’m happily married with two wonderful girls. For fun, I like to travel, exercise, and eat good food. As a family, we enjoy taking care of our chickens and ducks on our miniature farm.

I’ve always been interested in physical and spiritual health.  I believe that both are important components of total wellness.  Prior to counseling, I had a successful career in the health and fitness industry of New York City. Often, gym clients felt stuck, overwhelmed and overmatched in their quest for physical health.   I loved when I was able to help someone who was putting in tremendous effort but not getting the results they wanted. For the last few years I’ve have trained extensively in spiritual wellness working for St. Andrew’s Church in Gainesville. Whether working for a gym or a church, my joy came from helping people become unstuck and find both growth an abundant life.  I bring that wellness mindset into my counseling sessions and enjoy fostering mind, body and spiritual growth with clients.

I work with adults, couples, families, adolescents and college students. I also have training in treating substance abuse in adolescents and adults. I tend to counsel more from an approach than a particular theory. I use the Interpersonal Process Approach as my conceptual framework as it is highly adaptable, integrative and flexible. This approach allows me to collaborate creatively with each unique client to address areas of need. With this approach I weave together Attachment Theory, Cognitive Behavioral Theory, Family and Systems Theory, and Wellness.