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Dr. Joshua S. Duncan
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPC, QMHP, LAC
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Dr. Joshua S. Duncan

Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPC, QMHP, LAC

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Available both in-person and online
3409 West 47th Street Suite 102 Sioux Falls, SD 57106
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If you look fine on paper but feel anxious or stuck in patterns you can't outgrow — you're in the right place. I work with adults, young adults (13+), leaders, clinicians, parents, and high-functioning professionals who desire to do inner work. Most come in carrying something familiar — anxiety that won't quiet, a relationship pattern that keeps repeating, addiction, depression, or the quiet sense you should be doing more. You've tried a few things already, and you're ready to look at what lives underneath: the developmental, attachment, and identity patterns formed in early life.
At The Becoming Agency, treatment is organized through The Becoming Architecture — a developmental framework formalized in my PhD research on childhood trauma and attachment. Therapy moves through five movements: Uncover, Unlearn, Heal, Become, and Sustain. We meet you where you are. Most come in carrying something familiar — anxiety that won't quiet, a rela
Specialties: childhood trauma, attachment, and adult identity formation. Trained in attachment-based therapy, trauma-focused CBT, schema therapy, family systems, and Gottman couples work. Individuals, couples, families. PhD in Developmental Psychology (Walden, 2024). LPC, LAC, QMHP. I'd love to see if we're the right fit.
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My Practice at a Glance

Available both in-person and online

The Becoming Agency

3409 West 47th Street

Suite 102

Sioux Falls, SD 57106 map

 (605) 534-8646
My website
I offer therapy in person and online in a very comfortable environment!
I specialize in Relationship Issues, Addiction and Attachment Issues 
$230 Per Session, I accept insurance 
I see individuals, couples and families  
Hi I am Joshua, I look forward to journeying with you!
Dr. Joshua S. Duncan
Let's Connect (605) 534-8646
Photo of Dr. Joshua S. Duncan, Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPC, QMHP, LAC

My Practice at a Glance

Available both in-person and online

The Becoming Agency

3409 West 47th Street

Suite 102

Sioux Falls, SD 57106 map

 (605) 534-8646
My website
I offer therapy in person and online in a very comfortable environment!
I specialize in Relationship Issues, Addiction and Attachment Issues 
$230 Per Session, I accept insurance 
I see individuals, couples and families  
Hi I am Joshua, I look forward to journeying with you!
Dr. Joshua S. Duncan

Finances

Fees

  • Individual Sessions $230
  • Couple Sessions $230
  • Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible

Payment Methods

American Express, Cash, Check, Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard

Insurance

  • Avera Health Plans
  • BlueCross and BlueShield
  • Cigna and Evernorth
  • HealthPartners of MN and WI
  • Medica
  • Medicaid
  • MultiPlan
  • Optum
  • Sanford Health Plan
  • TRICARE
  • UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
  • Wellmark BCBS
  • Out of Network
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We accept insurance, out of pocket, and sliding fee.
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Dr. Joshua S. Duncan
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPC, QMHP, LAC
or call with questions - (605) 534-8646
"
We accept insurance, out of pocket, and sliding fee.
Photo of Dr. Joshua S. Duncan, Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPC, QMHP, LAC
Dr. Joshua S. Duncan
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPC, QMHP, LAC
or call with questions - (605) 534-8646

Qualifications

  • Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of South Dakota / LPC20589 Joshua S. Duncan

    • Education and Years In Practice

  • In Practice for 10 years
  • Attended Walden University, Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology, Graduated 2024

    • Additional Credentials

  • License: South Dakota Board of Addiction & Prevention Professionals 19031813 / 2020
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PhD in Developmental Psychology (Walden, 2024) — dissertation: "Childhood Trauma, Attachment, and Adult Leadership Styles." A decade in clinical practice across community mental health, addiction treatment, and private practice. TEDx speaker: "Living & Leading from a Love Script."
Photo of Dr. Joshua S. Duncan, Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPC, QMHP, LAC
Dr. Joshua S. Duncan
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPC, QMHP, LAC
or call with questions - (605) 534-8646
"
PhD in Developmental Psychology (Walden, 2024) — dissertation: "Childhood Trauma, Attachment, and Adult Leadership Styles." A decade in clinical practice across community mental health, addiction treatment, and private practice. TEDx speaker: "Living & Leading from a Love Script."
Photo of Dr. Joshua S. Duncan, Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPC, QMHP, LAC
Dr. Joshua S. Duncan
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPC, QMHP, LAC
or call with questions - (605) 534-8646

Specialties and Expertise

Top Specialties

  • Relationship Issues
  • Addiction
  • Attachment Issues

Expertise

  • Adoption
  • Anxiety
  • Behavioral Issues
  • Career Counseling
  • Codependency
  • Coping Skills
  • Drug Abuse
  • Dual Diagnosis
  • Emotional Disturbance
  • Family Conflict
  • Grief
  • Life Coaching
  • Life Transitions
  • Marital and Premarital
  • Men's Issues
  • Mood Disorders
  • Peer Relationships
  • Personality Disorders
  • Racial Identity
  • Self Esteem
  • Spirituality
  • Substance Use
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Clinical specialties: childhood trauma, attachment disruptions, and adult identity formation. Most presenting concerns — anxiety, depression, relational cycles, addiction symptoms — resolve more durably when the underlying developmental and attachment substrate is addressed directly. I see individuals, couples, and families through the same developmental framework.
Photo of Dr. Joshua S. Duncan, Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPC, QMHP, LAC
Dr. Joshua S. Duncan
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPC, QMHP, LAC
or call with questions - (605) 534-8646
"
Clinical specialties: childhood trauma, attachment disruptions, and adult identity formation. Most presenting concerns — anxiety, depression, relational cycles, addiction symptoms — resolve more durably when the underlying developmental and attachment substrate is addressed directly. I see individuals, couples, and families through the same developmental framework.
Photo of Dr. Joshua S. Duncan, Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPC, QMHP, LAC
Dr. Joshua S. Duncan
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPC, QMHP, LAC
or call with questions - (605) 534-8646

3 Endorsements

Alyssa Jo Protsch-Husman
Alyssa Jo Protsch-Husman
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, NCC, LPC-MH, QMHP
Joshua is supportive, knowledgeable, and motivated to help others heal and be seen. I trust and value Joshua's skills to best support his clients and community.
Kimberly Kay Questad
Kimberly Kay Questad
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC-MH, QMHP, CFRC
Dr. J Duncan has a passion for helping others and meeting with them to enrich their future. He continues to learn and understand his field through education.
Rachael Fricke
Rachael Fricke
Counselor, LPC-MH, LAC, LMHC, LPCC, QMHP
Joshua and I have known each other for years. We worked together at the start of our careers and it has been great to watch him come into his own with the Becoming Agency. He adds spirituality and grace to every situation he is presented with.

Client Focus

Age

Teen , 
Adults , 
Elders (65+)

Participants

Individuals , 
Couples , 
Family

Communities

Sex Worker Allied

Ethnicity

Black and African American

Religion

Christian

Age

Teen , 
Adults , 
Elders (65+)

Participants

Individuals , 
Couples , 
Family

Communities

Sex Worker Allied

Ethnicity

Black and African American

Religion

Christian

Treatment Approach

Types of Therapy

  • Attachment-based
  • Christian Counseling
  • Clinical Supervision and Licensed Supervisors
  • Coaching
  • Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
  • Emotionally Focused
  • Family / Marital
  • Family Systems
  • Gottman Method
  • Organizational & Leadership Consulting
  • Relational
  • Schema Therapy
  • Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
  • Trauma Focused
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Modalities: attachment-based therapy, trauma-focused CBT, schema therapy, family systems, and Gottman couples work. Treatment is sequenced through The Becoming Architecture — a five-movement developmental model (Uncover, Unlearn, Heal, Become, Sustain) that integrates early-life pattern work with capability and capacity development. Translates clinically across individuals, couples, and families.
Photo of Dr. Joshua S. Duncan, Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPC, QMHP, LAC
Dr. Joshua S. Duncan
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPC, QMHP, LAC
or call with questions - (605) 534-8646
"
Modalities: attachment-based therapy, trauma-focused CBT, schema therapy, family systems, and Gottman couples work. Treatment is sequenced through The Becoming Architecture — a five-movement developmental model (Uncover, Unlearn, Heal, Become, Sustain) that integrates early-life pattern work with capability and capacity development. Translates clinically across individuals, couples, and families.
Photo of Dr. Joshua S. Duncan, Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPC, QMHP, LAC
Dr. Joshua S. Duncan
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPC, QMHP, LAC
or call with questions - (605) 534-8646

Location

Primary Location

The Becoming Agency

3409 West 47th Street

Suite 102

Sioux Falls, SD 57106

(605) 534-8646

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I offer therapy in person and online in a very comfortable environment!
Photo of Dr. Joshua S. Duncan, Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPC, QMHP, LAC
Dr. Joshua S. Duncan
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPC, QMHP, LAC
Take the first step to help. Call now - (605) 534-8646
"
I offer therapy in person and online in a very comfortable environment!
Photo of Dr. Joshua S. Duncan, Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPC, QMHP, LAC
Dr. Joshua S. Duncan
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPC, QMHP, LAC
Take the first step to help. Call now - (605) 534-8646