- Years in practice
- 25
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Natalie
Natalie Dukes is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 25 years of clinical experience. She focuses on parenting concerns alongside a wide range of emotional and relationship issues. She aims to make therapy straightforward and usable for busy parents who need practical help now.
Natalie draws on ideas from client-centered work and cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try small changes. She also uses emotionally focused strategies and mindfulness to help with strong feelings and connection.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on clear, doable steps rather than long theory talks. Her background includes long-term clinical work with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, addictions, and relationship strain. That experience informs a flexible approach that adapts to each person’s needs.
She pays attention to how family roles and parenting demands affect daily life and coping. In sessions, Natalie helps parents and individuals set realistic goals, practice communication skills, and build routines that reduce overwhelm. She offers problem-solving tools for anger, grief, self-esteem, and life transitions.
She also supports people managing ADHD, compassion fatigue, and blended-family challenges. Natalie practices in Florida as an LMHC and conducts therapy in English. She offers multiple online formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a session based on availability.
What Natalie works with
Everything Natalie lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Natalie helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Anger management
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Natalie lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Natalie blends approaches for online parenting support
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding the client's experience. The therapist follows the client's lead, offers empathy, and helps people discover their own solutions to parenting and relationship challenges. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks down thoughts and behaviors into manageable steps. It helps people try concrete changes, test new habits, and reduce anxiety or low mood through practical exercises. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people notice and name strong feelings and then use those feelings to guide safer connection and clearer communication in close relationships.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Natalie will talk with each person about goals, needs, and what feels most useful. Together they decide whether to prioritize skills, emotional connection, or mindful awareness, and the plan can change as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls work well for face-to-face conversation and working through interaction patterns. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone wants no camera. Live chat and text-based messaging allow shorter check-ins, written reflections, or coaching-style support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit work on parenting and relationships into a busy life.
Questions people ask about Natalie
What concerns does Natalie address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship strain, grief, trauma and parenting concerns among other issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses a client-centered approach with cognitive behavioral and emotionally focused tools, aiming for clear, practical steps and emotional awareness.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 25 years of experience working with a wide range of emotional and family-related issues.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Florida.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats does she offer online?
Therapy is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with therapy?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to the therapist's availability.
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