About Natalie
Natalie A Smith helps people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety and low mood. She meets each person where they are and focuses on small, practical steps to ease daily strain. Natalie uses straightforward conversation and a calm presence to build trust early on.
Natalie holds BACP and NCPS credentials and has three years of professional experience working with adults. She sees concerns such as trauma and abuse, compassion fatigue, and low self-esteem.
How Natalie works
She also supports people dealing with chronic illness, caregiver stress, codependency and relationship communication problems. Her approach centres on listening first and adapting methods to fit the person in front of her. Natalie draws on attachment-informed ideas to understand relationship patterns and on cognitive behavioural techniques to notice and change unhelpful thinking.
She adds solution-focused tools to set clear, achievable goals in a short time frame. Sessions are conversational and goal oriented. Clients can expect practical strategies to try between meetings and space to talk through painful experiences when needed.
Natalie treats people as the experts on their own lives and helps them build on existing strengths. Therapy is offered in English and delivered online through a range of session formats. The process begins by completing a short matching questionnaire and then scheduling sessions to suit both client and therapist.
The subscription model used for sessions can be cancelled at any time.
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What Natalie works with
The areas below are the ones Natalie selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Registers | BACP, NCPS |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 3 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Approaches you can use online
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape how people connect now. It helps with trust, fear of abandonment and repeating unhelpful relationship patterns. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical experiments. It is useful for anxiety, low mood and stress because it gives clear steps to try between sessions.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Natalie discusses options and adapts methods to match a person's goals and preferences. That way the plan feels relevant and can change as therapy progresses.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video lets people use body language and visual cues. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit a shorter break in the day. Live chat or messaging is useful for quick check-ins or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options give flexibility so people can choose what fits their routine and communication style.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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