About Natalie
Natalie Brunning offers calm, practical support for people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression and addictions. She is a BACP counsellor with 15 years of experience and a steady, straightforward approach. Natalie aims to make the first step feel manageable and meets people at their own pace.
Natalie helps people who are coping with trauma, including complex trauma, post-traumatic stress and dissociative identity difficulties. She also supports those affected by sexual or domestic abuse, and people struggling with motivation, self‑esteem and confidence.
How Natalie works
Conversations focus on what is troubling you now and on small steps that make a difference. Sessions are set up to be open and non-judgemental. Natalie listens carefully and tailors the work to each person’s needs.
She uses practical ways to reduce symptoms and build coping skills, with attention to safety and pacing where trauma is involved. Her practice also addresses a broad range of related concerns, from body image and codependency to chronic illness and caregiver stress. Natalie draws on a variety of evidence-based therapeutic techniques to fit different problems and preferences.
People appreciate a down-to-earth tone and clear next steps in therapy. Natalie encourages questions about how the work will proceed and what a realistic pace looks like. She invites anyone thinking about help to begin with a short matching questionnaire and a scheduling step.
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
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 15 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Practical therapy methods and online access
Natalie uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on symptom relief and pacing. One common approach helps people manage anxiety and depression through step-by-step coping skills, such as grounding, activity planning and breathing strategies. These tools are practical and aimed at reducing day-to-day distress.She also works with trauma-focused methods that help people process distressing memories safely and build stability first. This kind of work moves slowly when needed, with attention to reducing overwhelm and improving emotional regulation.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Natalie discusses goals and preferences with each person and adapts the methods used accordingly. The process is collaborative and decisions about pacing and techniques are made together.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to fit different lifestyles. Video is useful for a richer, face-to-face interaction. Phone sessions are helpful when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Text and live chat provide flexible ways to keep in touch between calls. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving and other commitments, and allow people to choose what suits them best.
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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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