About Natalie
Natalie Stainback is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with ten years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and addiction. She practices evidence-based therapeutic techniques and brings a practical, down-to-earth approach to sessions. Natalie aims to make therapy straightforward and focused on real goals.
Natalie has worked across settings such as inpatient psychiatric hospitals, schools, outpatient therapy, and in-home care. Her background includes work with people receiving medication assisted treatment for substance use.
How Natalie works
This range of experience informs how she adapts interventions to fit each person’s life. Her clinical approach includes Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, mindfulness practices, and Motivational Interviewing. She uses these methods to address anxiety, anger, sleep problems, addictions, trauma, grief, and low self-esteem.
Natalie emphasizes practical skills people can use between sessions. Natalie describes her style as person-centered and interactive. She works in partnership with people to set clear goals, build a plan, and adjust it over time.
She aims to be casual and approachable while staying focused on progress. She values diversity and says she does not judge based on gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, cultural background, or race. Natalie also brings personal motivation to this work and understands the stigma that can surround mental health and substance use concerns.
She encourages growth as a gradual process and invites collaboration toward better coping and confidence.
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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Anger management
Also listed
- ADHD
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | North Carolina |
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Online support options
Evidence-Based Techniques Delivered Online
Online sessions can use Cognitive Behavior Therapy to identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. CBT often includes practical homework and clear steps people can try between sessions, which can help with anxiety, depression, sleep, and coping with life changes.Mindfulness practices are another approach Natalie uses to help people notice thoughts and bodily sensations without getting swept away by them. Short mindfulness exercises can reduce stress and improve sleep and emotional regulation when practiced regularly.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will partner with each person to choose and adapt techniques based on their needs, goals, and preferences, checking in and changing the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and nonverbal cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or for quick check-ins, and chat or text can fit short updates or people who prefer written exchanges. These options help make attending sessions easier around work, school, or family commitments.
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