About Nathan
Prof. Nathan Tate greets people who are feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure where to turn. He emphasizes a respectful, person-centered way of working that treats each person as the expert on their own life.
He aims to listen closely, reflect back what he hears, and help clients find practical steps forward. He brings 14 years of clinical experience as a Licensed Independent Social Worker - Clinical Practitioner and as an LCSW.
How Nathan works
He uses straightforward conversations to uncover strengths and patterns that shape thoughts and behavior. Sessions focus on problem solving, coping skills, and building clearer direction in day-to-day life. His practice draws on approaches such as client-centered work, cognitive behavioral tools, and deeper existential reflection.
That means practical strategies to reduce anxiety and improve mood, plus discussions about meaning, purpose, and identity when those issues matter. He also integrates relationship-focused ideas when intimacy and communication are concerns. People come for help with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction concerns, attention challenges, career strain, parenting pressure, and trauma-related struggles.
He also addresses issues like codependency, caregiver stress, blended family adjustments, and difficulty with commitment or control. Nate aims to create an accepting, nonjudgmental space where people can test new ways of coping. He works at a steady pace and helps people translate insights into everyday changes.
For those ready to take steps, he supports planning and follow-through toward clearer goals.
Nathan lists 12 ways of working on the entry:
What Nathan works with
The areas below are the ones Nathan selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Registers | LISW-CP, LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 14 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | South Carolina |
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Online support options
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, acceptance, and following the client’s pace. Online sessions using this approach let clients bring current concerns and feel heard while exploring options and decisions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. In video or phone sessions CBT can be used to practice new coping strategies, plan behavioral experiments, and review homework together.
Existential therapy looks at meaning, purpose, and life direction. It helps people who are wrestling with big questions or transitions to clarify values and make purposeful choices, which can be discussed over a mix of live sessions and messaging between meetings.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, preferences, and daily life. That collaborative process may include trying techniques from different approaches and adjusting as progress is made.
Online formats offer practical flexibility. Video calls are useful for deeper conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a session needs to fit a work break. Live chat and text-based messaging can support brief check-ins, tracking progress, or handling quick struggles between full sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while still focusing on meaningful change.
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