About Natalie
Natalie Baker is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in New Jersey. She brings 18 years of mental health experience and uses a person-centered approach to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and related concerns. Natalie meets people where they are and avoids judgment.
She focuses on building a collaborative relationship and then sets goals together. She names strengths and helps clients notice patterns that get in the way of feeling better.
Background and approach
Her background includes work in hospitals, residential programs, schools, partial care, and outpatient settings. That variety has shaped a practical way of working that fits everyday life. Natalie draws on evidence-based methods to address problems like trauma, ADHD, grief, and caregiver stress.
In sessions she helps people increase self-understanding and self-compassion. Conversations often focus on improving internal communication, managing difficult emotions, and handling relationship or career stress. She also supports people facing identity concerns including LGBT and gender dysphoria issues.
Natalie describes therapy as a joint process. She uses tools from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and client-centered work to tailor the plan. The goal is to help each person make changes that match their values and day-to-day life.
Practical therapy approaches adapted for online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying what matters to you and taking small, values-driven steps even when difficult thoughts or feelings appear. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and teaches concrete skills to change them. Client-Centered Therapy centers the conversation on the person's experience and uses empathic listening to build trust and self-acceptance.Natalie treats the choice of approach as a collaborative decision. She will discuss how these methods might fit your goals and preferences, and then shape the work together. The plan can shift over time as needs change so the approach stays relevant and practical.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls are useful for longer sessions and face-to-face conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging let the work continue between sessions with brief updates or coping tools. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to keep progress moving forward.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Immigration issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 18 years
- Licensed
- New Jersey
- Languages
- English
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