About Natalie
Natalie Summit is a licensed professional counselor with 29 years of clinical experience. She practices in Arizona and offers telehealth counseling by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging. Natalie focuses on anxiety, stress, addiction, trauma, depression, and related concerns, and she aims to help people feel heard and find workable steps forward.
Natalie began her career in community mental health and later shifted to support law enforcement. She retired from a 20-year role at a local law enforcement agency in 2019 after extensive work in crisis intervention.
Background and approach
That hands-on experience shaped her approach to difficult situations like domestic violence, sexual assault, and addiction. Her work favors practical strategies that people can try between sessions. Natalie uses methods from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people change unhelpful thinking and move toward valued action.
She also draws on dialectical behavior therapy skills and client-centered listening when emotion regulation or relationships are involved. Natalie has experience addressing grief, parenting strain, first responder issues, and longstanding mood concerns. She pays attention to life context and aims to build trust before introducing new tools.
People who want direct, steady support and concrete coping strategies tend to do well with her style. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging are available in English.
Natalie does not accept international clients and practices under Arizona licensure as LPC and Utah licensure as LCMHC.
Approaches that translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages people to notice tough thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then take steps that match their values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and trying small experiments to change behavior and mood. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches practical skills for managing intense emotions and improving how people handle conflict and stress.Natalie approaches treatment as a collaboration. She will talk with each person about their goals, try approaches that fit those goals, and adjust methods based on what works. Together they decide whether to emphasize ACT, CBT, DBT skills, or a mix of techniques depending on needs and preferences.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text messaging to make care more flexible. Video calls are useful for a full-session conversation and practicing new skills together. Phone sessions require less bandwidth and can fit a shorter check-in during a busy day. Live chat or text messaging can be helpful for brief check-ins, coaching between sessions, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options help people maintain continuity of care across different schedules and locations.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 29 years
- Licensed
- Arizona, Utah, Washington
- Languages
- English
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