About Natalie
Natalie Wakeley is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Georgia who helps people cope with stress, anxiety, depression, and trauma. She brings a practical, down-to-earth style to sessions and focuses on tangible steps people can use between meetings. Natalie aims to make therapy feel understandable and doable for busy lives.
She treats each person as an individual and builds a plan around their needs and goals. Natalie pays attention to how the body and mind affect one another and uses that understanding to guide work in session.
Background and approach
Her approach blends talking, skill practice, and attention to physical responses so people learn what helps them feel steadier. Natalie draws on tools from cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, mindfulness work, solution-focused techniques, and somatic methods. She uses these methods together based on what fits each person, rather than sticking to one fixed approach.
That lets her focus on what brings relief sooner and what builds longer-term coping skills. With six years of clinical experience, Natalie has worked with a wide range of concerns including grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting stress, chronic illness, and patterns like codependency and attachment difficulties.
She also addresses mood conditions such as bipolar disorder and disruptive mood dysregulation concerns, alongside anger and career-related stress. Natalie conducts sessions in English and offers multiple online formats, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. She asks new clients to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a time that fits their routine.
How her approaches translate to online care
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, focuses on building practical skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, and mindfulness. It helps when strong emotions feel overwhelming and when patterns of conflict or self-criticism get in the way of daily life.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. It uses clear exercises and experiments to change unhelpful thought patterns and try new behaviors that reduce anxiety and depression symptoms.
Mindfulness Therapy trains simple awareness skills so people can notice thoughts and sensations without reacting automatically. This practice supports managing stress, reducing rumination, and improving focus during difficult moments.
Natalie treats finding the right approach as a collaborative process. She will talk with each person about goals, try techniques in session, and adjust plans based on what feels useful. The aim is to work together to find methods that fit a person's life and preferences.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video offers face-to-face interaction for practicing skills and observing nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can be easier when internet bandwidth is limited or for brief check-ins. Live chat and text allow for shorter, flexible check-ins and written reflections between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or caregiving schedules while still focusing on progress.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Georgia
- Languages
- English
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