About Natalie
Natalie Wakeley is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Georgia who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship concerns. She supports those facing grief, parenting strain, career stress, compassion fatigue, and intimacy-related issues. Natalie also works with people dealing with bipolar symptoms, self-esteem struggles, anger, and major life changes.
Natalie uses a body-aware perspective in her work, acknowledging how feelings live in the body as well as the mind.
Background and approach
She combines practical skills with attention to bodily cues so clients learn tools they can use between sessions. Her style is collaborative and straightforward, focused on uncovering patterns and building daily coping strategies. She draws from several therapeutic methods such as somatic therapy, cognitive behavioral techniques, and dialectical behavior ideas to tailor each plan.
Sessions often include skill practice, reflection on automatic thoughts, and noticing physical sensations related to emotions. The emphasis is on small, usable steps that reduce symptoms and improve functioning. With six years of clinical experience, Natalie brings a measured and empathetic presence to the room.
She aims to help people identify strengths and apply methods that fit their life and goals. People who want clear strategies plus attention to their body-mind experience may find this approach useful. Natalie holds the LPC credential, GA LPC LPC011137, and conducts sessions in English.
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexible access to care.
Therapeutic approaches you can use online
Somatic Therapy focuses on the body-mind connection and helps people notice physical sensations tied to stress, trauma, and emotion. It often involves breathing, gentle attention to bodily signals, and grounding steps that reduce overwhelming sensations and support regulation.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts influence feelings and actions. It teaches practical steps to identify unhelpful thoughts, test them, and try alternative responses so daily life feels more manageable.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers concrete skills for managing intense emotions, improving distress tolerance, and strengthening communication. These tools are useful for people who want step-by-step strategies to handle crises and improve relationships.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Natalie will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, preferences, and the challenges they bring to sessions. She combines approaches as needed and adjusts the plan based on what helps most.
Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging makes it easier to fit sessions into busy lives. These formats allow flexible scheduling, quicker check-ins between sessions, and continued access to tools and support from home. Many people appreciate being able to practice skills where they live and apply techniques to everyday situations.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- 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