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Natalie Young, BACP

Therapist focusing on body and relationships

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About Natalie

Natalie Young is a counsellor who blends body-centred awareness with talking therapy to help people change long-standing patterns. She holds BACP registration and has practised for five years in the United Kingdom. Her style aims to be warm and direct, helping people notice how thoughts, feelings and the body connect.

Clients meet a therapist who pays attention to both experience and behaviour. Sessions invite people to identify repeating habits and the emotions they avoid.

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Background and approach

Natalie encourages practical steps and gentle experiments, not only talking about problems but trying new ways of responding in the moment. Her work often explores relationship patterns, attachment wounds and issues around abandonment. She also supports those dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions and the strain of caregiving.

Practical concerns such as career difficulties, communication problems and boundaries are included in the conversation. Natalie draws on somatic approaches alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based work and person-centred ideas. That mix helps people find new ways to be present, notice bodily signals and take value-driven action.

Sessions balance emotional exploration with concrete skills. People who tend to feel stuck, numb or overwhelmed may find this approach useful. Natalie aims to create a steady therapeutic relationship where clients can try small changes, notice results and build self-compassion.

Therapy is paced to each person’s needs and readiness.

Using body-aware therapy and online sessions together

Somatic work pays attention to bodily sensations and movement alongside thoughts and feelings, helping people notice how stress and past patterns show up in the body. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and taking small value-driven steps while learning to accept difficult internal experiences. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current connections and communication, which helps when relationship dynamics or abandonment worries keep reappearing.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey. The therapist will work collaboratively to see which methods fit each person’s goals and comfort level. Sessions can combine elements from different approaches and adapt over time as needs change.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and energy levels, and they allow people to try different formats to see what helps them engage best. The mix of somatic and talking-based work can be adapted to remote formats, balancing reflective conversation with simple in-the-moment body awareness exercises.
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Frequently asked questions

What concerns can be brought to therapy?
She works with stress, anxiety and depression alongside relationship and parenting concerns. Other areas include addiction, grief, anger, ADHD and family or attachment issues.
How would you describe the therapeutic approach?
The work blends somatic awareness with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and attachment-informed methods. Conversations include noticing body signals, values-based action and exploring relationship patterns.
What is Natalie’s professional background?
She has five years of clinical experience and uses a mix of person-centred and emotion-focused tools to help people change repeating patterns. Her practice emphasises connection and practical experimentation.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
Which session formats are offered?
Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and routines.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions operate via a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin the process?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.