Natalie Dukes, LMHC
Experienced counselor focusing on narrative and practical change
Details
| Name | Natalie Dukes |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LMHC |
| Based in | Florida |
| Licensed in | Florida |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 25 |
About Natalie
Natalie Dukes is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with 25 years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and addiction. Natalie uses everyday language and straightforward steps so parents and individuals can understand what to expect in sessions.
Natalie believes people tell their lives through stories, and those stories shape how they feel and act. She draws on Narrative Therapy to help clients look at those stories and try different ways of understanding themselves.
Background and approach
She also uses Client-Centered methods to listen closely and build trust while helping clients set goals that matter to them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is part of her toolbox when practical changes are needed. That approach helps identify unhelpful thinking and small behavior changes that reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and mood issues.
She combines that with Emotionally-Focused techniques when relationship patterns and connection are the main concern. Natalie has worked with many issues including trauma and abuse, grief, parenting strain, body image and identity concerns, ADHD, and caregiving stress. She also helps people with intimacy-related problems, career stress, and coping after major life changes.
Her practice reflects a broad, flexible approach rather than a single fixed method. Sessions are offered in English and are based in Florida. She supports a practical, collaborative process aimed at clearer goals and everyday changes clients can use between sessions.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Relationship issues, Family conflicts among the things Natalie works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Anger management
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Natalie among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Natalie among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Natalie among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Natalie among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Natalie among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Natalie among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Natalie among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Natalie directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Natalie directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How narrative and practical work translate online
Natalie uses Narrative Therapy to help clients reframe the stories they tell about themselves and their relationships. In practice this means talking through life events, naming patterns, and trying new ways of describing problems so people can test different responses. Client-Centered Therapy is another mainstay; it emphasizes listening, empathy, and helping clients set their own goals while the therapist follows their lead. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy offers short-term, action-focused techniques to spot unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior changes that reduce anxiety or depression.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Natalie will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, and together they decide what feels most useful. She adapts methods as progress is made, switching between storytelling, emotional work, and skill-building depending on what helps most.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can fit a break at work or be used when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging work well for shorter check-ins, coaching-style support, or when writing helps someone think things through. These options make it easier to maintain regular sessions around family, school, and work commitments.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of concerns does Natalie address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family issues, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting concerns, body image, ADHD, and many related areas.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and practical, blending Narrative Therapy, Client-Centered work, CBT, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and mindfulness to match each person's needs.
What is her professional background?
She has 25 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of concerns and life stages.
What credentials and location information apply?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, FL LMHC, and practices from Florida.
Which languages and international options are offered?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
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