Counsellor profile
Natalie Clarke, BACP
Counsellor - anxiety and trauma
See online counselling options- Person-centred approach
- Adults and adolescents
- Telephone and online
About Natalie
Counsellor Natalie Clarke is a BACP member with four years' experience working in the United Kingdom. She uses person-centred counselling and meets adults and adolescents to talk through issues such as anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, addiction and trauma. She offers a calm, listening presence and helps clients make sense of current problems and past events.
Natalie explains things plainly in sessions. She encourages people to describe what they are feeling and how events have affected them. That can include worries about parenting, grief, bipolar mood shifts, eating concerns, anger, or struggles with self-esteem and intimacy.
The person-centred approach she uses focuses on what matters to the individual. Sessions centre on the client's experience rather than on techniques. This can help people notice patterns and make clearer choices about how to respond to life changes and stressors.
Natalie provides both telephone and online sessions. Together with the client she looks at what to focus on each week and checks whether the work is helping. She supports people who are exploring identity and LGBT matters, clients dealing with compassion fatigue, and those who are managing ADHD alongside other difficulties.
Her work aims to reduce the immediate weight of problems so people can think more clearly about next steps. Prospective clients in the UK are asked to confirm session options before booking. To begin, follow the site's process to view online counselling options and book an initial appointment.
How client-centred counselling works online
Person-centred counselling focuses on the client's perspective. The counsellor listens to what matters most to the individual and reflects it back. This approach suits people who want to understand how feelings and events influence their choices and relationships.In practice, sessions are conversational. The counsellor asks open questions, invites description of feelings, and checks understanding. This method can help when dealing with anxiety, depression, grief, trauma or relationship concerns because it keeps attention on the client's experience rather than fixed techniques.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss what is helping and what might need to change. Decisions about focus and pace are made together, based on the client's needs, goals and preferences.
The biography lists online and telephone sessions. Confirm the available session formats before booking. Online and telephone counselling can make it easier to fit appointments around family, work or study. They also remove travel time and allow for shorter check-ins when needed.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
4+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What does she help with most often?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationships, trauma and addiction among other concerns.
Which therapeutic style does she use?
She practices person-centred counselling, focusing on the client's experience and feelings during sessions.
How much experience does she have?
Natalie has four years' experience working as a counsellor in the United Kingdom.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages does she offer sessions in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats does she provide?
The biography states she offers online and telephone sessions; confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees and the booking process handled?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To start, use the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.