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Natalie Bouffard-Lewis, LMFT, LPC
Texas
Licensed therapist - Relationships and Stress
See online therapy options- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- DBT skills
- Mindfulness practice
About Natalie
Natalie Bouffard-Lewis is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas with ten years of experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship and parenting concerns, and other challenges such as ADHD, grief, depression, and compassion fatigue. Sessions address practical concerns like sleep problems, anger, self-esteem, and intimacy-related issues.
Natalie uses a mix of evidence-informed methods to help people notice patterns and try different responses. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is part of her approach, along with Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), mindfulness, narrative, and psychodynamic ideas. She focuses on identifying goals and building clear strategies to reach them.
In sessions she helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and habits and then test alternative ways of thinking and acting. She also works on communication skills and managing strong emotions. For parenting and family concerns she concentrates on individual strategies that improve interactions and reduce stress.
Her style emphasizes active collaboration. Clients can expect practical exercises, short skills practice, and discussion about how to apply new habits between sessions. She frames progress as a step-by-step process rather than a single solution.
Natalie draws on experience with attachment and abandonment issues, blended family challenges, caregiver stress, codependency, and divorce or separation. She also supports those dealing with trauma, dissociation, guilt, and forgiveness. People often use sessions to sort priorities, change patterns, and make decisions about work and relationships.
How Natalie integrates CBT, DBT and mindfulness online
CBT helps people identify specific thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and then try small experiments to change them. It is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and managing day-to-day stress. DBT emphasizes skills for tolerating distress, regulating strong emotions, and improving communication; it can help when emotions feel overwhelming and relationships get stuck.Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention practices to reduce rumination and increase focus on the present moment. These methods are practical and often paired with CBT or DBT skills to make changes more doable in everyday life. Natalie works collaboratively to decide which approaches fit a person's goals, needs, and preferences rather than prescribing one method from the start.
Confirm current session formats before booking since the biography does not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, accommodate shorter check-ins when time is limited, or avoid travel time. Therapists can also assign brief exercises to practice between sessions and follow up on progress, helping skills transfer into daily routines without promising a specific outcome.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, relationship and parenting issues, ADHD, grief, depression, sleep problems, anger, self-esteem, and related concerns.
How does she use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in sessions?
CBT is used to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and habits, test different responses, and practice new behaviors between sessions.
What is her background and clinical experience?
She has ten years of clinical experience working with adults on relationship, family, and individual concerns and applies multiple therapeutic methods.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds LMFT and LPC credentials and practices in Texas with the credentials shown as TX LMFT and TX LPC.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not specify session formats; confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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