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Natalie Dukes, LMHC
Florida
LMHC in Florida - relationships and anxiety
See online therapy options- CBT and client-centered
- Emotion-focused work
- Mindfulness techniques
About Natalie
Natalie Dukes is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Florida with 25 years of clinical experience. She focuses on practical help for stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, anger, depression, addictions, trauma and grief, and related issues. Natalie works with people who want concrete tools and clearer steps to manage feelings and daily pressures.
Her approach mixes structured, skills-based techniques and person-centered listening. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) alongside client-centered and emotionally-focused methods to address thought patterns, emotional responses, and relational cycles. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing are also part of her toolbox for building steady habits.
Natalie aims to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and experiment with different responses. Sessions often include identifying patterns, trying practical strategies, and reviewing what worked between meetings. She frames therapy as a problem-solving collaboration rather than a lecture.
Her background spans work with many presenting concerns including ADHD, eating issues, intimacy and self-esteem difficulties, parenting strain, career stress, bipolar-related coping, and compassion fatigue. Additional focuses include attachment and abandonment issues, blended family challenges, body image and codependency. The wide experience informs her ability to move between short-term skills work and longer relational focus when needed.
Sessions are conducted in English and follow the practice patterns described in her profile. Prospective clients should confirm current session options before booking. To begin, users are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How Natalie integrates structured approaches into online work
Natalie commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify thinking patterns and test practical behavior changes. CBT sessions focus on specific problems, short experiments and review of what worked between meetings. She also uses Client-Centered Therapy to keep sessions focused on the client's perspective, offering reflective listening and pacing that supports clearer choices.Emotionally-Focused Therapy is used when relationship patterns and attachment responses are central. EFT sessions aim to help people name strong emotions, trace interaction cycles, and practice new ways of communicating that change those cycles. Together these approaches give options for skills work, insight, and relational change depending on the issue.
Finding the right mix is part of the work. The therapist and client decide together which methods to try based on goals and what feels most useful. That collaborative process can shift as progress emerges or new needs appear.
Confirm the available session formats before booking since formats were not specified in the original profile. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when time is tight, and remove travel time so clients can focus on skill practice between meetings. Licensed professionals often use these practical benefits to help therapy fit into everyday life without changing the therapeutic goals.
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Experience
25+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
Natalie works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, anger, depression, addictions, trauma and grief among other issues listed in her profile.
How does she use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
She uses CBT to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and try different responses through concrete exercises and homework between sessions.
What is her clinical background?
She has 25 years of experience working with a wide range of presenting concerns and interpersonal issues across diverse backgrounds.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor (FL LMHC) and practices in Florida.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How does her pricing work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What is the first step to begin?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe, use the crisis numbers.