About Clifford
Clifford Nathaniel is a Licensed Professional Counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, parenting strain, depression, and ADHD. He brings calm and steady support during difficult times. Clifford aims to make sessions straightforward and focused on practical next steps.
He earned a Master’s in Counseling Psychology from Trevecca Nazarene University and has worked in the field for 25 years. His career includes treating anxiety, depression, childhood disorders, and substance misuse, and leading group sessions.
Background and approach
Clifford also provides training for community churches and local schools. In sessions he draws on several approaches to fit each person’s needs. He uses client-centered methods to build a respectful, listening relationship.
He applies cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and try new ways of responding. Clifford also uses narrative and psychodynamic ideas to help people understand patterns that repeat across relationships and time. He works with practical concerns such as parenting challenges, fatherhood issues, divorce and separation, and recovery from addiction.
He addresses problems like codependency, commitment and control issues, and feelings of emptiness. People who choose Clifford often want steady guidance and tools they can use between sessions. He tailors plans to each situation and focuses on attainable steps.
Sessions aim to make everyday life feel more manageable and purposeful.
How Clifford's Approaches Work Online
Client-centered therapy starts by focusing on the person in the room and listening without judgment to what matters most. It helps people feel heard and build goals that make sense for their life. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thinking and behaving and teaches practical ways to test new responses; it is often useful for anxiety, depression, and stress.Finding the right approach is part of therapy. Clifford will work together with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. He adjusts techniques over time, combining listening, cognitive tools, and story-focused work to match what is most helpful.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make scheduling easier. Video lets people connect face to face, phone can be quicker and uses less bandwidth, live chat allows short check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options give flexibility so therapy can fit around work, parenting, and daily life while keeping focus on progress.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed
- Tennessee
- Languages
- English