About Natalee
Natalee Russell is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Louisiana who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, and depression. She supports clients working through relationship concerns, eating and body-image issues, and low self-esteem. Her style is straightforward and goal-oriented, aimed at practical steps people can use between sessions.
Natalee uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address mood disorders, panic attacks, social anxiety, and attachment-related difficulties. She listens for how patterns of control, guilt, or shame affect a person's daily life and helps unpack those patterns in simple terms.
Background and approach
Conversations often center on building clearer communication habits and healthier reactions to stress. With five years of experience, she brings a calm and patient presence to sessions. Natalee earned a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Louisiana Tech University and a Master of Science in Counseling from Louisiana State University of Shreveport.
She holds the LPC credential and has additional national certification listed in her background. Sessions are practical and collaborative. She helps clients set small, measurable goals and practices tools for managing panic, overwhelming worry, or low mood.
Parents reading on a phone will find brief, clear explanations and options that fit busy schedules. Overall, Natalee aims to create a space where people can talk about their struggles, learn coping skills, and take gradual steps toward feeling more in control of their lives.
Evidence-based approaches for online counseling
Natalee uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One approach concentrates on managing anxiety and panic by teaching breathing, grounding, and step-by-step exposure to feared situations. These skills help reduce the intensity of panic attacks and social fears over time.Another focus is addressing mood and self-esteem through structured problem-solving and behavioral activation. This involves identifying small, achievable actions that can lift mood and rebuild confidence. For body image and eating concerns, work often includes challenging thought patterns and building healthier coping habits rather than quick fixes.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Natalee will work with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and comfort level. She adjusts techniques as progress is made and invites feedback to ensure the approach fits the person rather than forcing a single method.
Online therapy offers flexibility and easier access to consistent care. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can require less bandwidth, live chat is useful for short check-ins, and text-based messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or busy family routines while using methods that aim for real, practical change.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Eating disorders
Also listed
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Louisiana
- Languages
- English