About Natalie
Natalie Baker is a Licensed Professional Counselor in New Jersey with 18 years of experience in mental health. She uses a warm, person-centered approach and meets people where they are. Natalie emphasizes helping clients connect with their authentic selves and reduce shame.
She has worked in community and independent practice settings, including hospital, residential, school, partial care, and outpatient services. That variety gives her experience with many life situations and stressors.
Background and approach
Natalie helps people name what they are feeling and make sense of difficult reactions. She draws on evidence-based methods such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to form a plan with each person. Sessions focus on clear goals and practical steps that fit daily life.
Areas she commonly addresses include anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, ADHD, grief, and stress from caregiving or work. She also supports those navigating gender dysphoria, LGBT concerns, communication problems, and problems rooted in family of origin. Natalie helps people strengthen self-compassion and internal communication so they can make different choices.
Her style is collaborative and nonjudgmental, with an emphasis on discovering values and building skills that last. She invites people to take the first step toward better wellbeing and to work together on realistic goals for change.
Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and when life changes feel overwhelming. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on building a trusting, accepting relationship so people can explore who they are and what matters to them. This approach supports growing self-compassion and clearer personal goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thinking and behavior and teaches practical skills to shift them, which can help with anxiety, mood difficulties, and everyday coping.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Natalie will discuss these methods and collaborate with each person to decide what fits best. The plan evolves as needs and goals change, so therapy stays focused on what the person wants to achieve.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These formats offer flexibility for busy schedules and make it possible to maintain continuity of care when in-person visits are difficult.
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What this counselor works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Immigration issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 18 years
- Licensed
- New Jersey
- Languages
- English