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Natalie Summit

Experienced, practical therapy for life’s toughest challenges

LPC, LCMHC Arizona

Experience
29 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Trauma and abuse
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages
English
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About Natalie

Natalie Summit brings nearly three decades of counseling experience to her practice in Arizona. Her background includes long service in community mental health and a 20-year career supporting law enforcement, where she provided crisis intervention and mental health care for complex, acute situations.

Background and approach

She has worked alongside people facing addiction, trauma, domestic violence, sexual assault, grief, mood disorders, and other high-stress life crises, and she emphasizes a respectful, listening-first stance that helps clients explore options for change. Her approach blends evidence-informed methods, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, with client-centered and mindfulness-informed work to build practical skills and increase self-awareness.

Natalie describes resilience, the desire to be heard, and openness to growth as central qualities she seeks in collaboration. She offers telehealth counseling with flexible session formats and focuses on creative, culturally aware interventions that address emotional pain, relationship difficulties, life transitions, and recovery from loss and trauma.

Evidence-informed approaches for online care

A core part of Natalie’s work uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), which helps clients identify and change unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. CBT is often applied to anxiety, depression, addiction-related patterns, and coping with life changes.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is another approach she uses to help people clarify their values, build psychological flexibility, and commit to meaningful actions despite difficult thoughts or feelings. ACT can support coping with trauma, grief, and chronic stress by shifting the relationship to internal experiences.

Finding the best fit is collaborative; Natalie partners with each client to select or combine approaches based on individual goals, preferences, and the issues presented. She frames therapy as an active process in which techniques and pacing are adjusted together as progress unfolds.

Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase accessibility and scheduling ease. These options make it possible to work on skills, process difficult experiences, and maintain continuity of care from different locations while accommodating varied routines and time constraints.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Natalie commonly help with?
She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, relationship and family difficulties, grief, self-esteem, and life transitions.
What is her therapeutic style and approach?
Natalie combines practical, skills-based methods like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with client-centered and mindfulness-informed work to help clients develop coping strategies and greater self-awareness.
How long has she practiced counseling?
She has practiced as a licensed professional counselor since 1996, bringing 29 years of professional experience across community mental health and law enforcement settings.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is based in Arizona and holds LPC and LCMHC credentials with licence details AZ LPC 1671 and UT LCMHC 11817045-6004.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
She provides services in English and is not currently accepting international clients, so sessions are limited to eligible locations within her practice scope.
What session formats are offered?
Available formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide scheduling flexibility for different needs.
How are fees and billing handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin working together?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsTrauma and abuseAnger managementDepression

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefParenting issuesSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Communication problemsDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMood disordersPost-traumatic stressSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Gottman MethodMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

29+ years

Licensed

Arizona, Utah, Washington

Languages

English