Natalie Dukes, LMHC
Florida · 25 years in practice
Natalie Dukes is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 25 years of experience.
License and registration
- LMHC, Florida
- MH17529 · expires March 2027
- NPI
- 1619224961 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 25
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Natalie
Natalie Dukes is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 25 years of experience. She listens first and helps people figure out what matters most to them. Her style is direct but warm, aimed at making small, practical changes that add up over time.
Natalie offers straightforward help for stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, addiction, and parenting strain. She also supports people dealing with body image, intimacy issues, ADHD, bipolar mood challenges, and work-related stress.
Background and approach
Her approach is flexible and focused on the person in front of her rather than a single technique. In sessions she blends Emotionally-Focused Therapy, client-centered work, and cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice patterns, name feelings, and try new ways of responding.
She draws on mindfulness and motivational methods to help clients build up small skills that reduce distress and improve connection with others. Natalie has worked across many backgrounds and cultures during her career in Florida. She aims to create a calm, steady space where clients can bring hard topics and test out different solutions.
Her goal is to help people feel more capable and less overwhelmed. People usually come with a specific problem and leave with clearer steps to make progress. Sessions are practical and collaborative, with attention to both emotions and everyday behavior.
Natalie helps clients set realistic goals and track what changes work for them.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Natalie lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Anger management
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Natalie names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How Natalie Uses Talk Therapy Online
Online sessions often draw on Emotionally-Focused Therapy, which helps people identify and make sense of strong emotions and how those feelings affect their relationships. This approach is useful for resolving recurring conflicts and building stronger emotional connection.She also uses client-centered therapy, which centers the conversation on the client's priorities and experience. That means the therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears, and follows the client's pace to find solutions that feel right. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is part of her work too; it looks at patterns of thought and behavior and teaches practical skills to reduce anxiety, depression, and unhelpful reactions.
Finding the right mix is a team effort. Natalie will talk with the client about goals, try approaches that match those goals, and adjust as progress is made. She aims to collaborate so clients understand why certain methods are used and can give feedback about what helps.
Online formats include video calls for deeper conversation, phone sessions when bandwidth or movement is easier, live chat for brief check-ins, and text-based messaging for ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, parenting, and busy schedules while keeping the focus on steady progress.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, addiction, grief, parenting challenges, eating and body image concerns, and related topics listed in her profile.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style mixes Emotionally-Focused Therapy, client-centered methods, and cognitive behavioral strategies. Sessions focus on noticing emotions, changing unhelpful thoughts, and trying new behaviors.
What kind of experience does she bring?
She has 25 years of clinical experience working with many different backgrounds and presenting concerns in Florida.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Florida.
Which languages are used in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available online?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for online work.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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