Natalie Eden, LCPC, LPC

Natalie Eden is a licensed counselor who helps people navigate stress, anxiety, grief, and life changes. She focuses on practical skills people can use between sessions. Her style aims to make the work feel doable and grounded. Natalie draws on 13 years of clinical experience in outpatient and private practice settings in Illinois. She earned a Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology and also holds a Master of Business Administration and a Bachelor of English/Communications. Her credentials include LCPC and LPC and she has worked in hospital-based behavioral health and outpatient care. In sessions she mixes clear, goal-focused techniques with a person-centered way of listening. That means she helps people name problems, try small changes, and reflect on what matters to them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) features in her work to help shift unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. Natalie also uses motivational interviewing when people feel stuck about change. She brings narrative and existential ideas to help people find meaning after loss or major transitions. For relationship concerns she draws on the Gottman Method to improve communication and problem-solving. Clients can expect straightforward talk, structured exercises, and homework when it helps. Natalie often works with issues such as addiction, parenting strain, sleep problems, ADHD-related challenges, compassion fatigue, and caregiver stress. She aims to restore strengths and support realistic next steps.

Therapeutic approaches and how they fit online

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and understanding a person's perspective. Sessions focus on reflecting what matters to the client, building trust, and supporting self-directed change which can be helpful for grief, low self-esteem, and life transitions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks down problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to change them. CBT is commonly used for anxiety, depression, sleep issues, and coping with life changes and can include worksheets and behavioral experiments done between sessions.

Motivational Interviewing helps people clarify their reasons for change and build motivation without pressure. It can be useful for addictions, ambivalence about new routines, and making health-related or caregiving decisions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and comfort level. This may mean combining models or adjusting techniques as progress is reviewed.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and screen-sharing for worksheets. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief updates, coaching-style check-ins, or people who prefer writing to speaking. These options make it easier to fit sessions around work, caregiving, or travel while keeping therapy consistent.