Natalie Summit , LPC, LCMHC

Natalie Summit is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) and a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) who has practiced since 1996, bringing 29 years of experience to her work. She began her career in community mental health, finding deep fulfillment in supporting individuals and families through difficult life moments, and later redirected her focus to serve law enforcement as a mental health professional. After a 20-year career with a local law enforcement agency, she retired in 2019, having developed extensive skills in crisis intervention and compassionate response.

Over the years she has worked alongside people facing complex challenges, including mental illness, addiction, domestic violence, sexual crimes, child and elder abuse or neglect, and grief from suicide, homicide, accidents, and other tragic losses. Those experiences have shaped her belief in three steady truths - human resilience, the importance of being heard, and the willingness to explore new options when respect and trust are present. She looks to partner with clients who bring openness and a readiness for growth.

Natalie offers telehealth counseling with flexible options tailored to individual needs and has a particular passion for supporting first responders, both sworn and civilian. She approaches therapy with cultural competence, creativity, and a focus on practical solutions, and welcomes inquiries from those seeking thoughtful, experienced guidance on challenging and meaningful issues.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify what matters most to them and build a life guided by those values. It combines acceptance strategies with practical behavior changes and can be helpful for anxiety, depression, stress, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and coping with stressful circumstances. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes an empathetic and nonjudgmental relationship in which the therapist listens closely and supports the person’s own insight and growth; it suits individuals seeking validation, self-exploration, and stronger self-esteem.

Natalie treats finding the right approach as a collaborative process. She works with clients to understand their needs, goals, and preferences and then tailors therapy by blending methods that fit each person’s situation. This partnership helps ensure the selected strategies feel useful and relevant.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can occur by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging - making it easier to fit care into busy schedules and to continue work during relocations or life changes. For many people, these options increase consistency of support and make it simpler to access licensed professionals when timely help matters.