Natalie Brunning

Natalie Brunning is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with 15 years of experience. She helps people who are feeling stuck by working with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, low self-esteem and issues around motivation and confidence. Natalie also has experience supporting people who have experienced complex trauma, sexual abuse and domestic abuse.

She uses practical, evidence-based therapeutic techniques and focuses on clear, manageable steps. Sessions are straightforward conversations about what is happening now and what might help. Natalie aims to move at each person’s pace and keeps things direct and understandable.

Her background includes many years of working with people facing long-term emotional challenges. She has supported clients dealing with attachment difficulties, abandonment, adoption and foster care issues, and the stresses of caregiving. She also has experience with body image, chronic illness and cancer related concerns.

Natalie is aware of distress linked to personality and neurodiversity, and has worked with avoidant and antisocial personality presentations as well as autism and Asperger syndrome. She has also supported people exploring kink and alternative sexual culture.

People who value a practical, step-by-step approach often find her straightforward style helpful. To begin, clients follow a short matching questionnaire and arrange a first session through the online booking route. Costs vary by location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions

Evidence-based therapeutic techniques may include cognitive-based work that looks at thoughts and behaviours and how they affect mood. This kind of work helps people manage anxiety, low mood and unhelpful coping patterns by identifying specific thinking or routine changes to try.

Another common approach is trauma-focused therapy that addresses the impact of past abuse or complex trauma. This involves pacing, grounding strategies and working through difficult memories in a stepwise way to reduce distress and improve daily functioning.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Natalie will discuss options with clients and decide together which techniques fit the person's needs, goals and preferences. That collaborative planning helps keep sessions relevant and practical.

Session format details were not provided in the biography, so please confirm available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into daily life, for example reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins during a work break, or avoiding the need to be on camera when that is not wanted. Registered or accredited professionals often adapt techniques so the work translates well to remote formats and to each client's circumstances.