Natalie Streets

Natalie Streets is a NCPS counsellor and psychotherapist in the United Kingdom with four years of professional experience. She works with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, self-esteem issues and depression. Natalie also focuses on concerns such as abandonment, body image, communication problems, control issues, divorce and separation, guilt and shame, impulsivity, isolation and questions about life purpose.

Natalie draws on her own lived experience of anxiety and living with OCD to inform how she listens and responds. She keeps sessions direct and practical, helping people name what feels most urgent and try manageable steps forward. Sessions often involve talking through patterns, testing small changes and checking what does or does not help in daily life.

Outside the therapy room she has experience managing teams and working in busy settings, and she now works as Therapeutic Lead at a local mental health and wellbeing organisation on the Isle of Wight. That leadership role gives her regular exposure to community-based mental health work and organising services.

People who are unsure what comes next often seek Natalie’s help to sort mixed feelings about work, relationships and identity. She assists with communication problems, decisions after separation, and rebuilding confidence after difficult events. The work can include looking at how past experiences shape current choices and practicing new ways of relating.

Sessions focus on clear goals and steps rather than abstract theory. Natalie encourages practical experiments between meetings and checks progress regularly. She asks for honest feedback so the approach can be adjusted as needed.

Approaches for tackling stuckness and life purpose

Two commonly used evidence-based techniques she draws on are cognitive-behavioural methods and trauma-informed talking approaches. Cognitive-behavioural work looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours link together and helps people test alternative thoughts and small behavioural changes to reduce anxiety and mood symptoms. Trauma-informed talking approaches focus on understanding how past hurt affects present responses and on building manageable ways to cope with triggers.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Natalie treats this as a collaborative process where the client’s goals, day-to-day pressures and preferences shape which techniques are tried. She checks in regularly and adjusts the plan if something is not helping.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats are offered. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around work or family commitments, cut travel time and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. They also let people continue care while relocating within the UK. Registered or accredited professionals can discuss how to structure sessions so they suit your routine and needs.