- CBT techniques
- DBT skills
- Mindfulness practice
About Natalie
Natalie Bouffard-Lewis is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas with 10 years of experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship strain, parenting pressures, ADHD, grief, trauma, depression, and other life transitions. Natalie lists work with LGBT concerns, intimacy-related issues, sleep problems, anger, self-esteem, career strain, and compassion fatigue among her areas of focus.
Natalie combines talk therapy with attention to how past relationships shape present feelings. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques to address thinking patterns and emotional regulation. Mindfulness and narrative methods are also part of her approach to help people notice patterns and tell a different story about themselves.
In sessions she works collaboratively to set clear goals and identify concrete steps. Conversations tend to focus on practical strategies for communication, setting boundaries, and reducing overwhelming reactions. Clients also work on specific skills for managing anxiety, improving sleep, and handling stress from work or study.
Natalie is comfortable addressing family of origin issues, attachment and abandonment concerns, blended family challenges, codependency and commitment problems. She also supports people coping with divorce, separation, caregiver stress, dissociation, guilt, shame, and forgiveness work.
Her clinical background includes psychodynamic ideas about how early patterns repeat and solution-focused techniques to make quick, observable changes. Natalie aims for clear, understandable sessions that help people make choices that fit their lives.
How Natalie’s approaches translate to online work
CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing new, more helpful ways of thinking. It is often used for anxiety, depression, sleep difficulties, and stress by breaking problems into manageable steps. DBT teaches skills for managing strong emotions and improving relationships through concrete techniques like distress tolerance and emotion regulation. Mindfulness therapy helps people notice their thoughts and physical responses so they can respond rather than react.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Natalie will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. She adapts techniques over time based on what helps most, combining skills practice with reflection on past patterns when useful.
The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around school, work, or care duties and reduce time spent traveling. Some formats allow shorter check-ins, others work better for skills practice or deeper conversation. Licensed professionals can use these formats to help people practice new skills in everyday settings and keep progress moving between sessions.
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Primary focus
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting concerns, ADHD, grief, trauma and related issues such as sleep problems and anger.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses practical therapies like CBT and DBT plus mindfulness and narrative methods. Sessions focus on setting goals and learning concrete skills.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 10 years of clinical experience working with adults on the concerns listed in her profile.
What are her qualifications and where does she practice?
She holds the credentials LMFT and LPC and practices in Texas under TX LMFT and TX LPC licensure.
Can I work with her if I'm outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Confirm current session options before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
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