- Stress and anxiety
- Depression and bipolar
- Career and life changes
About Natalie
Natalie Harrod is an AASW-accredited social worker with 20 years of professional experience in Australia. She works with adults on issues such as stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar conditions, addictions and major life changes. Natalie also helps with relationship and family concerns, parenting strain, anger, self-esteem and ADHD.
Her style is straightforward and person-focused. She uses a mix of methods including attachment-based, client-centred, cognitive behavioural, mindfulness and narrative approaches. Sessions typically involve talking through what is happening now, looking at unhelpful patterns, and trying practical steps that can be used between meetings.
Natalie pays attention to family of origin issues, communication problems and patterns of control or avoidance. She also supports people dealing with trauma, domestic violence history, abandonment and isolation. For career-related stress she helps clarify priorities and practical next steps.
Over two decades she has worked across varied settings and with a broad range of difficulties. That experience informs how she shapes sessions and plans practical goals with each person. Natalie encourages small, achievable changes rather than big all-or-nothing shifts.
To begin, she asks people to complete a short questionnaire and schedule a first session. The service uses a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time, and fees vary with location. Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
How her approaches translate to online counselling
Attachment-based work looks at patterns in close relationships and how early bonds affect how someone connects now. Online sessions can use this approach to notice triggers and practise different ways of relating. Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and reflecting; online meetings can give space to talk things through and help people feel heard without pressure to perform. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings and actions and tries practical experiments to shift behaviour; it often includes simple homework that suits online follow-up.Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. Natalie will discuss goals, preferences and what feels useful, then try methods together. If an approach does not suit, she adapts the plan with the client rather than sticking to one method.
Confirm current session formats before booking because the profile does not list specific options. Online work can make it easier to schedule meetings around study, shifts or commuting, and it can allow shorter check-ins when time is tight. It can also remove the need to travel and let people use mindfulness or CBT exercises between sessions to support day-to-day life.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
Natalie works with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar issues, addictions and coping with life changes among other concerns listed in her profile.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She blends attachment-based, client-centred, cognitive behavioural and mindfulness techniques, and uses narrative ideas to look at life stories and patterns.
How much experience does she have?
She has 20 years of professional work experience in Australia across a range of mental health and situational crisis settings.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is AASW-accredited and practices in Australia.
Can I have sessions in another language?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Does she work with clients outside Australia?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are fees handled?
Costs vary by location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Online talk therapy through BetterHelp is for adults aged 18 and over and is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the emergency numbers. Find someone else by name.