Natalie Eden , LCPC, LPC

Natalie Eden is an experienced licensed counselor who brings a thoughtful, strengths-based approach to helping people navigate difficult life challenges. She focuses on empowering individuals to make clearer choices, deepen self-understanding, and face transitions with resilience. Natalie emphasizes restoring dignity and building on existing strengths and talents to support problem-solving, personal growth, and achievement.

She holds both LCPC and LPC credentials, professional counseling licenses that reflect advanced clinical training and state licensure. Natalie earned a Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, graduating with a 4.0 GPA. She also holds a Master of Business Administration from James Madison University and a Bachelor of Arts in English and Communications, summa cum laude, from Campbell University.

Natalie has combined work in an outpatient behavioral health clinic at a downtown Chicago hospital with many years in private practice, developing experience with individual and group therapy for clients of varied ages and needs. Her training includes extensive coursework in addictions and motivational interviewing, and she has clinical experience addressing anxiety, post-traumatic stress, grief, and related concerns. Outside of her clinical work she is married with two adult children and enjoys travel, writing, genealogy, and art.

Therapeutic Approaches for Online Support and Growth

Client-Centered Therapy places the client's perspective at the center of the work, offering a compassionate, nonjudgmental space to explore feelings and build self-awareness. This approach supports people coping with life changes, low self-esteem, and relationship concerns by encouraging personal discovery and self-directed growth.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and patterns and developing practical strategies to change them. CBT is commonly used for anxiety, depression, stress management, and sleep difficulties because it helps clients learn tools for shifting thinking and behavior.

Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative, goal-oriented method that helps people resolve ambivalence and strengthen motivation for change, which can be especially helpful when addressing addictions, health behavior changes, or adherence to treatment plans.

Determining the right therapeutic approach is part of the process; Natalie works collaboratively with clients to select and tailor methods based on each person’s needs, goals, and preferences. She and the client review progress over time and adjust strategies as needed.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility by making sessions available by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options allow clients to access care from varied locations and schedules, making it easier to maintain continuity of support while balancing work, family, and other obligations.