Natalie Brunning

Natalie Brunning is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression and addiction-related concerns. She helps people rebuild self-esteem and confidence, and offers support after sexual or domestic abuse. Natalie has more than 15 years of experience and uses that background to guide practical, steady conversations.

Clients can expect a calm, non-judgemental space where feelings are listened to and named. Natalie aims to move at each person’s pace and focuses on building trust before tackling difficult memories or behaviours. She supports people through complex trauma and related difficulties such as post-traumatic stress symptoms and dissociative experiences.

Her wider practice includes work around attachment and relationship patterns, issues tied to adoption and foster care, care-related stress, chronic illness or pain, and concerns connected to identity and intimacy. This range lets her draw on different ways of talking and reflecting to suit each person’s situation.

Natalie is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. That registration is shown as BACP in her credentials. She welcomes clients who prefer sessions in English and is able to work with people outside the UK.

To begin, a short matching questionnaire is used to connect someone with Natalie and then sessions are scheduled according to her availability. Fees vary with location and session arrangements and the service uses a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How therapeutic approaches shape online work

Many of Natalie’s sessions draw on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on making sense of distress and building coping skills. One common approach helps people identify and change unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns through guided conversations and practical exercises; this can be useful for anxiety, low mood and some addictive behaviours. Another commonly used approach concentrates on processing traumatic memories safely, helping clients reduce the hold those memories have on day-to-day life and manage strong emotional reactions.

Choosing the right approach is something the therapist and client do together. Natalie listens to the person’s goals, past experiences and current needs, and then suggests ways of working that fit. The plan can change as the work progresses, so methods are adapted to what feels most helpful.

If you are considering online therapy, please confirm the exact session formats before booking as the biography does not list them. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving or travel, reduce time spent on journeys, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They also make it possible for people who live abroad to work with a UK-based counsellor who offers sessions in English.