Natalie Bunker, NCPS

Natalie Bunker uses a person-centred approach and cognitive behavioural tools to help people manage distress. She combines listening with practical steps so conversations lead to clearer ways forward. Natalie works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and life changes. She aims to make sessions straightforward and respectful. Natalie adapts sessions to each person’s needs and focuses on what matters most right now. People often come to her for help with relationships, intimacy, parenting concerns, sleep problems, anger and self-esteem. Natalie also supports people dealing with workplace strain, career decisions and issues linked to adoption and foster care. She has experience with blended family difficulties, domestic violence, eating and food-related issues, infidelity, obsessions and panic attacks. Other areas she works on include smoking and vaping cessation, polyamory and young adult concerns. Natalie holds NCPS, which is recorded here as her credential. She has seven years of professional experience in counselling and psychotherapy in the United Kingdom. Sessions are designed to be practical. Natalie combines client-centred listening with cognitive behavioural exercises when that fits the person’s goals. This mix helps people notice unhelpful patterns and try new ways of reacting. If someone is nervous about starting, she encourages small steps. The focus is on realistic, manageable change and on building skills people can use outside sessions.

How Natalie blends client-centred and CBT approaches online

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on putting the person’s perspective first. The therapist listens deeply and follows what the person wants to work on, helping them find their own answers. This approach is useful for concerns like low self-esteem, grief and relationship worries.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It uses practical exercises and experiments to change unhelpful patterns and is often chosen for anxiety, panic and depression.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Natalie will discuss goals and preferences, then suggest ways to combine listening with practical CBT tasks. Together they decide what to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls are good for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited, live chat fits quick check-ins and text messaging allows ongoing, shorter exchanges. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and travel commitments while keeping continuity of care with a registered or accredited professional.