Hello!
I am Natalie and I am so glad you have found me. I can't wait to connect with you and see how we can work together.
I have always been a helper... it is just in my soul. I am that friend that people come to when they need help and support and I love being that person.
After lots of different jobs throughout my life (graphic design, interior design, estate agency and sales to name just a few!) it was the jolt of being made redundant that made me re-evaluate what I wanted from my working life and what made me finally make the leap into mental health. I completed Level 2 Counselling Studies and started work as an Independent Mental Health Advocate, supporting people who had been sectioned under the Mental Health Act. to express their views and wishes around their care. I now work part time for an NHS commissioned service called the Emotional Wellbeing Service and I help support people with low level mental health issues such as depression, anxiety, stress, self esteem issues, negative thinking patterns. Everyone at times can feel completely overwhelmed by life or situations they feel are beyond their control.
I can help you to feel more in control.
To help you to realise the impact and change you can have on your life and to feel more hopeful.
I am currently training to be a Master Intuitive Psychology Coach, which gives me the highest accreditation in coaching. Using the techniques I have learnt through this process I can help you to connect with where your needs aren't being met and help you to overcome the barriers that are preventing you from living the life you want.
I can help you to Step out of the Shadows
and Shine.
Outside of work, I am a mummy to 2 young boys, a fluffy spaniel and a wife. We live in a beautiful house on the Kent/ Sussex Border, near Tunbridge Wells and have spent the last 10 years renovating our home. It's still an ongoing project but it is worth all the chaos that comes with e renovation project. I love travelling and exploring and as a family we have a fabulous trailer tent that we have taken all over the place with our boys. You can't beat the freedom of camping and getting out in nature. I love my garden and enjoy growing my own fruit and vegetables. It all sounds idyllic doesn't it! I can assure you that my life is not an Instagram lie and I do my best to keep it real. I still struggle but I have been on a long journey of self discovery and I have learnt a lot along the way. You can read a little more about my journey below if you are interested.
My mental health journey...
I genuinely believe that everyone has times when they struggle with their mental health, to a greater or lesser degree. I am no exception and I have always been proactive when I have struggled, to reach out for support when I have needed it.
I saw my first counsellor when I was about 18 and I have had lots of different types of therapy since. As a child, I struggled massively with homesickness and this impacted my life up to the age of about 20. At the time I used Hypnotherapy to help to overcome some of my fears. For many years, I have suffered with a condition called Emetophobia, which is a phobia of being sick and I have done CBT courses to help with this. It can't say that I am 'cured' of this because like with any anxiety related mental health issue, there isn't a cure. But I have a lot of good coping strategies for this and it no longer impacts my life like it used to.
At times I can suffer with depression and I can struggle with emotional regulation, which I believe stems from c-ptsd. Trauma is the result of anything that overwhelms our bodies nervous system and sometimes it doesn't take much for this to happen. I use techniques now to help to regulate my nervous system but it is always an ongoing process, like keeping our bodies fit and healthy, it's not something you can just do a few times and is enough.
Other therapies I have used in the past are EMDR and couples counselling. Each time I have therapy I feel I move forward in this journey of understanding myself. However, I have also found that I have reached a ceiling in my counselling journey, like I have talked myself out. I feel like I just go around and around in circles, coming back to the same things, the things that are within my conscious. It is only since training as an Intuitive Psychology Coach that I feel that I have made real progress in connecting with what is really holding me back and causing me such conflict internally. This process has been life changing and I cannot wait to help shoe you the power of these methods.
My Neurodiversity Journey...
This is a pretty new for me as I am still very much at the beginning of this journey but I thought I would share this as I believe it is something a lot of people will resonate with.
My eldest son is currently being assessed for ADHD and through this process I am connecting with the likelihood of my own neurodiversity. I had been resonating with a lot of the concepts of ADHD, such as lack of dopamine impacting motivation and the resulting procrastination, the overwhelm of thoughts in your mind, emotional dysregulation and rejection sensitive dysphoria. But it wasn't until we had the initial stage of my son's assessment that this really stood out. We had to fill in a long referral form for my son, which we did and sent in. At the triage call we were told that there wasn't a lot that they needed to go through with us as our referral form was so incredibly detailed. I thought the information we put on was just 'normal' or standard but apparently a lot of people just put yes/ no or not sure. The nurse did ask us a few questions about whether certain situations were an issue for my son. We answered 'not really' to these and when I thought about it, I realised that these aren't an issue as we manage these situations so they don't become an issue. At this point, the nurse suggested that I go for an assessment for ADHD (we had already discussed that I was resonating and considering that I may be ADHD). She explained that to have the level of awareness that I have and to manage the situations that we are already, this only really comes about when that individual has been managing these things so well for themselves.
This made a lot of sense to me and has actually given me a greater confidence for being able to support my son.
I don't necessarily feel that I need to get a diagnosis but I have realised that I want to try to repair some of my past wounds possibly caused by not knowing or understanding how my brain worked as a child, and getting a diagnosis may help with this. So I am in the long wait for an NHS assessment....
If you resonate with any of this, or perhaps have seen one of my posts on social media. Please reach out as I am sure I can help you to connect and understand yourself, even without a diagnosis.
Qualifications and CPD
We should never stop learning. I am a big believer in continually learning and developing my skills and knowledge. This is how I can help support you properly. Below is a list of my qualifications and courses I have completed, just to show my commitment to supporting you.
Advanced Accredited Intuitive Psychology Coaching Diploma - qualify in Spring 2025
Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills
Level 2 Certificate in Mental Health First Aid and Mental Health Advocacy in the workplace
Safeguarding Adults
Trauma Informed: Theory & Practice
Risk Assessment Training
Mental Health - Understanding and Awareness
Introduction to Motivational Interviewing
Strength Based Approaches
Understanding Psychosis and Bipolar
Personality Disorders - Working with Complex Emotional & Relational Needs
Co-occuring conditions - Alcohol and Mental Health conditions
Understanding Self Harm
Supporting Autistic People
Group Work Skills
Managing Difficult and Aggressive Situations
Professional Boundaries
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion