Natalie Eden , LCPC, LPC

Natalie Eden is a licensed counselor based in Illinois with 13 years of clinical experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, grief, relationship struggles, addiction, trauma, and life transitions. She emphasizes compassionate, personalized care that helps individuals gain insight, make clearer decisions, and rebuild strengths and dignity - often drawing on values that clients find meaningful in their lives.

Natalie holds advanced degrees including a Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, earned with a 4.0 GPA, as well as a Master of Business Administration from James Madison University and a summa cum laude bachelor’s degree in English and Communications from Campbell University. She is licensed as an LCPC and an LPC - licenses that authorize her to provide professional counseling services in licensed practice settings. Her training includes coursework and practice in addictions and motivational interviewing, and she has clinical experience treating anxiety, post-traumatic stress, and grief.

Before establishing a private practice, Natalie provided individual and group therapy at an outpatient behavioral health clinic at a major hospital in downtown Chicago, serving people of all ages and a wide range of emotional challenges. She combines client-centered, evidence-informed methods with practical coaching to help individuals address concerns such as parenting, career issues, sleep problems, bipolar disorder, compassion fatigue, and family-of-origin difficulties. Outside of her clinical work she is married with two adult children and enjoys travel, writing, genealogy, and art.

Approaches, Collaboration, and the Convenience of Online Care

Client-centered therapy places the individual at the center of the work and emphasizes empathy, active listening, and respect for each person’s values - this approach supports growth when someone needs a safe space to explore identity, relationships, or life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors; it is often used for anxiety, depression, sleep difficulties, and stress-related concerns. Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative, goal-oriented technique that helps people resolve ambivalence and strengthen motivation for change - it is commonly used in work around addictions, habit change, and readiness for new steps in life.

Deciding on the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Natalie works together with each person to consider their needs, goals, and preferences and adjusts methods over time so the work feels useful and aligned with what matters to them. This collaborative stance helps tailor care to the situation and to shifts that occur during therapy.

Online therapy offers flexibility in how and when people connect with a licensed professional. Video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging make it easier to fit appointments into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life transitions, and access support from a familiar setting. These options aim to increase accessibility and make ongoing therapeutic work more manageable for different lifestyles.