Natalie Cunningham, AASW
Reframe stories, build practical coping skills
Details
| Name | Natalie Cunningham |
|---|---|
| Credentials | AASW |
| Based in | Australia |
| Registered with | AASW |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 8 |
About Natalie
Natalie Cunningham is an AASW social worker with eight years of professional experience supporting people through stress, anxiety and relationship strains. She focuses on practical conversations that help people build confidence and find clearer ways to cope. Natalie aims to treat everyone with respect, sensitivity and compassion.
Natalie adapts sessions to each person's needs. She listens for what matters most, then helps shape goals and steps that feel doable. Sessions are straightforward and conversational rather than heavy on jargon.
Background and approach
Her background includes work with family difficulties, self-esteem challenges and coping with life changes such as separation or illness. She also supports people dealing with adoption and foster care issues, attachment concerns, and blended family dynamics. This range helps her spot practical links between current struggles and past experiences.
Natalie draws on Narrative approaches alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. She uses these methods to help people reframe difficult stories, notice unhelpful thinking patterns, and commit to action that matches their values. Attachment-based ideas guide her work on relationships and connection.
Sessions can include short exercises, gentle reflection and goal-focused planning. Natalie encourages small, achievable steps so change feels manageable. She describes the therapy journey as a collaboration where clients set the pace and priorities.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Relationship issues, Family conflicts among the things Natalie works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Natalie among the ways she works.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Natalie among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Natalie among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Natalie among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Natalie among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Natalie among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Natalie among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Natalie among the ways she works.
- Systemic Therapy: Listed by Natalie among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Natalie directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Natalie directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How Natalie’s approaches translate to online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take action in small steps. It suits stress, anxiety and life changes where values and committed action can guide recovery. Narrative Therapy focuses on the stories people tell about themselves and relationships and helps create alternative, more helpful narratives for problems such as low self-esteem or difficult family patterns.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Natalie treats therapy as a collaboration and will discuss different ways of working based on a person’s goals and preferences. Together they decide which methods feel most useful and adjust over time as needs change.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues and a fuller conversation, phone can be a simpler option with lower bandwidth needs, and chat or messaging suits quick check-ins or when written reflection feels helpful. These options make it easier to fit sessions around work, caregiving and other commitments while keeping the focus on practical progress.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does Natalie commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, family conflicts, self-esteem and coping with life changes such as separation or illness.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is conversational and practical. She aims for clear goals, small steps and grounded reflection rather than technical language.
What is her professional background?
She has eight years of professional experience and holds AASW as her listed credential.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She practices in Australia and lists AASW as her credential.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are costs handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Natalie?
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