Natalie Branda, LPC

Natalie Branda, LPC, is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas with six years of experience supporting a wide range of adults from younger to older age groups. She values each person as an individual with a distinct life story and tailors trauma-informed, empathetic care to meet those differences. She works from a belief in people’s capacity for change when given practical tools, strategies, and understanding.

Her approach is warm, nonjudgmental, occasionally humorous, and collaborative. She practices from a person-centered perspective that emphasizes the client’s role as the expert in their own life. Therapeutic methods include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Mindfulness-Based Therapy, applied in ways that fit the needs of the individual.

In sessions she provides targeted psychoeducation and helps clients set individualized goals that promote growth and healing. Her work focuses on navigating difficult experiences, strengthening self-worth, cultivating mindfulness, and developing practical coping strategies for presenting concerns and symptoms. Together with clients she aims to identify and understand painful thoughts and emotions and to shift unhelpful behavior patterns that contribute to ongoing distress.

Natalie aims to meet people where they are without judgment and to support sustainable, realistic changes that reduce distress and help foster a more meaningful, authentic life. She acknowledges that seeking change takes courage and offers supportive, strengths-based guidance to help people move toward greater resilience and authenticity.

Before beginning treatment, proof of identification is required for ethical purposes. Proof can be provided by scheduling a live session or by sending a picture of the client along with a photo ID in messages. Acceptable forms of identification include a driver’s license, state ID, passport, or school or work ID card. The first session - whether by live chat, phone, or video - includes review and signing of a consent for treatment form, which will be sent in messages, and completion of an intake that gathers required information. Intake details include emergency contact information, general background and logistical information, mental and physical health and medical history, medication information when applicable, substance use history when applicable, history of abuse or trauma including physical, emotional, mental, or sexual, and any other relevant concerns such as current life transitions or stressors.

Regarding communication and scheduling, she checks messages daily Monday through Friday and typically responds between 10 AM CST and 12 PM CST and again between 4 PM CST and 6 PM CST. She asks for patience when responses take longer, as other client or professional responsibilities may require attention, and will attempt to notify clients if those response times cannot be met. She does not work or check messages on weekends, though messages sent then will be answered as soon as possible the following Monday. If a session needs to be rescheduled or canceled, she requests notice at least one hour prior to the scheduled appointment.