Therapist profile
Natalie Bouffard-Lewis, LMFT, LPC
Licensed therapist - Family and parenting focus
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- CBT techniques
- DBT skills
- Narrative work
About Natalie
Natalie Bouffard-Lewis is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas with ten years of clinical experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, parenting challenges, grief, trauma and abuse, and related issues such as attachment and blended family tensions. Natalie names ADHD, intimacy-related problems, sleep difficulties, anger, low self-esteem, career stress, and compassion fatigue among her areas of attention.
Natalie approaches work in straightforward, practical ways. She listens and helps people name clear goals. Then she and the client try small, doable strategies to change patterns that cause pain or get in the way of daily life. Sessions combine talking with tools drawn from several approaches to help people manage symptoms and improve communication.
She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to teach coping techniques for anxiety, anger, and sleep problems. Narrative work is used to rewrite stuck stories about relationships, family of origin issues, and shame. Psychodynamic ideas can help uncover patterns that repeat across relationships.
Natalie often helps people who are dealing with family conflict, caregiver stress, divorce or separation, and codependency issues. She also supports adults processing grief, trauma, and dissociation in manageable steps. Her work includes attention to commitment and control concerns, forgiveness, and guilt.
Her style is collaborative and practical. People meet to set goals, try interventions, and check what is or isn't helping. Sessions are steady and focused on real-life changes rather than abstract theory.
How sessions work
How her approaches are used in online sessions
CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. In online sessions this means learning practical exercises to manage anxiety, sleep problems, worry, and unhelpful thinking patterns. DBT, or Dialectical Behavior Therapy, teaches skills for regulating emotion, tolerating distress, and improving communication. Those skills can be practiced and reviewed during virtual meetings to help with anger, intense emotions, and relationship strain.Natalie views finding the right approach as a collaborative process. She will work with each person to identify goals and try methods that fit their needs and preferences. Together they check what helps and adjust the plan as they go so the work stays useful and relevant to everyday life.
Confirm the specific session formats offered before booking so you know which options are available. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people practice skills from CBT and DBT in the context of their regular day, so coping techniques are easier to use between sessions.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Questions
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What kinds of problems does she address?
Natalie works with stress, anxiety, relationship and parenting concerns, trauma and grief, and related issues such as attachment, codependency, and blended family problems.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses practical, goal-focused work drawn from several approaches and combines talking with skills practice to change unhelpful patterns.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has ten years of experience working with adults on relationship and family-related concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds LMFT and LPC credentials and practices in Texas.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients.
Which session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats she is offering at the time you schedule.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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