Counsellor profile
Natalie Harrod, AASW
Australia
AASW social worker - Anger and mood concerns
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- CredentialsAASW
- RegistrationAASW, Australia / 486807
- Experience20 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationAustralia
About
- CBT strategies
- Mindfulness practice
- Attachment focus
About Natalie
Natalie Harrod is an AASW accredited social worker with 20 years of professional experience in Australia. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, mood concerns such as bipolar and depression, addictions, career issues and anger. Natalie also helps with relationship and family concerns, parenting pressures, and life transitions.
Her approach is straightforward and conversational. Sessions focus on practical steps and clearer thinking. She uses techniques drawn from cognitive behavioural therapy and mindfulness to help manage unhelpful reactions and intense emotions.
Natalie also draws on attachment-based and narrative approaches. That means she pays attention to patterns in relationships and the stories people tell about themselves. Together she and the client look for small changes that shift those patterns over time.
Sessions involve talking through recent events, practising coping skills, and reviewing what was tried between meetings. Natalie frames work as collaborative problem solving rather than a set of instructions. She supports people who want to change how they respond to stress, anger and relationship strain.
She works in English and is based in Australia. The cost of sessions varies with location and uses a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the online options button.
How sessions work
How approaches like CBT, mindfulness and attachment work online
Attachment-based work looks at patterns in close relationships and how those patterns affect reactions like anger. It helps people notice triggers that come from earlier relationship experiences and consider different responses.Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. Online sessions often include identifying unhelpful thinking, testing beliefs, and practising alternative behaviours between meetings.
Mindfulness therapy teaches paying attention to the present moment and noticing bodily and emotional signals. It offers simple techniques to reduce reactivity and to pause before responding in a heated moment.
Finding the right mix of these approaches is part of the work. The therapist will help clients choose methods that fit their goals, preferences and day-to-day life. That process is collaborative and can be adjusted as progress is made.
Confirm the current session options before booking, as the biography does not specify formats. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins, or remove travel time so sessions sit alongside work and family commitments. Ask about available session lengths and arrangements when you complete the matching questionnaire.
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Primary focus
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of anger issues does she work with?
She works with people who struggle with snapping, building resentment, workplace frustration and dealing with others' anger. These concerns are listed among her practice focus areas.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is conversational and practical. Sessions focus on clear strategies, skills practice and reviewing what helps between meetings.
How long has she been practising?
She has 20 years of professional experience in mental health and related work in Australia.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is AASW accredited and based in Australia.
In which languages can sessions be held?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can people outside Australia work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are fees structured?
Costs vary by location and are managed via a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What do I need to do to start?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.