Natalie Summit, LPC, LCMHC

Natalie Summit is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) with 29 years of experience. She practices in Arizona and lists stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, anger, and depression among the concerns she addresses. Natalie also notes work with relationship and family issues, grief, parenting, self-esteem, career questions, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.

She began in community mental health and later spent two decades as a mental health professional embedded in a local law enforcement agency. That experience included crisis intervention and repeated exposure to complex, high-stakes situations. She retired from that role in 2019 and now brings those clinical skills to broader counseling work.

Natalie describes her approach as practical and person-centered. She listens for what people need, then works with them to try different strategies. Her work draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, the Gottman Method, and client-centered practices to help people manage strong emotions and improve how they relate to others.

In sessions she addresses patterns like anger, mounting resentment, or frequent outbursts by helping clients notice triggers, build skillful responses, and practice alternatives. She also supports those coping with trauma, addiction, and career or life changes, using mindfulness and behavioral strategies when helpful.

Natalie offers telehealth counseling as part of her practice. She highlights understanding first responder issues and says she values working with people who are ready to talk, consider options, and take practical steps toward change.

How her therapeutic approaches translate to online care