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NaTonya Scott

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NaTonya Scott, LPC

Missouri

Licensed Professional Counselor - Anger and Relationships

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Key details

  • CredentialsLPC
  • LicenseLPC, Missouri / 2020032808; LPC, Texas / 92594; LPCC, California / 16925
  • NPI1215515358
  • Experience4 years
  • LanguagesEnglish
  • LocationMissouri

About

  • Client-Centered Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Motivational Interviewing

About NaTonya

NaTonya Scott is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Missouri with four years of clinical experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, relationship strain, low self-esteem, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, eating concerns, anger, bipolar symptoms, and life transitions. Sessions include attention to compassion fatigue and issues like attachment, codependency, and communication problems.

NaTonya uses a person-centered stance that emphasizes the client's perspective and goals. She blends Client-Centered Therapy with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing, and Trauma-Focused Therapy. That mix lets her shift between listening for what matters most and offering practical, skills-based steps.

In practice she focuses on clear, concrete work: identifying thoughts and behaviors that raise stress or fuel anger, and testing small changes that can ease daily life. She also addresses substance use and codependency by working on motivation and decision points rather than labels or blame. Sessions may include exploring attachment patterns and how they affect relationships.

NaTonya notes a commitment to professional and ethical practice and an approach that respects clients' faith when it is relevant to their concerns. Her background includes agency work, telehealth, and private practice settings, which she draws on to tailor how she approaches problems in real life.

People who contact her can expect straightforward conversations about goals and next steps. The work aims to reduce reactive patterns over time and build clearer ways to handle anger, stress, and relationship conflict.

How sessions work

How her clinical approaches shape online work

NaTonya combines Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in straightforward ways. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what matters most to the client, which helps clarify goals and values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns.

She also uses Motivational Interviewing to help people sort out their readiness for change. That approach is useful when someone is dealing with substance use, codependency, or when motivation feels stuck. Together these methods give both space for personal priorities and concrete steps to try between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and together they decide which methods to use. That collaborative planning helps match strategies to the problem at hand, whether the focus is anger, anxiety, or relationship challenges.

Confirm the session formats available before booking, because this profile does not list specific options. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also makes it possible to continue momentum after a life change or when in-person visits are difficult.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Also works with

Trauma and abuseGriefEating disordersAnger managementBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

Attachment issuesCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesDrug and alcohol addictionForgivenessGuilt and shameVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Motivational InterviewingTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

4+ years

Listed in

Missouri, Texas, California

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship difficulties, low self-esteem, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, eating concerns, anger, bipolar issues, and coping with life changes.

What is her therapeutic style?

She uses a person-centered approach combined with goal-focused methods like CBT and Motivational Interviewing to blend listening with practical skill work.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has four years of experience working in agency settings, telehealth, and private practice.

What are her credentials and where does she practice?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, holding MO LPC and TX LPC credentials, and practices from Missouri.

Does she offer sessions in other languages or internationally?

Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.

What session formats are available?

Confirm current session options before booking, as the profile does not list specific session formats.

How does cost work for sessions?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

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