Natalie graduated from the University of Kentucky with a BS in Family Studies.  She married and moved to Bozeman, Montana in 1997 with hopes of attending graduate school at Montana State University (MSU). Natalie worked with Adults with Developmental Disabilities at Reach Inc., and then the Gallatin Mental Health Center before starting graduate school at MSU. She graduated from MSU in the spring of 2002. She received a Masters degree in Human Development with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Counseling.  Upon graduation Natalie worked as an intern at the Gallatin Mental Health Center and as a counselor for the Human Development Clinic. Upon licensure Natalie obtained full time employment at GMHC. She eventually changed course and worked for the Gallatin and Park Counties Crisis Response Team while starting her own practice. Currently Natalie only works in her private practice. Natalie tends to utilize a Client Centered stance while theorizing from a Bowen and Internal Family Systems orientation. She specializes in working with individuals who struggle with self harm, eating disorders, substance abuse, trauma, relational difficulties, infertility, depression, anxiety, bipolar, grief, life transitions, and borderline personality. In addition to her education she continues to obtain advanced knowledge, training, and practice in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) and the treatment of trauma utilizing Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR).