Experience Purpose and Healing...
ALL ABOUT THERAPY
Whether you are seeking individual support or relationship counseling, therapy can be a place to slow down and look more closely at the challenges you’re facing. It offers space to explore your relationships, better understand yourself, and begin healing emotional wounds so you can move forward with greater clarity and intention.
Working on yourself and your relationships requires courage, honesty, and a willingness to face difficult truths. The process can be challenging at times—but remaining stuck in patterns that create pain or disconnection is often far more exhausting.
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In therapy, you will find a supportive environment where we can explore your past, your present experiences, and the direction you want your life to move. Together we will examine the patterns, beliefs, and emotional experiences that may be shaping your behavior and limiting your sense of freedom.
While confronting painful parts of our story is rarely easy, it is often where the deepest growth begins. Through this process, many people develop a stronger understanding of themselves, more compassionate inner dialogue, and healthier ways of responding to life’s challenges.
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Using evidence-based approaches and a collaborative therapeutic relationship, the goal of therapy is not only symptom relief, but meaningful and lasting change in how you relate to yourself, others, and the life you are creating.
EXPERIENCE HEALING
Are you struggling with trauma, anxiety, depression, or major life changes?
Do your relationships feel strained, distant, or unsatisfying?
Are you feeling overwhelmed by work, family responsibilities, or uncertainty about the future?
Perhaps you feel trapped in cycles of overthinking, discontentment, isolation, or fear about what you’re experiencing.
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You may simply be suffering.
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If so, you don’t have to face it alone—and it doesn’t have to remain this way.
Many people reach a point where they feel burned out, disconnected from themselves, or unsure how to move forward. You may find yourself repeating old patterns, doubting your decisions, or struggling to set boundaries with others. Perhaps relationships feel complicated or painful, and self-compassion feels out of reach.
There often comes a moment when we realize that something needs to change.
We sometimes believe we should be able to carry our pain alone. But the truth is that human beings are not meant to navigate suffering in isolation. At the same time, when we’ve been hurt in relationships, it can feel incredibly difficult to trust others—or even ourselves.
Sometimes healing begins simply by allowing ourselves to be understood.
Therapy can offer a space to begin rebuilding that trust.
I believe everyone deserves support while navigating life’s challenges and the opportunity to find greater clarity, balance, and peace.
I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the Fresno area, and I offer a supportive and collaborative space for individuals and couples seeking healing and meaningful change.
TELEHEALTH
Taking care during sickness, mobility limitations, transportation issues, childcare challenges...
Telehealth allows us to connect and engage securely in psychotherapy sessions via telephone or video. This option is HIPAA compliant and enables treatment to be conducted remotely and safely within the state of California. Please feel free to reach me if you are interested in seeking services through this method and would like to know more about telehealth options.
Get to know me
Hi! I'm Natalie Bennett, LMFT.
I’m a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with over a decade of experience working with trauma, emotional suffering, and the deeper questions people often carry about their lives and relationships. My approach draws from psychodynamic and existential therapy, along with specialized training in EMDR, DBT, Structural Dissociation and attachment-focused trauma work.
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I believe therapy can be a place to examine the patterns that shape our lives, make sense of our experiences, and gradually move toward a more meaningful and integrated way of living.
Areas of Treatment Focus
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Christian Counseling
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Life Transitions
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Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
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Self Esteem and Adjustments
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Stress and Questioning Purpose
HELP CENTER
Rates for individual therapy and couple's counseling sessions are $150 per therapy hour. Initial 90 minute intake assessment is $225. Sliding scale reduce fee rates are available. Please see Rate and Fees tab below.
WHAT INSURANCES DO YOU TAKE?
At this time I am paneled UnitedHealth Care Optum only. I am able to take a private pay clients currently and can provide a Superbill for those clients seeking Out of Network insurance reimbursement. Please check with your specific insurance provider regarding your needs and options.
DO YOU OFFER SLIDING SCALE RATES?
Yes, I offer a limited number of available sliding scale openings which are dependent on income and financial hardship or circumstance. Please feel free to discuss during our phone consultation if needed.
HOW LONG DOES EACH THERAPY SESSION TAKE?
Individual psychotherapy sessions are generally 50 minutes in length. The initial intake session is 90 minutes in order to gather thorough information during assessment.
DO YOU USE FREUDIAN OR JUNGIAN ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES?
Yes, dependent on your clinical need I do provide some Jungian techniques with regards to dream work and the shadow self. I generally engage treatment from a psychodynamic view integrating a variety of approaches.
DO YOU OFFER COUPLES OR FAMILY THERAPY?
Yes, I am taking new private pay couple's counseling clients. Contact me for specific availability. Often we will include additional family members in session for collateral support during individual psychotherapy but, I am not currently offering family therapy.