Hello! I’m Natalie.

Let’s figure this out together in your therapeutic refuge.

Credentials

• Natalie Brunelle-Tran, Licensed Professional Counselor Associate, Texas: #89567; Supervised by Priya Singhvi, LPC-S Texas: #71320

• M.S. in Professional Counseling from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

• B.A. in Psychology, Minor in Social Work from The University of Texas at Austin

Finding the right therapist can be tricky, you might have asked yourself questions like “will they “get” me?”, “do they know what it’s like to feel torn in multiple directions?” Or maybe, if you are anything like me, you have asked yourself “is there something wrong with me?”, “where are the therapists that look, even vaguely, like me?” As a half-Asian, bicultural woman of color, I’m passionate about supporting others who live at the intersection of multiple identities.

I get it. We all deserve to find healing and wellness with a therapist that truly understands us, the cultures that have shaped us, and our intersecting identities.

I strive to be that therapist that listens with her whole heart and is compassionately present as we collaborate on your personal healing journey through trauma, depression, self-worth, identity exploration, shame, and navigating the demands of living within complex systems of oppression.

To me, therapy is a sacred space for radical authenticity, deep connection, and a downright magical opportunity for two humans to resonate in a therapeutic relationship. A personal sanctuary that helps you move from surviving to thriving, from playing small to asserting your full self, and having fun along the way.

From years teaching abroad in Asia, to teaching special needs and gifted students here in Texas, to career counseling and community based mental health care, I’ve been able to offer care to communities of color and those with historically oppressed identities. I believe in an integrated version of wellness that celebrates the cultures of the individuals I work with.

I am allied with all members of the BIPOC community, LGBTQ+, Asian Americans, multiracial individuals, millennials, those in college, bicultural individuals, religious minorities, people of size, and first-generation individuals. I am also well aligned to work with highly sensitive individuals. Further, as a person with co-existing light skin/white privilege and minority status, I am very comfortable broaching conversations around racial identity development, white fragility, and liberatory psychology.

So how does this all work? Learn more about the details at at the bottom of this page.

Let’s Get Personal

I was born and raised in inner-city Dallas as the only child to a Thai-Chinese mother and white American father in a community where not a single other soul looked like me. It was not until my own experience with counseling in college, where I studied Psychology and Social Work at The University of Texas at Austin, that I first began to understand who I was and how cultural systems impacted my self-concept and ability to thrive.

When I am not counseling, I love spending time with my partner of 15 years and our brand new baby, hanging out with loved ones, traveling, thrifting, streaming TV and film, finding creative outlets for my inner artsy kid, moving my body ecstatically, singing, trying new restaurants, and attempting to satiate my perpetual curiosity anyway possible. You will soon see that I love dopamine dressing and funky jewelry.