Counseling, Consultation & Professional training with natali
Child & Adolescent PsychoTherapy/Parent Support
Natalie James, MS NCC LPC is a Licensed Professional Counselor specializing in children, adolescents, and family issues. Therapy services are offered in person at Natalie's office in Bend, OR. Parent education and consultation can be offered virtually. Natalie accepts Oregon Health Plan, Pacific Source Health Plan, and First Choice Health Network. Insurance is billed as a courtesy to clients, however all non-covered charges are patient responsibility. Natalie offers a sliding scale rate for private paying clients. Sessions can be schedule Tuesday-Friday, 10:00am-5:00pm.
Professional Training
Natalie is the founder of DreamBranch Education, offering educational consulting and professional trainings focused on emotional intelligence all over the country. Popular sessions include:
Anxiety, Trauma & Emotional Dysregulation: Children in Distress
Oppositional, Defiant & Disruptive Youth: Therapeutic Interventions for Challenging Behavior
Surviving the Storm: Understanding and Responding to Tantrums
Distress in Confinement: Progressive Mental Health Perspectives for Incarcerated Youth
Damaged Personal Truths: The Emotional Epidemic of Childhood Conditioning
Natalie is a master trainer with the Oregon Child Care Registry, as well as a part-time adjunct instructor in the Human Development and Family Sciences program at Oregon State University, Cascades. Natalie has authored two therapeutic children's books, as well as developed a therapeutic board game. She believes humor is key in learning and is known for keeping audiences both engaged and entertained.
Practical Strategies to Implement NOW
- Discover tools for soothing kids in distress
- Enhance emotional resilience
- Cultivate healthy coping skills in children of all ages
- Develop practices for supporting young people achieve access to their highest thinking
Learn the best ways to respond to challenging behavior including opposition, rage, shutting down, selective mutism, aggression and social dominance. Walk away practical strategies for empowering kids and maintaining personal and/or professional success.
Top Rated Training by Natalie James, MS, NCC, LPC
Anxiety, Trauma & Emotional Dysregulation: How to Spot it, What to Do
- A full day of fun and functional introductory neuroscience as it relates to emotional intelligence.
- Education vital to adopt a clear understanding of the autonomic nervous system in distressed, anxious, and traumatized youth.
- Learn to recognize signs and symptoms of anxious disorders and problematic distress.
- Participants explore the impacts of experience and relationships on learning and behavior.
- Develop appropriate and effective techniques for guiding young people in crisis.
- Obtain practical tools for enhancing emotional regulation and cultivating resilience.
Best Practices for Challenging Behavior
Half Day or Full Day in-depth exploration of both proactive and reactive strategies designed to increase knowledge of how to:
- Roll with Resistance
- Reduce Opposition
- Respond to Rage
- Diffuse Conflict
- Survive the Storm of Distress
- Support the Selectively Mute
- Banish Bullying/Dominant Behavior
CEUs
- Registered participants will earn CEUs or clock hours toward professional development equivalent to the length of training upon completion of general sessions.
- CEs (3-6 hours Set Two Standard, Oregon Childcare Registry) available for child care providers upon completion of approved general sessions.
- Sessions currently not offered as a Set Two training can be modified/approved prior to training to meet your programs needs!
Please consult your licensing board if you have questions about whether specific trainings will meet your particular licensure and continuing education needs.