About Natalie

Natalie Morse, LPC-S, RPT is a Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor and a Registered Play Therapist in the state of Texas. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Psychology with a minor in Sociology from Dallas Baptist University in 2010. She continued to pursue her passion for counseling and earned a Master of Science in Counseling with a focus on Child Development from Southern Methodist University in 2013.

Natalie has gained experience working in a variety of treatment settings including hospitals, agencies, schools, and private practice. Natalie has devoted the last 10 years to treating the eating disorder community at all levels of care including: Inpatient, Partial Hospitalization, Intensive Outpatient, and Outpatient. Natalie has worked in several highly esteemed treatment centers including Children’s Health Center for Pediatric Eating Disorders and Center for Discovery. During her time at these facilities, Natalie was in leadership positions such as Program Director and IOP Coordinator, involved in program development, research, and providing community education on eating disorders.

Natalie aspires to be an active voice in the community and is passionate about providing education and training on eating disorder awareness and the promotion of healthy body-image. She hopes to provide the necessary support and education to clients and their families, so that they can continue to change their own lives and in turn change the dialogue surrounding body-image and food in their communities.

Natalie also has a passion for and is competent to work with children, adolescents, and teens. She became a Registered Play Therapist in 2016, and often utilizes Play, Activity, Filial, and Sand tray Therapy with her clients. Natalie served on the North Texas Chapter Board for Play Therapy as Member at Large and received the honor of being named Southern Methodist University’s Emerging Leader in Play Therapy.

Natalie knows that seeking counseling takes courage. Natalie recognizes that it is not easy to discuss difficult and painful feelings, experiences, and memories. Choosing counseling is the first step in choosing change and growth. Natalie believes every person has the inner strength and resiliency to find healing and peace. She will be there to create a safe and supportive space for you to process and explore. She will also work alongside you to help you set achievable goals. In counseling, you will learn helpful coping strategies to handle distressing situations and tolerate difficult feelings. Natalie will work with you on using healthy ways of thinking and communicating. Each person's treatment will be individualized to his or her specific needs, life goals, age and developmental level. Natalie works with clients aged 3 and up.

Counseling modalities utilized: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Exposure Response Prevention (ERP), Trauma Focused CBT (TF-CBT), and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR) trained.

Specialties include: Children, Teens, Adults, Families and Parenting. Eating Disorders (Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder ,Other Specified Feeding and Eating Disorders (OSFED), Binge Eating Disorder, and co-occurring complex medical issues with Eating Disorders), Body Dysmorphia, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Phobias, Medical and/or Feeding related trauma, survivors of sexual abuse and sexual assault, trauma, Self-injurious behaviors, Suicidal ideation, Depression, Anxiety, Grief/loss, Personality disorders, Self-esteem, Bullying, Social anxiety, Emotional Dysregulation, Behavioral concerns, adjustment disorders, Christian Integration (upon request), and Life Changes.