Natasha Kinto, LCPC, LCMHC

Natasha Kinto is a licensed counselor who brings a thoughtful, person-centered approach to clinical work. She holds LCPC and LCMHC credentials - state licenses that authorize her to provide clinical mental health services - and combines formal training with practical experience to support clients across life stages. After completing a Master of Arts in Education in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from The University of North Carolina at Pembroke in May 2017, she received a fellowship to study addictions and to deliver culturally competent care for underserved populations.

With seven years of clinical experience, Natasha has worked with college students, young adults, adults, and elders in both individual and group settings. Her practice blends solution-focused strategies and motivational interviewing with trauma-informed and client-centered techniques, helping people address stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, relationship and family concerns, and a wide range of other challenges. She emphasizes a biopsychosocial and spiritual perspective on wellness and aims to equip clients with practical tools for balanced living. Natasha’s work centers on collaboration, active listening, and tailoring interventions to each person’s goals and strengths.

Therapeutic Approaches for Online Care

Natasha integrates client-centered therapy into her online practice, creating a supportive space that prioritizes the client’s perspective and personal goals. This approach focuses on empathy, active listening, and developing solutions that fit each person’s values and life circumstances.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients identify and shift unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors. CBT is practical and skills-focused, often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and many everyday life challenges.

Motivational Interviewing is another tool in her toolkit, useful when clients are ambivalent about change. This approach helps people explore their motivation and strengthen commitment to goals such as reducing substance use, improving relationships, or making health-related changes.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Natasha works with clients to assess needs, preferences, and goals, and she adjusts methods over time so the work stays relevant and effective.

Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, continue care across geographic moves, and use communication styles that feel most comfortable for each client. Licensed professionals can adapt these modalities to provide structured, goal-oriented care that supports progress outside of traditional office settings.