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Compassionate grief support
Practical stress coping
Goal-focused coaching
About Nathaniel
Nathaniel (Nate) Lamkin is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 24 years of experience. He helps people facing grief, stress, anxiety, depression, and big life changes. He also supports those coping with relationship strain, parenting challenges, career pressures, and workplace stress.
He spent much of his career in hospice, palliative care, and oncology social work. That work involved supporting people through serious illness and end-of-life decisions. He has helped many clients talk through grief and loss, and manage caregiver and hospice-related strain.
Nate blends mindfulness practice with client-centered conversation to build coping skills. He uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and solution-focused steps to set short-term goals. Emotionally-focused ideas appear when relationships and attachment patterns are central to a concern.
He also brings coaching experience from five years with Vistage Worldwide, where he worked with executives on leadership and personal growth. That background informs practical goal-setting and problem-solving in sessions.
Sessions typically focus on small, actionable steps that fit daily life. Nate aims to help people find clearer decision paths, reduce overwhelm, and strengthen resilience over time.
How mindful and practical approaches work online
Mindfulness Therapy uses simple awareness exercises and breath-based practices to help slow down intense feelings and increase emotional steadiness. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, grief, and learning to respond rather than react.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with small behavioral experiments. It often helps with anxiety, depression, and problem-solving in daily routines.
Client-Centered Therapy centers on listening and reflecting so people can find their own answers. That approach is helpful when someone needs a calm space to sort values, make decisions, or process loss.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match goals, needs, and preferences. That might mean mixing mindfulness, CBT, and client-centered conversation into a plan that feels doable.
Confirm current session options before booking, since formats are not specified here. Many people find online sessions help fit therapy into busy schedules, allow shorter check-ins during a workday, or remove travel time. Online work can make it easier to practice skills between meetings and keep momentum while handling life demands.
These summaries are based on the profile information listed on BetterHelp. Listing mindfulness as an approach does not mean a therapist holds a formal mindfulness training or certificate.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Nate address?
He supports people dealing with grief, depression, anxiety, stress, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, parenting struggles, self-esteem, career questions, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
He blends mindfulness, client-centered listening, and practical skills. Sessions often combine reflection with concrete steps you can try between meetings.
What kind of experience does he bring?
He has 24 years of clinical experience, much of it in hospice, palliative care, and oncology social work, supporting serious illness, end-of-life conversations, and grief work.
What are his credentials and where is he based?
He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Colorado and practices from that state.
In which languages can sessions be held?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can I work with him from another country?
He does not accept international clients at this time.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin working with him?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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