Art Therapist & PhD Student
Florida State Univeristy
Tallahassee, FL, USA, Florida, United States
Natalee Bigger Stockdale, MA, ATR-BC, BCIA, LPCC, NCC. Doctoral Student and Research Assistant. Florida State University.
Natalee Bigger Stockdale is a doctoral student in the Art Therapy Research and Clinical Practice program at Florida State University. She specializes in mixed-methods research, including Arts-Based Research, Narrative Inquiry, and EEG. She focuses on the needs of survivors of coercive control. Her academic and clinical work aims to bridge creative therapeutic modalities with evidence-based frameworks to foster healing, empowerment, and systemic understanding.
Natalee is a Board-Certified Art Therapist, a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in Minnesota, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Florida, and a Board-Certified Neurofeedback Practitioner. She worked in a private group practice based in Minnesota before beginning her studies in Florida. She earned her undergraduate degree in Studio Art and Business from the University of Northwestern in 2011, and her master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and Art Therapy from Adler Graduate School in 2020.
Natalee’s therapeutic approach emphasizes exploring internal experiences and the relational dynamics shaped by boundaries, agency, and identity. She integrates somatic awareness and strengths to help individuals access, creatively express, and navigate complex emotional landscapes. Her work is grounded in trauma-informed care, with a particular focus on recovery from coercive systems, including identity disturbance and relational trauma.
In addition to her clinical practice, Natalee recently completed the Certificate in the Psychology of Coercive Control through the University of Salford in the United Kingdom. This advanced training has deepened her commitment to supporting survivors of cultic and religious abuse through both therapeutic and research-based avenues.
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