Natasha Kinto, LCPC, LCMHC

Natasha Kinto is a licensed mental health counselor based in North Carolina who blends clinical training with a compassionate, person-centered approach. She holds LCPC and LCMHC counseling credentials, which indicate clinical counseling licenses in relevant states, and brings seven years of professional experience to work with individuals and groups.

Natasha completed a Master of Arts in Education in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke in May 2017 and received a fellowship to study addictions and provide culturally responsive counseling for underserved communities. She has worked across the lifespan, offering services to college students, young adults, adults, and elders, with experience in both individual and group therapy settings.

Her clinical style is grounded in solution-focused techniques and rational emotive approaches, informed by an understanding of trauma and guided by motivational interviewing principles. She integrates cognitive-behavioral and mindfulness-based strategies alongside client-centered methods to help clients identify motivation for change, recognize unhelpful thinking patterns, and develop practical skills for daily life.

Natasha describes a holistic biopsychosocialspiritual view of wellness, aiming to equip people with tools to achieve greater balance and resilience. She works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, relationship and family issues, grief, parenting and intimacy-related challenges, and life transitions.