Where your culture, story, and healing meet.
Therapy for bicultural and multicultural adults ready to be fully seen through untangling identity, reclaiming voice, and growing into the fullness of who you are, together in a space that’s intuitive, personal, and culturally attuned.
Natalie Brunelle-Tran, LPC (she/her)
Welcome!
I’m a bicultural therapist passionate about supporting Asian Americans, multiracial and multicultural folks, adult children of immigrants, and anyone navigating layered identities. I offer a warm, nonjudgmental, culturally attuned approach that integrates EMDR, parts work, mindfulness, and intuitive/spiritual techniques to help you heal from trauma, manage anxiety and depression, and explore identity and life transitions.
Who I Work With
Asian Americans, BIPOC & global majority
LGBTQ+ individuals & allies
First-generation & multicultural clients
Millennials, students & helping professionals
Those navigating family, cultural, career & life transitions
People healing from difficult childhoods
How Therapy Works Here
Our works involves creating a safe space for you to explore your story, work with different parts of yourself, and build new skills for wellness. Therapy is collaborative and tailored to your needs, whether that’s healing trauma, understanding cultural pressures, or simply feeling more at peace in your life.
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Therapy Approach
Rooted in Connection
I strive to be the kind of therapist who listens with her whole heart, as someone who shows up with presence, warmth, humility, and deep respect for your lived experience. I believe therapy is a sacred space for radical authenticity, deep connection, and the kind of everyday magic that happens when two humans show up fully, just as they are.
An Integrated Approach
I offer trauma-informed, culturally responsive therapy and EMDR that honors your body, mind, culture, spirit, and environment. Whether you’re untangling old patterns, exploring identity, or carrying the weight of trauma, depression, anxiety, shame, or systemic stress, I create a collaborative space where you can be fully seen and supported in your healing. For those interested, I also incorporate optional intuitive practices such as tarot symbolism, ancestral reflection, or decolonial healing to support deeper insight and personal meaning-making.
Grounded in Experience
My practice is strengths-based, humanistic, and multicultural. It's rooted in empowerment, self-inquiry, and meaning-making. My life experiences, including living abroad, navigating multiple identities, and working in diverse communities, shape how I hold space for clients moving through complex systems and layered identities.I draw from a range of evidence-based and holistic approaches to support your unique needs, including:
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)
Internal Family Systems (IFS) informed parts work
Mindfulness-based practices
Positive psychology
Somatic and trauma-informed approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Career counseling, creativity, spirituality, and feminist theory
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Meet Natalie Brunelle-Tran, LPC
Hi! I’m Natalie (she/her)
Licensed Professional Counselor and founder of Coral Lotus People Counseling.
I Get How Hard It Is to Find the Right Therapist
You may be wondering:
“Will they get me?”
“Do they know what it’s like to feel torn in multiple directions?”
Or maybe you’ve asked yourself: “Where are the therapists that even vaguely look like me?”As the only child of a Thai-Chinese mother and a white American father, I grew up between cultures and identities. This experience, along with my life as a half-Asian, bicultural woman of color informs my passion about creating a space where you can bring your full self and be fully seen, heard, and supported.
Who I Work With
I specialize in supporting:
Asian Americans, BIPOC & the global majority
LGBTQ+ individuals & allies
First-generation, bicultural, and multiracial clients
Millennials, college students & helping professionals
Those navigating family, cultural, or class-based challenges
People carrying the weight of trauma, systemic stress, or complex identities
I welcome conversations about racial identity, whiteness, and navigating systems of power, especially for those who, like me, hold both privilege and marginalized identities.
My Path to This Work
Before becoming a therapist, I taught in Asia, worked with neurodiverse students, and provided both career counseling and community-based mental health care. My experiences living abroad, navigating multiple identities, and working in diverse communities shape how I hold space for others.Therapy found me in college while I studied Psychology and Social Work at The University of Texas at Austin. Since then, my journey has involved traveling the world, living nomadically, training as a therapist, and becoming a parent. These experiences have taught me that “home” isn’t just a place, but the people, stories, and moments that root us.
Outside the Therapy Room
When I’m not counseling, I’m usually spending time with my partner of 17 years, our spirited toddler, and loved ones. I enjoy traveling, exploring new places around Austin, streaming shows, reading (often something therapy-related), and staying politically engaged in ways true to my values.I have a deep love for eclectic fashion, funky jewelry, soulful traditions, and the thrill of a good thrift find. Eclectic pretty much sums me up.
Why I Do This
I’m endlessly curious about people, their resilience, their identities, and their stories. I’m here to walk alongside you in whatever you’re carrying, with warmth, curiosity, and an open heart.
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Let's connect
Whether you're ready to begin or just exploring the idea of therapy, you're welcome to reach out.You can schedule a free 20-minute consultation or email me directly to ask a question, share what you're looking for, or simply say hello.
I try to respond to all inquiries within 2 business days.This practice is based in Austin, Texas — offering virtual therapy to residents across the state and in-person sessions for those in the Austin area.For details about availability, pricing, or insurance, please click the Helpful Info button below.
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The Practice
Behind the Name: Coral Lotus People
The name Coral Lotus People holds deep meaning for me. It reflects color, culture, lineage, and collective becoming.
Coral
A color I’ve connected with for years. Coral is vibrant and soft, alive yet calming. It reflects the path of healing holding both vitality and rest, joy and grounding, energy and stillness.
Lotus
In Buddhist thought, the lotus grows from the mud, rooted in messiness yet emerging in beauty and strength. Like the lotus, our stories often carry both struggle and resilience. As Thích Nhất Hạnh said,
“No mud, no lotus.”
People
People reflects the collective we belong to:
Bicultural people. Multiracial people. Children of immigrants. Queer folks. Cycle-breakers. Healers.
We are a new people, creating new cultures, new stories, and new ways of being.
I take inspiration from the words of Master Shiro Nomura, a teacher of traditional Japanese arts, spoken to his multiracial apprentice, Brenda Wong Aoki:
“The world is a very small place and people like you are now being born every day. How exciting! You are a new people. New people must have new stories, new cultures, and new art forms. You must take the things I give you and make them your own.”
Coral Lotus People Counseling is my offering to this vision, a space for the new people, blooming like the lotus, infused with the vibrant warmth of coral.
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Helpful Info
Location & Services
Coral Lotus People Counseling is based in Austin, Texas, offering:
Virtual therapy for adult residents anywhere in Texas
In-person sessions on Thursdays in central Austin, near UT campus on Medical Arts Street
Rates & Payment
$160 per standard 50-minute session
$255 per extended 80-minute session
Accepted payment methods: credit/debit, HSA, and FSA cards
Sliding scale spots may be available, feel free to ask during our consultation
Private Pay Information
I’m a private pay practice so I can give you the kind of care you deserve, without the limits insurance often puts on therapy.What that means for you:
Sessions that fit your goals, no diagnosis needed
More privacy since your info isn’t shared with insurance
Flexible session lengths when you need them
More focus on real connection, less on paperwork
Therapy is an investment in yourself, and I’m here to make it worth it. If you have out-of-network benefits, I’m happy to provide a superbill and even offer guidance or scripts on how to ask your insurance for reimbursement. It’s definitely worth asking as most clients are able to get at least some of their fees reimbursed.
Insurance
I am an out-of-network provider, which means I don’t bill insurance directly.
If your plan includes out-of-network mental health benefits, I can provide a superbill that you can submit for possible reimbursement.Before booking, it may be helpful to ask your insurance provider:
Do I have out-of-network coverage for mental health services?
What percentage of the session fee is reimbursed?
Is a superbill sufficient, or do I need prior authorization?
Scheduling & Availability
You can schedule a free 20-minute consultation to explore whether we're a good fit:
I currently see clients Tuesday through Thursday, with:
A few evening sessions available
In-person sessions offered on Thursdays in central Austin
Therapy Duration
Therapy doesn’t have a set timeline. Some clients come for short-term work focused on a specific goal, while others stay longer for deeper, ongoing support.
We’ll periodically check in to ensure our work aligns with your evolving needs and intentions.
Credentials & Licensure
Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in the state of Texas License #89567
M.S., Clinical Mental Health Counseling — Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
B.A., Psychology (Minor: Social Work) — University of Texas at Austin
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