Founder & Clinical Director
Meet Natalie Hanks, Therapist in Colorado
Helping children and adults heal from trauma, understand their brains, and build safety and connection through therapy that goes beyond talking.
Natalie Hanks, Trauma & Neurodivergence Therapist in Colorado
Natalie’s work is rooted in trauma, attachment, neurodivergence, and nervous-system healing. She works with children and adults who may understand what they’re experiencing but need something beyond traditional talk therapy to create deeper change.
She specializes in trauma, ADHD and neurodivergence, attachment and relational healing, with her work with children specifically focused on trauma, disrupted attachment, foster/adoptive experiences, and challenges with safety and connection.
Through EMDR, somatic and nervous-system work, play therapy, sandtray, sensory experiences, and expressive approaches, Natalie adapts therapy to the way each person’s brain and body process, connect, and heal.
Even in the darkest seasons, light finds a way through.
With a calm presence and a thoughtful, compassionate approach, Natalie creates a space where children and adults can feel safe enough to share their stories, better understand themselves, and begin to heal — at their own pace, in their own way.
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Natalie's areas of specialization include:
Trauma & PTSD
ADHD & Neurodivergence
Attachment & Relational Healing
Child & Developmental Trauma
Foster & Adoptive Family Experiences
EMDR
Somatic & Nervous-System Work
Trauma & Attachment-Focused Play Therapy
Sandtray & Expressive Therapy
Dissociation & Complex Trauma
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Natalie is passionate about supporting the next generation of therapists through clinical supervision, consultation, and mentorship. She especially enjoys helping developing clinicians strengthen their skills in trauma-informed, play-based, experiential, and neurodivergent-affirming care.
As Founder and Clinical Director of Illuminate, Natalie also provides training and guidance to interns and developing clinicians as they grow their confidence, clinical identity, and therapeutic skills.
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Natalie believes healing happens when people feel safe enough to be fully seen, understood, and accepted. Therapy should never be one-size-fits-all; it should honor each person’s story, relationships, nervous system, and unique way of experiencing the world.
Her work is grounded in connection, curiosity, and hope—helping clients understand not only what they are experiencing, but what their brain and body may be communicating along the way.
Supporting Therapists Through
Supervision & Training
Beyond her direct work with clients, Natalie offers clinical supervision and case consultation grounded in trauma-informed care.
She mentors therapists through internships and trainings designed to deepen their understanding of somatic and play therapy methods. This commitment to professional growth reflects her belief that healing spreads through education and shared wisdom, strengthening the entire mental health community.