Relationship and family conflicts are common and can stem from communication breakdowns, differing values, past wounds, or external stressors like finances or health.

Therapy provides a supportive, structured space to explore underlying issues, express emotions safely, and learn effective problem-solving skills. By identifying patterns and building empathy, clients can strengthen connection, rebuild trust, and create more resilient, fulfilling relationships.

High demands, deadlines, and competing responsibilities can make school and work feel unmanageable. In therapy, you’ll learn effective stress-management strategies, improve time-management and communication skills, and increase resilience so you can perform well without sacrificing your wellbeing.

Life transitions often challenge our routines, identity, and sense of security. Through therapy, you’ll gain insight into your emotional responses, develop adaptive coping strategies, and build a stronger foundation for navigating new roles, relationships, and stages of life.

I support clients in building essential social and life skills, including effective communication, community integration, executive functioning, and daily wellness habits. Together, we strengthen focus, routines, planning, and organizational strategies, while also offering guidance for employment and education success. This work helps you feel more confident, connected, and capable in navigating everyday life.

Natalie is trained by the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) in Module 1–Multidimensional Assessments and previously served as a Clinical Director of a detox residential facility, giving her extensive experience supporting clients at all stages of recovery. She offers compassionate, evidence-based substance use therapy rooted in trauma-informed care, helping individuals understand the underlying factors driving their use, build healthier coping strategies, and create sustainable change. Treatment focuses on motivation, relapse prevention, emotional regulation, and strengthening support systems, empowering clients to move toward recovery with confidence and clarity.

Trauma and anxiety can affect your thoughts, emotions, and relationships. Therapy offers a supportive space to understand your triggers, process what you’ve been carrying, and learn effective strategies to feel more grounded and at ease. Natalie has experience working with Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Social Anxiety, PTSD, Trauma related disorders

Mood disorders like Depression and/or Bipolar disorders can impact energy, motivation, and your ability to feel connected to yourself and others. Therapy offers a supportive space to understand emotional patterns, regulate mood shifts, and build tools that promote stability and wellbeing. Together, we work to identify triggers, challenge unhelpful thoughts, and strengthen coping skills so you can experience more balance, hope, and connection in your daily life.

ADHD can make focus, organization, and follow-through feel frustrating and overwhelming. In therapy, we explore how your brain works, identify strengths, and develop practical strategies for managing attention, time, and emotional regulation. With structure, skills, and compassionate support, you can improve daily functioning, reduce stress, and feel more confident in your ability to navigate school, work, and relationships.

Personality disorders can influence how you relate to others, manage emotions, and see yourself. Therapy provides a safe, nonjudgmental space to understand longstanding patterns, strengthen emotional regulation, and build healthier ways of connecting. Using evidence-based approaches, we work collaboratively to increase self-awareness, reduce distress, and support more stable and fulfilling relationships.

Natalie has extensive experience working with:

• Borderline Personality Disorder

• Histrionic Personality Disorder

• Paranoid Personality Disorder

• Schizotypal Personality Disorder

• Schizoid Personality Disorder

Natalie most recently held the position as the Program Director at California OnTrack. She has worked closely with the medical director and clinical director, developing the foundational materials that are used in California OnTrack’s Intensive Coordinated Specialty Care for Psychosis Program. Natalie is trained in Metacognitive training for psychosis and obtains extensive training, knowledge, and experience in the area of Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders.