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Nathalie Contro, LMFT

Collaborative therapist focused on practical change

3 years in practice · based in California · sessions in English, Spanish · online sessions

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About Nathalie

Nathalie Contro is a licensed marriage and family therapist who practices in California. She combines practical strategies with personal insight to help people manage stress, anxiety, and relationship struggles. Nathalie speaks English and Spanish and brings three years of formal experience as an LMFT to her work.

Her sessions focus on clear skills people can use between meetings. She helps clients learn new ways to cope with difficult feelings, improve communication, and rebuild connection.

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Background and approach

Conversations often include concrete tools from cognitive behavioral techniques and skills drawn from dialectical behavior therapy. Nathalie also draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early patterns shape current relationships. That approach helps when people face intimacy challenges, grief, or struggles with trust.

She may include brief exploration of imagery and dreams to deepen insight when it fits the person's goals. She works with issues such as addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, bipolar concerns, anger, sleeping and eating problems, career stress, and caregiver strain. Additional focus areas include adoption and foster care, body image, chronic illness, and codependency.

Sessions are tailored to the person's concerns and pace. Nathalie aims for a warm, nonjudgmental style. People can expect a collaborative process where they help shape goals and choose methods that suit their life.

Practical steps and simple takeaways are emphasized so changes can start between sessions.

How therapeutic approaches shape online care

Attachment-based work looks at how early bonds affect current relationships and trust. Online sessions can use talk, guided reflection, and focused exercises to identify patterns and build healthier ways of relating.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on practical steps to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. In video or phone sessions, CBT often includes structured skill practice, planning homework, and reviewing what worked between meetings.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Nathalie collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and comfort level. That collaborative process lets the therapist and client adjust techniques as progress and preferences become clear.

Online therapy makes it easier to fit sessions into busy lives. Video calls allow full face-to-face interaction, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited, live chat can handle brief check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options increase flexibility, help people keep continuity during life changes, and let therapists use tools like worksheets, guided exercises, and short coaching notes to reinforce progress.
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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with a wide range of concerns including anxiety, stress, addictions, depression, trauma, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, eating and sleeping problems, and caregiver strain.
What is her therapy style like?
The approach is warm and collaborative, focusing on practical tools and insight. Sessions mix talk with skills practice so people leave with steps they can try between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She holds a California LMFT credential and has three years of professional experience as an LMFT working in the field.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a California LMFT and provides services from California.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
What session formats does she use?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling based on the therapist's availability.

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Experience
3 years
Licensed
California
Languages
English, Spanish

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