About Nathan
Nathan Ohren is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in California with seven years of professional experience. He focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety, and he supports issues related to LGBT identity, relationships, intimacy, and compassion fatigue. Nathan prefers straightforward, compassionate conversations and aims to make therapy a practical part of daily life.
Nathan began his therapy career later in life after a midcareer change. He brings a broad range of experience from working with individuals, couples, and groups.
Background and approach
He emphasizes the connection between the body and mind and often uses somatic ideas to help people notice how stress shows up physically. Sessions are collaborative and down-to-earth. Nathan avoids heavy homework but encourages small, actionable steps clients can try between sessions.
He helps people build routines that keep therapeutic work from staying inside the counseling hour alone. He tends to prefer video sessions at the start so both people can get comfortable together. After an initial period he is open to phone, live chat, or text-based messaging formats when those suit a client's needs and the agreed-upon communication plan.
Outside work Nathan enjoys brisk beach walks and time with his young dog. He invites questions from prospective clients to help decide if his style and approach feel like a good match.
Therapeutic approaches and online options
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them and focus on actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and questions about life purpose.Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early connection patterns affect current relationships and emotional responses. It helps people understand relationship triggers and develop new ways of relating to others.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Nathan collaborates with each person to choose methods that fit their goals and preferences. He adjusts tools and techniques over time depending on what is helpful.r>
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let Nathan and a client read facial cues and body language, which he prefers early on. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging support ongoing contact and brief check-ins between sessions, helping clients practice skills and stay connected to their work during the week.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Dependent personality
- First responder issues
- Gender dysphoria
- HIV / AIDS
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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