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Nathalie Contro, LMFT

  • Experience3 years
  • LocationCalifornia
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Addictions, and Relationship
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Attachment-Based Therapy
  • LanguagesEnglish and Spanish
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About Nathalie

Nathalie Contro is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) based in California who guides people through stress, relationship challenges, mood concerns, and life transitions.

Background and approach

With three years of formal experience under the LMFT credential CA LMFT 131775, she draws on an integrative set of methods to help clients build practical coping strategies, improve communication, and deepen emotional awareness.

Her work addresses a wide range of issues including anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related concerns, eating and sleeping problems, parenting and family dynamics, bipolar disorder, and compassion fatigue. Her style centers on meeting each client with empathy and unconditional regard while collaborating to develop tools and insights that support authentic living.

Nathalie blends evidence-informed therapies such as Internal Family Systems, Attachment-Based Therapy, CBT, and DBT with client-centered principles, tailoring interventions to individual needs. She also attends to issues related to abandonment, adoption and foster care, attachment difficulties, neurodiversity, body image, chronic illness and caregiver stress, codependency, and several other focused areas.

Sessions can be conducted in English or Spanish and are offered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

Therapeutic approaches and online care



Nathalie incorporates Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Attachment-Based Therapy into her online practice. IFS explores different parts of a person's inner experience to reduce internal conflict and promote greater self-leadership, which can help with trauma, anxiety, and relationship patterns. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relational experiences shape current bonds and emotional responses, supporting work on intimacy, attachment issues, and communication difficulties.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. She will work together with clients to identify goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, adjusting methods as trust and clarity grow so the work feels aligned with each person's needs.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for varying schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care while balancing daily responsibilities, and they allow licensed professionals to use the therapeutic approaches above in ways that fit each client's life and access needs.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Nathalie address?
She works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family problems, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, eating and sleeping difficulties, parenting, anger, self-esteem, career concerns, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic approach and style?
Nathalie combines client-centered collaboration with evidence-informed techniques such as Internal Family Systems, Attachment-Based Therapy, CBT, and DBT to help clients develop coping skills, improve communication, and deepen self-awareness.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She holds an LMFT credential and has three years of professional experience under the license CA LMFT 131775.
Where is she licensed to practice?
The clinician is licensed in California with the designation CA LMFT 131775 and provides services from that location.
In which languages can sessions be conducted?
Sessions are available in English and Spanish, allowing for bilingual support depending on client preference.
What session formats are offered?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexible ways to meet depending on client needs.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What is the process to begin working together?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsDepression

Also works with

Trauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHearing impairedHIV / AIDSHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryTrichotillomaniaVisually impairedWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Jungian TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

3+ years

Licensed

California

Languages

English, Spanish