About Natalia
Dr. Natalia Rivera is a licensed clinical social worker with 13 years of clinical experience. She combines practical, down-to-earth guidance with warmth and direct honesty to help people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, anger, and depression.
She uses clear, plain language in sessions and focuses on concrete skills people can use right away. Parents who are feeling overwhelmed and people dealing with grief or major life changes will find straightforward tools and steady support.
How Natalia works
Sleeping problems, low self-esteem, and coping after disaster or loss are common topics she addresses. Dr. Rivera blends approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and client-centered work to match each person's needs.
She often includes elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy and EMDR when trauma or intense emotional dysregulation are present. Sessions are collaborative and goal oriented, with regular check-ins to see what is working. Her background includes service as an active duty Army officer and years working in military treatment settings and community clinics.
That experience informs her understanding of first responder and veteran-related issues, adoption and foster care stress, and substance use challenges. She brings practical strategies shaped by those roles. Therapy is offered remotely from Georgia in English.
Dr. Rivera works with adults and provides behavior modification services for children under 18 diagnosed with a neurological condition. She explains next steps clearly so people know how to begin and what to expect.
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What Natalia works with
The areas below are the ones Natalia selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
Also listed
- Adoption and foster care
- Blended family issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- First responder issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Registers | LCSW, CSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 13 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Georgia |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
How specific approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them while focusing on values and actions that matter. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and making decisions during life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and changing behavior through practical exercises and homework. It is often used for depression, anxiety, sleeping problems, and coping skills. EMDR is a trauma-focused method that uses guided processing to reduce the intensity of traumatic memories and related symptoms when trauma is a central concern.Choosing the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist will work collaboratively to match techniques to each person's goals and preferences. That means trying methods, tracking progress, and adjusting the plan together rather than committing to a single technique up front.
Online sessions are offered by licensed professionals in several formats: video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is helpful for in-depth conversation and nonverbal cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in fits the day. Live chat and text messaging provide brief, flexible ways to stay connected between longer sessions. These options make scheduling easier and let people fit therapy into busy lives.
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Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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