LCSW, 10 years of experience
Hello! I am Natalia a proud Colombian cis gender heterosexual woman, living in the United Sates for the last 14 years. I am a forever admirer of life, humans, and our lovely planet. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the State of California. I genuinely enjoy helping others to connect with their truest self, with their essence, to find answers within themselves, achieve peace, and happiness. My approach is warm and curious, free of shame and judgement. My priority is the therapeutic relationship which is charged with compassion and empathy; I provide a safe environment for both of us to find your path to change and healing.
During our first session, I will be asking questions to better understand your current needs and to formulate a treatment plan, so that your goals and expectations are clearly set. Certainly, I will pace the questions to your level of comfort, we will take our time to build the therapeutic relationship needed to do "the work". I will also share further about my approach and how would I hope we can work together.
I have a holistic approach, I draw from a variety of academic, evidenced based models and theories as well as from my life experience, and spiritual and ancient traditions to work with the person(s) in front of me and support their unique path to healing and happiness.
I am passionate and specialized in helping adults to heal and overcome pain and suffering caused from painful past experiences, and/or from society's endless expectations and conditioning of who/how to be. I work with people who are open to make changes, who are willing to dive deep into the mind, body, and spirit to find answers and guidance to feel better, to feel whole, and excited to live life.
3 ratings with written reviews
June 18, 2025
I have been working with Natalia Estrada for over a year, and I can genuinely say she has made a profound difference in my life. She has created a safe, compassionate space where I have been able to share and tell my story and truly felt heard, seen, and understood. She has walked beside me through the most painful parts of my past, never rushing or judging - only supporting with patience and care. I am so grateful for her presence, skills, and compassion in my healing journey.
June 10, 2025
It's been amazing working with Natalia. She is very warm hearted, authentic, intuitive, holistic, solution oriented, open-minded, and humorous too. Today was my last day with her, as she is focusing her practice in other areas. It's been a pleasure working with her, and I will miss you so very much. Thank you Natalia for being you!!! Jennifer
April 26, 2025
I chose Natalia as I wanted advice after a break up, and she seemed like someone that had an honest and down to earth approach. She has helped me acknowledge and address some pretty deep and important feelings, and her way of doing it is very respectful, excepting and non-assertive. It’s definitely helped me understand more of what I want out of life and how to keep making progress. She’s kept me focused on what makes me happy while teaching me how to deal with my issues as they arise.
I tailor treatment to the person or the couple in front of me. In my practice the main client is the therapeutic relationship we create in the room. To build and nurture the relationship I utilize all what I have been trained on, and who I am. From training I draw from different theories and approaches, I mix western and eastern approaches; I am trained in EMDR, Sex Therapy, CBT, and I have knowledge and love using parts work (IFS), and somatic experiencing; I also incorporate my knowledge of energetic work learned through my curiosity about energy and spirituality. Lastly, I take from my living experience as a woman CIS gender, Latina, immigrant, and survivor of trauma and vicarious trauma to inform treatment.