Natalie Ehrlich
Compassionate, practical therapy for life transitions
LCSW California
- Experience
- 5 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Relationship, Stress, Anxiety, Family
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Natalie
Natalie Ehrlich is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who brings a warm, practical, and down-to-earth presence to therapy. She combines years of clinical experience in schools, residential programs, foster care, and outpatient settings with recent life experience raising three children, returning to practice with renewed perspective.
Background and approach
Natalie focuses on relationship concerns, stress, anxiety, parenting and family issues, self-esteem, and depression, as well as related topics such as adoption and foster care, communication problems, family of origin issues, guilt and shame, life purpose, mood disorders, narcissism, self-love, women's issues, and young adult concerns.
Her style is collaborative and conversational, offering clients a direct yet compassionate space to explore transitions, caregiving pressures, workplace burnout, and feelings of being stuck. Natalie draws from evidence-based methods including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), client-centered techniques, and solution-focused strategies to help clients gain insight, set concrete goals, and build practical skills for emotional regulation and decision-making.
She aims to support each person in feeling heard and moving forward with greater clarity and confidence.
Evidence-Informed Approaches for Online Support
CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing them through practical exercises, which can be useful for anxiety, mood concerns, and stress management. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathic listening and creating a supportive, nonjudgmental space where clients lead the conversation and work toward self-understanding. Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on identifying strengths and small, achievable steps toward specific goals to create forward momentum in areas like relationships and life transitions.Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and the therapist works collaboratively to determine what fits best for each person. She will help clarify goals, try different strategies, and adjust methods based on the client's needs, preferences, and progress over time.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for varied schedules and life demands. These formats can make it easier to maintain continuity of care during busy times, support people who manage caregiving or work commitments, and allow therapy to fit into everyday routines while still focusing on meaningful change.
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Experience
5+ years
Licensed
California
Languages
English