Dr. Natalia Rivera, LCSW, CSW
Licensed in Georgia · 13 years in practice
Dr. Natalia Rivera is a licensed clinical social worker with 13 years of clinical experience.
License and registration
- LCSW, Georgia
- CSW006608 · expires September 2026
- LCSW, North Carolina
- C009986 · expires February 2027
- NPI
- 1821458720 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 13
- Languages
- English
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About Natalia
Dr. Natalia Rivera is a licensed clinical social worker with 13 years of clinical experience. She offers a direct, warm style and focuses on practical steps to help people cope with stress, anxiety, trauma, depression, grief, sleep problems, anger, and parenting challenges.
She blends several approaches to meet each person's needs. Sessions often pull from cognitive behavioral strategies to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Client-centered methods guide conversations so people feel heard and respected.
Background and approach
When trauma is central, she may use EMDR techniques as part of care. Dr. Rivera draws on long experience working in military settings and community clinics.
That background shaped her work with trauma, combat-related stress, and first responder concerns. She also has experience with adoption and foster care issues, blended family dynamics, and substance use challenges. Her style is interactive, straightforward, and compassionate.
People who work with her can expect honest feedback delivered kindly and a plan that tracks progress over time. She encourages clients to take the lead while she helps read and revise the map. Sessions are offered to adults, and she provides behavior modification or Applied Behavioral Analysis for children under 18 when a neurological diagnosis is documented.
She practices in Georgia and holds LCSW credentials in North Carolina and Georgia.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Natalia lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Coping with life changes
- Adoption and foster care
- Blended family issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Natalia names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Therapeutic approaches you can access online
Dr. Rivera uses approaches that translate well to online work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and shifting behaviors; it is often used for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and stress. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, ACT, helps people clarify values and take actions that match those values while accepting uncomfortable feelings; it suits life transitions, stress, and chronic worry. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, is a trauma-focused method that helps process distressing memories and reduce their emotional charge when trauma is central.Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will discuss goals, symptoms, and preferences and suggest which methods to try. Plans are adjusted over time based on how a person responds, so the process stays flexible and centered on practical progress.
Online therapy offers practical conveniences: video calls let people see body language and run full sessions, phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited, live chat provides quick check-ins, and text messaging supports short check-ins or reminders. These options make it easier to fit care into work or family schedules and to keep momentum between sessions.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does Dr. Rivera help with?
She helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, sleep problems, anger, self-esteem, and parenting challenges among other concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is warm, interactive, and straightforward. She aims to be empathetic and nonjudgmental while offering honest feedback and practical steps.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 13 years of clinical experience, including work in military treatment facilities and community settings dealing with trauma and operational stress.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a licensed clinical social worker with LCSW credentials in North Carolina and Georgia and practices in Georgia.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session based on therapist availability.
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