Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
How Natalia works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Pennsylvania
- Years in practice
- 7
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Natalia
Natalia Vergara-Berenda is a licensed social worker who draws on several evidence-based approaches to help people facing strong emotions. She uses practical skills and attentive listening to support those dealing with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, and relationship concerns. Natalia speaks English and practices in Pennsylvania as an LCSW.
Her work emphasizes the person’s own strengths and experience. She leans on client-centered techniques so clients guide the pace and focus of sessions.
Background and approach
That means sessions often start with what matters most to the client and move toward concrete, doable steps. Natalia also uses elements of cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. That approach is useful for worries, sleep troubles, mood shifts, and some forms of addiction.
She pairs these skills with attachment-based thinking to address how past relationships shape current patterns. Dialectical behavior therapy strategies are used when people need tools for managing intense emotions and improving emotional regulation. Emotionally-focused ideas help when clients want to strengthen connection and understanding in close relationships.
With seven years of experience, she supports people through grief, parenting strain, career stress, compassion fatigue, and life transitions. Natalia helps clients break large problems into smaller steps and practice new ways of coping. To begin, clients complete an intake and then choose from video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text messaging.
Sessions are arranged through a subscription system that can be canceled at any time.
What Natalia works with
Everything Natalia lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Natalia's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Sex addiction
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Natalia lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approach and Care Delivered Remotely
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns. Natalia uses this approach to help people notice repeating dynamics and try new ways of relating to themselves and others. Client-Centered Therapy puts the person’s priorities first and gives space for them to lead the conversation while the therapist offers support and reflection.Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. Natalia will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress unfolds.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work well when a quieter environment or lower bandwidth is needed, and chat or text can fit short check-ins or people who prefer not to be on camera. These options make it easier to fit sessions around work, caregiving, or travel while keeping a steady path toward the client’s goals.
Questions people ask about Natalia
What kinds of concerns does Natalia address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, addiction concerns, grief, sleep and parenting strain among other challenges.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Sessions are person-centered and collaborative, emphasizing the client’s strengths while teaching practical skills from CBT, DBT, and attachment-informed work.
What level of experience does she have?
Natalia has seven years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and behavioral concerns.
Where is Natalia licensed to practice?
She is a licensed clinical social worker - LCSW - practicing in Pennsylvania.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Clients may choose video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging for their sessions.
How are costs and scheduling handled?
Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time; cost varies with location and therapist availability and scheduling follows the therapist’s posted availability.