Hola, I'm Natalia
Many clients come to work with me at a time in their lives when they feel stuck due to trauma, intense loss or a major life transition.
In these times, the people in our lives may not always know how to help and we may feel horrendously disconnected – from ourselves, our environments, and our lives. This can be such a painful place to be. And we don’t have to go it alone.
As a relational trauma therapist, my work integrates attachment-oriented, culturally responsive, trauma therapy. I utilize DEEP (Dynamic Enriched Experiential Psychotherapy), Somatic Experiencing, and Sex Therapy to work with individuals and couples to disentangle themselves from prior relational wounds and cultivate a life they wish to lead.
I have a particular passion for working with survivors of childhood abuse, domestic, and sexual violence. I am also well versed in and absolutely love working with the LGBTQIA, BIPOC, and Kink/Poly communities.
If this work has taught me anything, it’s taught me this: there is more hope, possibility, and power when we work together to bring about change. Whatever kind of change that may be.
What I love most about working with survivors is fiercely holding hope while delicately encouraging the sparks of change at a time that can be so dark.
In case you’re wondering, I don’t scare easily and I don’t run out of hope because I am a trauma survivor myself. This is what I was born into. I know what it’s like to feel the shame, disempowerment, solitude, helplessness and overwhelm that goes along with experiencing trauma. I also went through one hell of a quarter-life crisis.
And I came through the other end. Having regained a sense of power in my life, I am driven to share that with other people to help them find their own way through.

Natalia Amari, LCSW, SEP
Wisdom Panel Member of Inclusive Therapists
Treasurer of Mental Health Liberation
Natalia offers individual and relationship (couple) psychotherapy.
Natalia is also available for consultation with fellow psychotherapists. Email her directly if you are a colleague seeking consultation.
Individuals: $200/session
Couples: $230/session
posts by natalia
providing psychotherapy to survivors is how i advocate for social change
Learning to be real with ourselves, to love ourselves, and to find a way to overcome our own painful experiences allows us to lead our lives with love. Rather than hate. Don’t we need more of this in the world right now?
Another thing I have learned along the way is that we are a hell of a lot more resilient than we think we are. It’s not just me, it’s ALL of us. We are designed to survive. And no two experiences affect us the same way, nor do we respond to the same kind of experience the same way every time. This is something I love sharing with clients.
This leads me back to you.
I am not here to fix you, save you, tell you how to run your life, or assume that your experiences would be just like my experiences. I am here to create a space to help you tune into your core self and unravel the riddles of your life.
Because, deep within you are your own unique solutions for overcoming this.
That’s the key. And I can help.
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IDENTITIES
She/Her
Latinx
Queer
Feisty Survivor of
Intergenerational Trauma
Trailer Park Kid Who
Changed Her Stars

I HELP PEOPLE WITH
relationships
sex + sexuality
domestic & sexual violence
family of origin challenges
life transitions
identity-related concerns
grief/loss

APPROACHES
relationally-focused
interpersonal neurobiology
intersectional feminist
culturally responsive
LGBTQ+, poly & kink affirming
sex worker friendly
somatic experiencing
sex therapy
couples therapy

LICENSURE
LCSW #63383
Administered by:
Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners

KEY TRAININGS
U-M Sexual Health Certificate Program - Sex Therapy Track
2021-2022
Somatic Experiencing®
2018-2022
DEEP Skills and Theory Training
2017-2018

EDUCATION
University of Michigan
2010-2012
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
University of Texas at Austin
2004-2008