Natalie Friedman, LMFT
Psychotherapy in West Los Angeles
I work with adults navigating trauma, addiction and recovery, codependency, overfunctioning, and family-of-origin patterns. My approach is relational and parts-aware, with an emphasis on helping people understand and change the patterns they keep living out.
Areas of Focus
• Addiction and recovery
• Adult children of addiction/dysfunction
• Codependency and people-pleasing
• Trauma and nervous system dysregulation
• Overfunctioning and burnout
• Dissociation, shutdown, and numbness
• Relationship patterns and attachment wounds
• Parts work / internal conflict
• Psychedelic integration
How I Work
Therapy with me is conversational, relational, and engaged. We pay attention not only to what happened, but to what happens as you talk about it: the shutdown, the overthinking, the shame, and the urge to manage everything alone.
Writing
A small archive of writing on therapy, nervous systems, overfunctioning, addiction-family patterns, and the strange work of becoming more real to yourself.
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Overfunctioning as Invisible Labor
You Don’t Need a Verdict
Post-Relief Dread
The Scanning Part
Contact
I’m currently accepting new clients for weekly individual psychotherapy in West Los Angeles. Sessions are available in person, with telehealth available as needed.