About Nathan
Nathan Ohren is a licensed marriage and family therapist who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy concerns. He supports clients with LGBTQ issues and compassion fatigue. Nathan aims to build a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk about their feelings and choices.
Nathan trained later in life and has seven years of professional experience as an LMFT. He uses somatic psychotherapy to connect body sensations with emotions and thoughts.
Background and approach
That means he pays attention to physical responses alongside what people say, to help make changes that stick. Sessions focus on practical ways to bring therapy into daily life. Nathan avoids assigning lots of formal homework, but encourages small practices clients can use between meetings.
He prefers video sessions at first so both people can see how they relate and tune into nonverbal cues. His work also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based approaches, Client-Centered methods, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. These tools help with mood, communication, codependency, and sex-positive topics like kink and BDSM when clients want that focus.
Nathan is based in California and works in English. He offers several session formats including video calls, phone, live chat, and text messaging. He welcomes questions about fit and what a typical first few sessions might look like.
How somatic and talk therapy translate to online sessions
Somatic psychotherapy focuses on the link between body sensations and emotions, helping people notice physical signals that show up with stress or relationship tension. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) uses mindful awareness and values-based steps to help people act in ways that matter to them despite difficult feelings. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how past relationship patterns shape current connection styles and communication, and it helps people try new ways of relating.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Nathan will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels helpful and adjust methods accordingly. That makes the process collaborative and tailored rather than one-size-fits-all.
Online formats include video, phone, live chat, and text messaging, which offer flexibility for different needs. Video sessions are useful early on to notice nonverbal cues and build rapport, while messaging and phone calls can make follow-up and practice easier between meetings. These options make therapy more accessible for people with busy schedules or who prefer remote care.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
Also works with
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Dependent personality
- First responder issues
- Gender dysphoria
- HIV / AIDS
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English