Katie O'Brasky, LCSW
Bio
Natalie Nibler Escobedo is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC 6394) in the State of California. Natalie is also licensed to practice in Oregon, Colorado, Michigan, New York, and New Hampshire. She has over 11 years of experience working with individuals, couples, families, and groups. She has a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology with a focus in Organizational Consulting, earned at Pacific University in Hillsboro, Oregon. She received a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Western Oregon University in Monmouth, Oregon. She has worked in inpatient and residential treatment facilities for adults as well as adolescents in both Oregon and California. In those settings, she provided individual therapy, family, and group therapy services.
Additionally, she has worked in the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) setting, providing couples therapy, individual therapy, and crisis intervention. She has specialized training in crisis intervention, dual-diagnosis, addiction treatment, and trauma work. Her last role prior to going into private practice full-time was working in her community as a member of the Psychiatric Emergency Response Team (PERT Clinician) and responding to Mental Health crises alongside the San Diego Police Department.
Natalie has experience working with Anxiety Disorders, Attention Deficit Disorders (ADD/ADHD), Mood Disorders (Depression and Bipolar), Autism Spectrum, Dual Diagnosis (Substance abuse and a Mental Health Disorder), Eating Disorders, Adoption/foster care (Adjustment/Attachment disorders), Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder/OSDD, Military & First Responders, Couples therapy and Trauma-oriented psychotherapy.
She has received training in the following evidence-based practice therapy models: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR & EMDR 2.0), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Solution-Focused, Strength-Based, Strategic Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral (DBT), Developmental Meeting Needs Strategy (DMNS), Ego States, and is Internal Family Systems informed. She is an EMDR Certified Therapist and also a Consultant-in-Training through EMDRIA. Natalie is passionate about continued personal and professional growth; as such, she regularly completes advanced clinical training.




