Natalie Tommasino

I provided trauma-informed individual, couples therapy, and family therapy in a clinic setting serving clients ages 4-50 with a caseload of 27 clients a week. I incorporated drama, storytelling, imaginative play, and creative arts into sessions to support emotional regulation and self-expression. I partnered with caregivers to create collaborative support plans for child and adolescent clients, encouraging therapy progress outside the therapy room.

Associate Marriage and Family Therapist - Grow Through Life Counseling - San Diego

(2025-08)

• I provided trauma-informed individual, couples therapy, and family therapy in a clinic setting serving clients ages 4-50 with a caseload of 27 clients a week.
• I incorporated drama, storytelling, imaginative play, and creative arts into sessions to support emotional regulation and self-expression.
• I partnered with caregivers to create collaborative support plans for child and adolescent clients, encouraging therapy progress outside the therapy room.
• I tailored interventions to clients' unique needs using a client-centered, culturally responsive approach that supported neurodivergent clients.

Mental Health Clinician - Family Health Centers of San Diego - San Diego

(2024-08 - 2025-06)

• I conducted intake assessments, developed individualized care plans, and coordinated case management for primarily immigrant and Latino families with Medi-Cal, adapting interventions to cultural and language needs.
• I maintained weekly individual therapy sessions with a caseload of 27 clients (ages 5-16) presenting with anxiety, depression, trauma, and behavioral challenges across five school sites.
• I facilitated sessions using CBT and DBT to build coping skills, integrating creative arts therapy and drama therapy techniques for emotional processing and expression.

Mental Health Clinician - East Bay Agency for Children - Oakland

(2024-01 - 2024-08)

• I supported primarily immigrant and low-income families with Medical insurance in a school-based setting using trauma and multicultural techniques with individual therapy, rehab, and case management.
• I utilized play and creative art therapies to help children ages 6 to 9 with emotional expression, recognition, and regulation.
• I fostered positive connections with my client's care team members, including teachers, speech therapists, aides, the client's family, and other support staff, to coordinate treatment and support the client's progress.

MFT - Counseling Psychology with a focus in Drama Therapy - California Institute of Integral Studies (2021-08 - 2023-12)

BA - Theatre and Cinema - San Francisco State University (2016-08 - 2020-05)