Dr. Natalia Kuzmina
Couples and family therapist focused on trauma and relationships
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About
Dr. Natalia Kuzmina is a licensed marriage and family therapist with a Ph.D. in Couple and Family Therapy and certifications in EMDR. With 15 years of clinical experience, she focuses on people who find themselves trapped in painful relationship patterns: survivors of narcissistic abuse, childhood trauma, trauma bonding, and those who feel used, manipulated, or minimized by partners or family members. She also works with chronic caregivers and people-pleasers who struggle to set or keep boundaries.
Her clinical toolkit includes EMDR alongside evidence-informed therapies such as cognitive behavioral and attachment-based approaches. She aims to address the root experiences and wounds that shaped habitual responses, rather than only addressing surface symptoms. Treatment emphasizes attending to the memories and patterns that led a person to tolerate too little or give away their own needs.
Colleagues describe her style as direct, grounded, and compassionate. She balances challenge with support to help clients strengthen a coherent sense of self, practice saying no without guilt, and build relationships that align with their needs. She accepts clients in Georgia and works with adults facing relationship, trauma, and related concerns.
Her clinical toolkit includes EMDR alongside evidence-informed therapies such as cognitive behavioral and attachment-based approaches. She aims to address the root experiences and wounds that shaped habitual responses, rather than only addressing surface symptoms. Treatment emphasizes attending to the memories and patterns that led a person to tolerate too little or give away their own needs.
Colleagues describe her style as direct, grounded, and compassionate. She balances challenge with support to help clients strengthen a coherent sense of self, practice saying no without guilt, and build relationships that align with their needs. She accepts clients in Georgia and works with adults facing relationship, trauma, and related concerns.
- Location:
- Georgia, United States
- Years Experience:
- 15
- Gender:
- Female
- Languages Spoken:
- English
- Therapist of Color:
- No
- Communication Options:
- Phone • Video • Live Chat • Messaging
Specialties
Primary area of focus:Stress, Anxiety, Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Depression
Other areas of experience: Addictions, LGBT, Grief, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Coping with life changes, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Antisocial personality, Attachment issues, Avoidant personality, Blended family issues, Body image, Codependency, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Dependent personality, Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Domestic violence, Eating and food-related issues, Family of origin issues, Fatherhood issues, Fertility issues, First responder issues, Forgiveness, Gender dysphoria, Hearing impaired, HIV / AIDS, Hoarding, Immigration issues, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Intellectual disability, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Mood disorders, Multicultural concerns, Paranoia, Personality disorders, Phobias, Postpartum depression, Post-traumatic stress, Self-harm, Self-love, Sex addiction, Sexual assault and abuse, Sexual dysfunction, Somatization, Traumatic brain injury, Young adult issues
Therapeutic approach:Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Somatic Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems, Systemic Therapy
Credentials & Verification
- Credentials: FL LMFT MT4598, KS LCMFT LCMFT 03217
- NPI Number: 1053030791
- License: LMFT (Florida), LCMFT (Kansas), LMFT (Georgia)
Remote care and therapeutic methods
Dr. Kuzmina provides online sessions using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. In remote work she combines trauma-focused processing with skills-based interventions to address recurring relationship patterns and the experiences that maintain them. Sessions aim to be collaborative, with the therapist and client planning targets and tracking changes together.
EMDR is used to process distressing memories and their links to present-day reactions. In accessible terms, EMDR guides attention while revisiting difficult experiences so clients can reduce the intensity of old responses and rethink how those events influence current relationships.
Attachment-based work explores early relational patterns and how they shape expectations of closeness and safety. Dialectical behavior therapy skills are also offered to build emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication. These approaches are woven into remote sessions in a way that fits each client’s pace and goals.
What is Dr. Kuzmina's clinical experience?
She has 15 years of experience in clinical practice working with relationship and trauma-related issues.
What credentials and licenses does she hold?
She is credentialed as LMFT and LCMFT and holds licenses FL LMFT MT4598 and KS LCMFT 03217; she also has a Ph.D. in Couple and Family Therapy and is a Certified EMDR therapist.
Which languages does she provide therapy in?
Therapy is offered in English.
Where is she based?
Dr. Kuzmina is located in Georgia.
How can clients work with her remotely?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as communication options for remote care.
Does she accept international clients?
This profile indicates she does not accept international clients.
What should I know about cost and billing?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with therapy?
To begin, use the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire.