Natalie Feller
Marriage and Family Therapist
Natalie is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with over 15 years of experience serving children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families. She earned her B.A. in Psychology with a minor in Spanish from Westmont College (2011) before completing her M.S. in Marriage and Family Therapy at Fuller Theological Seminary's School of Psychology (2017).
Prior to becoming a therapist, Natalie worked with youth and families in crisis throughout Santa Barbara and South Africa. Following graduate school, she served as a therapist with the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health, providing services to marginalized and underserved communities before returning to Santa Barbara and joining Hope Counseling Center in 2019.
Natalie is certified in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) and integrates evidence-based treatment with an attachment-based, relational approach to therapy. She believes meaningful change happens through safe, authentic relationships and strives to create a warm, collaborative environment where clients feel known, understood, and empowered. While trauma treatment remains an area of specialty, her practice also focuses on anxiety, OCD, grief and loss, life transitions, relationship concerns, parenting, identity development, and helping individuals and families navigate the complexities of everyday life with greater resilience and hope.
As an adjunct professor in the Psychology Department at Westmont College, Natalie teaches Child Development, allowing her to stay deeply engaged with current research in attachment, developmental psychology, and family systems. She enjoys bringing both clinical experience and academic insight into her work with clients.
Natalie values a holistic approach to wellness and frequently collaborates with other professionals—including psychiatrists, physicians, psychologists, schools, and community providers—to ensure clients receive comprehensive support tailored to their needs.
Outside the therapy office, Natalie enjoys exploring the beaches and nature trails with her husband and their two young sons. She is an avid home cook who believes some of life's most meaningful conversations happen around the dinner table. Having lived and traveled abroad, Natalie treasures experiencing different cultures and now feels grateful to be raising her family and serving the community she calls home in Carpinteria.
Natalie considers it a true privilege to walk alongside people during some of life's most challenging seasons. She believes healing begins when people experience being deeply seen, understood, and supported, and she is honored to help clients discover hope, resilience, and meaningful change along the way.
LMFT133238
Prior to becoming a therapist, Natalie worked with youth and families in crisis throughout Santa Barbara and South Africa. Following graduate school, she served as a therapist with the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health, providing services to marginalized and underserved communities before returning to Santa Barbara and joining Hope Counseling Center in 2019.
Natalie is certified in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) and integrates evidence-based treatment with an attachment-based, relational approach to therapy. She believes meaningful change happens through safe, authentic relationships and strives to create a warm, collaborative environment where clients feel known, understood, and empowered. While trauma treatment remains an area of specialty, her practice also focuses on anxiety, OCD, grief and loss, life transitions, relationship concerns, parenting, identity development, and helping individuals and families navigate the complexities of everyday life with greater resilience and hope.
As an adjunct professor in the Psychology Department at Westmont College, Natalie teaches Child Development, allowing her to stay deeply engaged with current research in attachment, developmental psychology, and family systems. She enjoys bringing both clinical experience and academic insight into her work with clients.
Natalie values a holistic approach to wellness and frequently collaborates with other professionals—including psychiatrists, physicians, psychologists, schools, and community providers—to ensure clients receive comprehensive support tailored to their needs.
Outside the therapy office, Natalie enjoys exploring the beaches and nature trails with her husband and their two young sons. She is an avid home cook who believes some of life's most meaningful conversations happen around the dinner table. Having lived and traveled abroad, Natalie treasures experiencing different cultures and now feels grateful to be raising her family and serving the community she calls home in Carpinteria.
Natalie considers it a true privilege to walk alongside people during some of life's most challenging seasons. She believes healing begins when people experience being deeply seen, understood, and supported, and she is honored to help clients discover hope, resilience, and meaningful change along the way.
LMFT133238
If you would like more information about Natalie's counseling services,
you may call her at 805.681.7384 x5 or email at natalie@hopecounseling.org.
you may call her at 805.681.7384 x5 or email at natalie@hopecounseling.org.