Natalja Nabinger de Diaz, AHPRA

Natalja Nabinger de Diaz is an AHPRA-registered clinical psychologist practicing in Australia with nine years of clinical experience across private, university, hospital, and school community settings. She now focuses on supporting young people aged 16 and over as well as adults of all ages who are navigating anxiety, burnout, neurodivergence such as ADHD and ASD, complex stress and trauma, depression, grief, and relationship difficulties.

Natalja offers both psychotherapy and diagnostic assessments via telehealth, and provides cognitive assessments in person when required. Her practice blends a person-centred, collaborative stance with attachment-informed perspectives and a neurodiversity-affirming approach, all grounded in evidence-based methods.

She integrates practical techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy to address unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns, draws on ISTDP to work with core emotions and longstanding relational patterns, and teaches DBT skills to strengthen emotional regulation and distress tolerance. Other influences include motivational interviewing, Gottman-informed work for relationship issues, and interpersonal therapy to improve communication and social functioning.

Therapy with Natalja is described by its calm, compassionate, and collaborative tone. Sessions aim to identify what drives recurring patterns, process unresolved emotions, build regulation skills, and create meaningful, sustainable change tailored to each person’s needs and goals.

Evidence-Based Approaches Delivered Online

Natalja commonly draws on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help people identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviours, which can reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress. She also uses intensive short-term dynamic psychotherapy (ISTDP) to access and work through core emotions that often underlie chronic relationship patterns and trauma-related difficulties. In addition, DBT skills training is offered to build emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and practical coping strategies for intense feelings.

Choosing the right therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. Natalja works with each person to explore needs, goals, and preferences, and tailors methods so the treatment fits the individual rather than forcing a single model.

Online therapy through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging makes it easier to access consistent support around work, study, or family commitments. These formats offer flexibility in scheduling, reduce travel time, and allow people to continue care from home or other convenient locations. For cognitive assessments that require in-person administration, Natalja arranges face-to-face appointments as needed.