Therapy for Adults

Our practice offers adult therapy focused on understanding patterns, managing stress, and navigating the complexities of adult life, with sessions available in person in Redondo Beach or online throughout the South Bay.

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Our practice offers therapy for adults seeking space to reflect, recalibrate, and better understand what feels difficult or unsettled. Adults often come to therapy during periods when stress accumulates, relationships feel strained, or familiar ways of coping no longer feel effective.

This work is grounded in a holistic perspective, with attention to emotional experience, nervous system responses, and the influence of past experiences on present-day life. Therapy supports noticing patterns with curiosity and care, allowing insight to emerge without pressure to immediately change or fix anything.

Sessions may draw from a blend of approaches, including talk therapy, EMDR, and mind–body-informed practices. These modalities can help support emotional regulation, process unresolved experiences, and gently shift patterns related to anxiety, trauma, burnout, or relational stress.

Therapy is offered as a collaborative and supportive process where adults can develop greater self-understanding, strengthen internal resources, and move forward with increased clarity, steadiness, and self-trust.

Get matched with the right adult therapist for you at South Bay Psychotherapy & EMDR | Catherine Alvarado, LMFT & Associates.

Get matched with the right therapist for you.

Finding the right therapist is an important part of the process, and therapy tends to be most effective when there is a strong sense of fit and comfort. After reaching out, we’ll take time to learn more about what you’re looking for and connect you with a therapist whose background, training, and approach align with your needs.

From there, you’ll have the option of a free phone consultation. This call is a chance to ask questions, get a feel for the therapist’s style, and explore whether it feels like a good match—without any pressure or obligation. If it feels right, next steps can be discussed together at a pace that feels comfortable.

Have questions or want to learn more about what therapy looks like? Explore our FAQs below for helpful details and next steps.

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