FOR BETTER CONNECTION & UNDERSTANDING
Couples & Family Therapy in Redondo Beach
Offering attachment-focused, trauma-informed therapy that blends EMDR, somatic methods, and relational repair for lasting healing and connection
Relationships can become strained when communication breaks down, familiar patterns keep repeating, or life changes place new demands on the people we care about. Couples and family therapy offers space to better understand what’s happening between you, work through challenges together, and develop new ways of communicating, connecting, and responding to one another.
In-person couples and family therapy in Redondo Beach, CA • Online throughout California
OUR APPROACH
A space to understand what’s happening between you — couples & family therapy that helps you reconnect, resolve, and rebuild trust.
A safe, nonjudgmental space can change the course of a relationship. At Catherine Alvarado Therapy + EMDR, we create a calm, focused environment where couples, partners, and families can gently explore patterns, triggers, and unmet needs. Therapy is not about assigning blame — it’s about uncovering what’s happening between you so you can make clearer, more compassionate choices together.
Couples and family therapy offers time to slow down and notice the dynamics shaping how you communicate, connect, and respond to one another. Instead of debating who is right or wrong, therapy helps reveal the underlying emotions and needs that fuel conflict, disconnection, repeated tension, or feelings of being misunderstood.
Our therapists work collaboratively with each person while also attending to the relationship as a whole. We’ll identify familiar patterns, strengthen communication and emotional attunement, and develop practical, sustainable ways of relating that support greater understanding, trust, and connection.
HOW WE CAN HELP
You don’t have to wait until your relationships feel unmanageable to reach out.
We help couples and families build stronger, more connected relationships through compassionate, evidence-based therapy. Using EMDR, attachment-focused interventions, emotion-focused and systemic approaches, we address patterns of conflict, trauma, anxiety, and communication breakdowns. Sessions focus on improving emotional regulation, rebuilding trust, resolving past wounds, and creating healthier ways to relate.
We provide practical tools for problem-solving and parenting, and tailor treatment to each family’s culture, values, and goals—supporting lasting healing and renewed connection.
✓ Communication difficulties & recurring conflict
✓ Feeling disconnected, distant, or misunderstood
✓ Relationship & attachment patterns
✓ Trust, intimacy & emotional connection
✓ Life transitions & changes within the family
✓ Parenting & co-parenting challenges
✓ Family conflict & changing family dynamics
✓ Rebuilding connection after difficult experiences
✓ Infidelity, betrayal, and recovering trust
✓ Blended family integration and boundary setting
✓ Premarital counseling and relationship preparation
✓ Sexual concerns and mismatched desire
✓ Financial stress and differing values around money
✓ Chronic illness, disability, or caregiving role adjustments
✓ Divorce planning, separation support, and navigating transitions for kids
✓ Establishing healthy boundaries and personal autonomy within relationships
Couples & Family Therapists
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Monika Arana
Registered Associate MFT #140548
EMDR Trained TherapistSupporting couples and families through conflict, communication breakdowns, relational patterns, and disconnection with attachment-focused, trauma-informed care.
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Arielle Harris
Registered Associate MFT #161691
EMDR Trained TherapistSupporting couples and families navigating communication, boundaries, relationship patterns, and disconnection through attachment-focused, relational care.
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Have Questions?
Frequently Asked Questions • What to Expect • Scheduling • Getting Started • Insurance
Our FAQs are a great first step for couples and family therapy—clear, concise answers and practical guidance to help you feel informed, supported, and ready to take the next step.
Heal Trauma, Restore Balance, Reclaim Your Life.
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Finding the right support for your relationship starts here.
If you’re unsure which therapist is the best fit for you and your relationship or family, that’s completely okay. Tell us briefly what brings you to therapy, and we’ll thoughtfully match you with a clinician whose training and approach suit your needs.
We provide in-person couples and family therapy in Redondo Beach and online sessions across California, so you can choose the format that works best. Whether you want to communicate more effectively, resolve conflict, or deepen connection, we’ll help you find the right therapist.
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