Couples Therapy

Our practice offers couples therapy that helps partners strengthen communication, rebuild trust, and face life’s challenges together, with sessions available in person in Redondo Beach or online throughout the South Bay.

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Couples therapy offers a space to slow things down together and make sense of what’s happening in the relationship. It creates room to gently explore patterns that feel repetitive, stuck, or painful, while supporting more intentional ways of communicating and connecting. Sessions invite reflection and help partners approach challenges with greater awareness and understanding.

Couples come to therapy for many reasons. Some are navigating ongoing conflict, communication breakdowns, or recurring arguments. Others are working through trust concerns, life transitions, parenting stress, or the lingering impact of past experiences. At times, couples simply feel disconnected or unsure how to move forward, and therapy can offer support in finding a path that feels more supportive for both partners.

Therapy is approached holistically, with care for the emotional, relational, and nervous system experiences each partner brings. Sessions are collaborative and paced with intention, creating space to notice how individual histories, stress responses, and present-day pressures may be shaping the relationship. Attention is given not only to what is being shared, but to how experiences are felt and held between partners.

The focus of couples therapy is not just on fixing problems, but on building deeper understanding, emotional safety, and lasting change. Over time, this work can support more flexible communication, renewed connection, and a stronger sense of partnership—helping the relationship feel more grounded, resilient, and aligned. Couples therapy is available in Redondo Beach and online for all of California.

Get matched with the right couples 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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