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Couples Therapy in Redondo Beach

At Catherine Alvarado, LMFT & Associates, we offer 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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BASED IN REDONDO BEACH, CA

How Couples Therapy Can Help

Couples therapy offers a space for partners to slow down, reconnect, and better understand each other. Whether navigating communication challenges, emotional distance, or recurring conflict, therapy provides a supportive environment to explore what’s happening beneath the surface.

At Catherine Alvarado, LMFT & Associates, our therapists help couples rebuild trust, improve communication, and navigate difficult emotions with empathy and clarity. Each session focuses on understanding patterns that may be causing disconnection and developing tools for more authentic, compassionate communication.

Strengthening Communication & Rebuilding Trust

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Couples therapy can be helpful for partners at any stage of their relationship — from those wanting to strengthen their bond to those working through major transitions or ongoing tension. It can also support healing after breaches of trust or help partners make decisions about the future of their relationship.

Through guided conversation and evidence-based approaches, couples learn to listen with empathy, express needs clearly, and create shared meaning. The goal isn’t just resolving conflict — it’s deepening understanding, restoring connection, and cultivating a partnership that feels supportive and resilient.

EVERY RELATIONSHIP CAN GROW

Therapy creates space to reconnect, heal, and thrive together.

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How Couples Therapy Can Support Your Relationship

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  • Communication struggles and feeling misunderstood

  • Frequent conflict and unresolved arguments

  • Rebuilding trust after rupture or betrayal

  • Life transitions and major changes as a couple

  • Parenting stress and differing parenting styles

  • Intimacy, connection, and closeness challenges

  • Managing external stressors together

  • Balancing independence and togetherness

  • Navigating finances and shared responsibilities

  • Extended family or in-law dynamics

  • Strengthening an already solid relationship

  • Somatic Therapy

    Focuses on how trauma and stress are held in the body, using awareness, movement, and grounding techniques to support nervous system regulation.

  • Attachment-Focused Therapy

    Explores early relationship dynamics and how they influence present-day patterns in trust, connection, and emotional safety.

  • Internal Family Systems & Parts Work

    A gentle method that explores and supports the inner “parts” of a person — including those carrying pain, fear, or protection — to restore balance and healing from within.

  • Standard EMDR Therapy

    Standard EMDR therapy is delivered in 45–50 minute sessions, giving space to process distressing experiences within the traditional therapy hour.

  • Intensive EMDR Therapy

    Two-hour EMDR intensive sessions offer additional space for structured reprocessing beyond the standard 50-minute format.

  • Adjunct EMDR Therapy

    Adjunct EMDR therapy offers the option of standard or intensive EMDR sessions, scheduled as needed alongside ongoing work with a primary therapist.

  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

    A skills-based approach that helps build emotional regulation, distress tolerance, mindfulness, and healthier ways of relating to self and others.

  • Narrative Therapy

    A collaborative approach that helps separate people from their problems and rewrite the internal stories that shape identity, behavior, and self-worth.

  • Play & Art Therapy

    Creative, nonverbal approaches that support emotional expression, healing, and self-awareness—especially helpful for children or those who find it hard to put feelings into words.

  • Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)

    An approach that combines mindfulness practices with cognitive strategies to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and increase present-moment awareness.

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Couples Therapists in the South Bay Area

At Catherine Alvarado, LMFT & Associates, our therapists provide specialized support for couples seeking to strengthen their relationships. We recognize the unique challenges partners face and offer a compassionate, structured space to rebuild trust, improve communication, and nurture connection.

Our team draws from evidence-based and integrative approaches such as Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Gottman Method techniques, EMDR, mindfulness, and holistic practices. These methods help partners interrupt unhelpful cycles, address unresolved hurts, and create new patterns that foster intimacy and resilience.

Couples therapy is available in person at our Redondo Beach office and online throughout California, making support accessible to partners across the South Bay—including Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach, Torrance, Palos Verdes, and El Segundo. Whether facing conflict, recovering from a breach of trust, or seeking a stronger foundation, our experienced couples therapists provide guidance and tools to help you move forward together.

  • Catherine Alvarado, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Redondo Beach, providing couples therapy and EMDR.

    Catherine Alvarado, LMFT 134744

    OWNER & CLINICAL SUPERVISOR

    Catherine is a Licensed Therapist in Redondo Beach and an EMDR Certified Therapist & Consultant in Training who specializes in anxiety, trauma, and EMDR therapy for teens and adults. Learn More

  • Emily Feldt Shabel, Associate Marriage and Family Therapist in Redondo Beach, specializing in couples and family therapy.

    Emily Feldt Shabel, AMFT 151325

    SUPERVISED BY CATHERINE ALVARADO, LMFT 134744

    Emily is a registered associate therapist in Redondo Beach, specializing in individual, couples, and family therapy for relationships, self-esteem, and creative professionals. Learn More

  • Monika Arana, Associate Marriage and Family Therapist in Redondo Beach, offering couples therapy and relational support.

    Monika Arana, AMFT 140548

    SUPERVISED BY CATHERINE ALVARADO, LMFT 134744

    Monika is a registered associate therapist in Redondo Beach, specializing in individual, couples, and family therapy for trauma, inner child work, and nervous system regulation. Learn More

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