Finding Calm Within.
Health Anxiety & Somatic Fears Therapy in Redondo Beach, CA
Whether you're constantly monitoring physical sensations, worrying that something may be wrong, seeking reassurance, or finding it difficult to trust what you're feeling in your body, we'll work together to understand the patterns keeping you caught in fear and help you develop a more grounded relationship with your body.
In-person in Redondo Beach, CA • Online throughout California
When your body starts to feel like something you have to monitor.
Health anxiety can make ordinary sensations feel difficult to ignore. A change in your heartbeat, dizziness, pain, nausea, tingling, or another physical sensation can quickly lead to worry about what it means, increased body scanning, reassurance-seeking, or fear that something has been missed.
Over time, this cycle can make it difficult to feel at ease in your own body. Our approach looks beyond the worry itself to explore the relationship between physical sensations, fear, past experiences, and the nervous system—helping you respond to your body with greater trust and less fear.
Our approach includes:
• EMDR Therapy
• Attachment-Focused Therapy
• Attachment-Focused Therapy
• Nervous System-Informed Care
Find Your Therapist
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Catherine Alvarado
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist 134744
EMDRIA Approved Consultant & Clinical Supervisor`Specializing in anxiety, panic attacks, health anxiety, chronic worry, and complex trauma through EMDR, attachment-focused, and somatic therapy.
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Monika Arana
Registered Associate MFT 140548
EMDR Trained TherapistSupporting individuals experiencing anxiety, chronic stress, nervous system dysregulation, and trauma through trauma-informed approaches, EMDR therapy, and inner child work.
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Arielle Harris
Registered Associate MFT 161691
EMDR Trained TherapistHelping clients overcome anxiety, perfectionism, people-pleasing, and relationship challenges through EMDR and compassionate, attachment-focused therapy.
How we treat anxiety.
We tailor therapy to your unique experiences, combining EMDR with attachment-focused, somatic, and nervous system-informed approaches to help address the underlying patterns contributing to anxiety.
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While EMDR therapy is often associated with trauma, it is also highly effective for treating anxiety, panic attacks, health anxiety, and chronic worry.
Rather than focusing solely on managing symptoms, EMDR helps process the experiences, beliefs, and nervous system responses that continue to fuel anxiety. As these patterns become less activating, many people experience greater calm, flexibility, confidence, and a renewed sense of safety in everyday life.
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Anxiety rarely develops in isolation. Our early relationships and life experiences often shape how we respond to uncertainty, conflict, and emotional stress.
Attachment-focused therapy explores patterns such as people-pleasing, perfectionism, reassurance-seeking, fear of abandonment, and difficulty trusting yourself, creating opportunities for lasting change.
→ Learn more about Attachment-Focused Therapy
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Anxiety is experienced throughout the body—not just the mind. Somatic therapy helps you notice and work with your body's responses to stress, while nervous system regulation supports greater feelings of safety, flexibility, and resilience.
Together, these approaches can help reduce symptoms such as tension, racing thoughts, shallow breathing, and feeling constantly on edge.
→ Learn more about Somatic Therapy
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Meaningful healing often begins with understanding why anxiety developed in the first place—not simply learning to manage symptoms.
By exploring the experiences, beliefs, emotions, and nervous system patterns contributing to anxiety.
HEALTH ANXIETY CONCERNS WE TREAT
Support for when it’s hard to feel at ease in your body.
✓ Health Anxiety & Fear of Illness
✓ Fear of Bodily Sensations
✓ Body Scanning & Symptom Monitoring
✓ Panic Attacks & Physical Symptoms
✓ Fear of Medical Conditions or Diagnoses
✓ Reassurance-Seeking & Repeated Checking
✓ Anxiety Around Medical Appointments or Tests
✓ Difficulty Trusting Your Body
✓ Intrusive Health-Related Thoughts
✓ Avoidance Related to Health Fears
GETTING STARTED
Taking the first step doesn't have to feel overwhelming.
If you're unsure which therapist is the best fit, that's completely okay. Share a little about what you're experiencing, and we'll thoughtfully match you with the clinician whose experience and approach best align with your needs.
We offer in-person health anxiety therapy in Redondo Beach and online health anxiety therapy throughout California, supporting individuals experiencing health-related worry, fear of bodily sensations, symptom monitoring, reassurance-seeking, and difficulty trusting what they feel in their body.
You don’t have to keep navigating the cycle of fear and uncertainty alone. When you’re ready, we’re here to help.
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Beyond the Symptoms
Explore articles on health anxiety, somatic fears, panic attacks, EMDR, and nervous system regulation to better understand the patterns that can shape how we experience and respond to our bodies.
