Individual Therapy

Our practice offers individual therapy for a wide range of emotional and life concerns, with sessions available in person in Redondo Beach or online throughout the South Bay.

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Individual therapy offers a space to slow things down, reflect, and reconnect with yourself. It’s a place to explore what’s been feeling heavy, confusing, or hard to shift, and to better understand the patterns, emotions, and experiences shaping how life feels day to day.

People come to therapy for many reasons. Some are navigating anxiety, panic, or ongoing stress. Others are carrying the impact of past experiences, relationship patterns, grief, or major life transitions. Therapy can also support burnout, overwhelm, self-doubt, phobias, or the feeling of being disconnected or unsure of what comes next.

Therapy is approached holistically, with care for the whole person. Sessions are shaped around what feels most important in the moment, while gently exploring how past experiences and present stressors may be connected. The focus of individual therapy is not just on managing symptoms, but on creating meaningful, lasting change.

Over time, this work can support greater self-trust, emotional flexibility, and a deeper sense of ease and connection, helping life feel more grounded and aligned. Sessions are available in Redondo Beach and online throughout California.

Get matched with the right individual 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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