Therapy for Trauma & Stress in Redondo Beach, CA || Catherine Alvarado, LMFT

Therapy for Healing Trauma

Available online or in person in Redondo BEAch, CA

Overcoming Stress & Trauma

Stress and trauma can leave both the mind and body feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, or stuck. Whether from a single painful event or ongoing experiences, the impact can shape how it feels to move through daily life. You might feel on edge, emotionally drained, or unsure how to move forward.

Therapy offers a supportive space to gently process what’s been carried, reconnect with your inner strength, and restore a sense of safety and balance—at your own pace.

Areas of support may include:

  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

  • Acute Stress Disorder

  • Adjustment Disorders

 Our bodies remember what our minds try to forget. Trauma isn't just an emotional wound; it's stored in our muscles, our breath, and our nervous system, waiting to be released.

How therapy works

Find relief through steady, supportive care

Healing from stress and trauma can feel like a lot to carry—but you don’t have to do it alone. Therapy offers a safe, grounded space to process your experiences, ease symptoms, and gently reconnect with yourself. Together, we’ll explore the impact trauma has had and begin creating more space for safety, resilience, and healing.

Using a blend of EMDR, mindfulness, and body-based practices, therapy helps release what’s been held in the nervous system. As you heal, you’ll build new tools to feel more in control, restore a sense of safety, and move forward with greater calm and clarity.

Healing trauma can help you…

  • Gently explore and process painful past experiences

  • Feel more in control of your emotions and how you respond

  • Build coping tools to ease stress and reduce overwhelm

  • Improve sleep and ease physical tension tied to trauma

  • Strengthen your ability to feel safe in relationships

  • Grow self-worth and practice deeper self-compassion

  • Reconnect with a sense of calm, stability, and inner peace

FAQs || Catherine Alvarado, LMFT

Frequently asked questions

FAQs

  • Not at all. You’re in control of your pace. Healing doesn’t require sharing every detail—therapy can focus on building safety, regulation, and support first. When you're ready, we can gently explore what feels helpful.

  • If something overwhelmed your ability to cope—emotionally, physically, or mentally—it may be trauma. You don’t need a specific label to begin healing. If it’s still affecting your life, your feelings are valid and worth addressing.

  • I use EMDR along with body-based and mindfulness techniques to help release stored trauma and create more ease in the nervous system. Together, we’ll find what feels right for your healing process.

  • Yes. While the journey looks different for everyone, many people begin to feel more grounded, empowered, and in control as they heal. Therapy can help rebuild a sense of safety—both in the body and in daily life.