Therapy for Chronic Illness & Somatic Complaints in Redondo Beach, CA || Catherine Alvarado, LMFT

Therapy for sensory sensitivity, overwhelm, or body-based anxiety

AVAILABLE ONLINE OR IN PERSON IN REDONDO BEACH, CA

When the body feels overwhelmed, daily life can feel hard to manage.

For those who experience the world more intensely through sound, touch, movement, or internal sensations, sensory processing support focuses on calming the nervous system and building safety in the body. Therapy may include somatic tools, nervous system education, and trauma-informed strategies for managing sensory overload or seeking.

Includes:

  • Sensory over-responsiveness (light, sound, touch, smell)

  • Sensory under-responsiveness or seeking (movement, pressure, stimulation)

  • Difficulty with clothing textures, crowded spaces, or unexpected touch

  • Nervous system regulation and grounding techniques

  • Somatic awareness and interoception work

How therapy works

Your Path to Relief and Regulation

Therapy offers a gentle space to explore what it feels like to live in a body that’s often overstimulated, tense, or hard to settle. Whether you're navigating sensory sensitivity, body-based anxiety, or the chronic effects of ADHD, trauma, or nervous system dysregulation, therapy can help bring more calm and clarity into your day-to-day life.

With a personalized, somatic approach, sessions focus on easing overwhelm, building nervous system awareness, and restoring a sense of safety in your body. Over time, you'll gain tools to respond more confidently to stress, support emotional balance, and feel more in control of how you move through the world.

Therapy for sensory overwhelm & body-based anxiety can help you…

  • Feel more grounded and connected in your body

  • Calm heightened sensitivity and overstimulation

  • Develop tools to ease discomfort and manage symptoms gently

  • Rebuild trust in your body and nervous system

  • Navigate stress and emotional ups and downs with greater ease

  • Deepen self-awareness and build emotional resilience

  • Move through daily life with more steadiness and confidence

FAQs || Catherine Alvarado, LMFT

Frequently asked questionS

FAQs

  • Body-based anxiety often shows up as physical symptoms—like tightness, nausea, racing heart, or sensory overload—without a clear trigger. Therapy helps explore these experiences gently, offering tools to feel safer and more regulated in your body.

  • While talking can be helpful, sensory and somatic work focuses more on what the body is holding. We’ll blend gentle conversation with nervous system-regulating techniques to support both emotional and physical relief.

  • Yes. Many people with ADHD experience sensory sensitivity and emotional intensity. Therapy can help slow things down, build self-regulation skills, and create more comfort navigating overstimulating environments.

  • That’s completely okay. Many clients come in unsure where to start. Together, we’ll get curious without pressure, using body awareness, grounding tools, and nonverbal strategies to help you feel more understood and supported.