Therapy for Adults, Dads, Teens, and Couples.
Performance Counseling for Athletes, Artists, and High Perfomers
Psychotherapy, EMDR and Somatic Therapy in Redondo Beach CA.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/profile/1633301
AMFT #164345 Supervised by Michele Senkbile LPCC 9547
Cura Associates
Services and Cost
Individual therapy provides a confidential, supportive space to explore the underlying issues that may be contributing to stress, anxiety, depression, anger, relationship challenges, low self-esteem, and recurring unhealthy patterns. Men's counseling helps identify the beliefs, experiences, and behaviors that can lead to poor decision-making, emotional disconnection, or feeling stuck, while building practical tools for personal growth, emotional resilience, healthier relationships, and lasting positive change. Whether you're navigating career pressures, family responsibilities, life transitions, or mental health concerns, therapy can help you gain clarity, confidence, and a stronger sense of purpose.
Couples therapy in Redondo Beach helps couples improve communication, resolve conflict, rebuild trust, and strengthen emotional intimacy. Our marriage counseling and relationship therapy services support partners facing recurring arguments, infidelity, parenting stress, life transitions, premarital concerns, and emotional disconnection, utilizing evidence-based approaches including Gottman Method Level 1 Training, Prepare/Enrich, How We Love, and Relational Life Therapy principles. Whether you are dating, engaged, married, or in a long-term relationship, couples counseling can help you develop healthier relationship patterns, deepen connection, and build a stronger, more satisfying partnership.
Teen counseling in Redondo Beach provides support for adolescents struggling with anxiety, depression, school stress, self-esteem issues, emotional regulation, and family challenges. Our teen therapy services help teens develop healthy coping skills, improve communication, build confidence, and navigate the pressures of academics, relationships, and social media. Because no teen is an island, all teen counseling includes parent sessions to strengthen family support, foster understanding, and promote lasting growth and positive change.
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Men’s anxiety therapy and stress management support
Men’s depression counseling and emotional wellness
Marriage and relationship counseling for men
Communication skills therapy for men and couples
Self-esteem, confidence, and identity development for men
Career counseling and work-related stress support for men
Burnout recovery therapy for high-achieving men and professionals
Life transition therapy for men (divorce, midlife changes, relocation)
Fatherhood counseling and parenting support for dads
Emotional regulation therapy and coping skills for men
Trauma therapy and healing unresolved past experiences
Loneliness, isolation, and social connection issues in men
Purpose, meaning, and direction in life for men
Motivation and performance support for personal and professional growth
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Motivation and performance support for personal and professional growth
Teen and family therapy in Redondo Beach for anxiety, depression, and emotional wellness support
Teen counseling and family therapy in Redondo Beach for school stress, academic pressure, and performance anxiety
Adolescent and family therapy in Redondo Beach for self-esteem, confidence, and identity development
Teen mental health and family counseling in Redondo Beach for emotional regulation and coping skills
Family therapy in Redondo Beach supporting teen-parent communication, conflict resolution, and stronger relationships
Teen anxiety and family support therapy in Redondo Beach for social anxiety and overwhelm
Teen depression counseling and family therapy in Redondo Beach for mood support and emotional healing
Behavioral therapy for teens and family support in Redondo Beach for anger, impulsivity, and defiance
Teen social skills therapy and family counseling in Redondo Beach for peer relationships and connection
Cyberbullying, social media stress, and family therapy support for teens in Redondo Beach
Teen life transition counseling and family therapy in Redondo Beach (divorce, relocation, school changes)
Teen identity development and family therapy in Redondo Beach for personal growth and healthy development
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Couples therapy in Redondo Beach for communication issues, conflict resolution, and emotional disconnection
Marriage counseling in Redondo Beach for rebuilding trust, intimacy, and long-term relationship satisfaction
Relationship therapy in Redondo Beach for recurring arguments, misunderstandings, and unhealthy patterns
Premarital counseling in Redondo Beach for strong communication, values alignment, and relationship readiness
Infidelity recovery couples therapy in Redondo Beach for healing, trust repair, and emotional rebuilding
Couples counseling in Redondo Beach for parenting stress, co-parenting challenges, and family dynamics
Relationship coaching and therapy in Redondo Beach for emotional intimacy and deeper connection
Couples therapy in Redondo Beach for life transitions, stress, and major relationship changes
Communication skills training for couples in Redondo Beach to improve understanding and reduce conflict
Marriage therapy in Redondo Beach for emotional regulation, anger, and conflict management
Couples counseling in Redondo Beach for attachment issues, distance, and emotional withdrawal
Relationship therapy in Redondo Beach for dating, engaged, married, and long-term partners
Gottman Method couples therapy in Redondo Beach for evidence-based relationship repair and growth
Prepare/Enrich premarital counseling in Redondo Beach for assessment and relationship strengthening
Attachment-based and relational couples therapy in Redondo Beach for deeper emotional connection and healing
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We offer private-pay therapy services for individuals, teens, and couples, providing flexible, confidential care without insurance restrictions or diagnosis requirements. For clients using out-of-network benefits, we can provide a monthly superbill that may be submitted to your insurance provider for possible reimbursement, depending on your plan. We also accept select insurance plans to help make therapy more accessible, and coverage will vary based on medical necessity and individual insurance be
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insurance Accepted
OON
SuperBill
Aetna
Blue Shield
Carelon Behavioral Health
Cigna and Evernorth
Medicare
Optum
UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
Performance Therapy for Athletes, Artists, and High Performers in Redondo Beach, CA
Success often brings unique pressures. Athletes, artists, performers, executives, entrepreneurs, and other high achievers frequently face performance anxiety, self-doubt, perfectionism, burnout, and the challenge of maintaining confidence under pressure. EMDR therapy helps individuals process experiences that may be limiting performance, confidence, creativity, and emotional well-being.
EMDR can be particularly effective for performance blocks, injury recovery, the yips, fear of failure, imposter syndrome, and traumatic experiences that continue to affect focus and performance. By helping the brain process unresolved experiences, EMDR allows high performers to access greater resilience, confidence, and mental flexibility. Whether you're seeking to overcome a setback, return from injury, break through a creative block, or perform at your highest level, EMDR therapy can help you move forward with greater freedom and confidence.
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EMDR can be particularly effective for performance blocks, injury recovery, the yips, fear of failure, imposter syndrome, and traumatic experiences that continue to affect focus and performance. By helping the brain process unresolved experiences, EMDR allows high performers to access greater resilience, confidence, and mental flexibility. Whether you're seeking to overcome a setback, return from injury, break through a creative block, or perform at your highest level, EMDR therapy can help you move forward with greater freedom and confidence.
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Performance counseling bridges the gap between mental performance, emotional well-being, and real-world results. I work with athletes, performers, executives, and high achievers who are seeking more than traditional coaching or sports psychology alone.
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My work supports individuals navigating challenges such as injury recovery, performance anxiety, the yips, confidence issues, concussion recovery, fear after falls or setbacks, competitive losses, burnout, and personal or relationship
My work supports individuals navigating challenges such as injury recovery, performance anxiety, the yips, confidence issues, concussion recovery, fear after falls or setbacks, competitive losses, burnout, and personal or relationship
Working With Dads, Fathers, Husbands
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Therapy for Fathers, Dads, and Husbands in Redondo Beach, CA
Becoming a father can be one of life's most meaningful experiences, but it can also be one of the most emotionally challenging. If you're a new dad, father, or husband in Redondo Beach or the South Bay, you don't have to navigate these changes alone.
I provide therapy for fathers, dads, and husbands in Redondo Beach, CA, offering a safe, confidential, and nonjudgmental space to process the emotional realities of parenthood, marriage, and family life. Whether you're adjusting to life with a newborn, balancing work and family responsibilities, or struggling in your relationship, therapy can help you regain a sense of balance and confidence.
Many men experience anxiety, stress, anger, resentment, grief, regret, depression, or emotional overwhelm after becoming a parent. Despite how common these experiences are, fathers often feel pressure to stay strong, suppress their emotions, or believe they should simply "handle it." These expectations can leave dads feeling isolated, disconnected from their partners, and unsure where to turn for support.
As a therapist serving Redondo Beach and the South Bay, I help fathers understand their emotions, improve communication with their partners, strengthen their marriages, and develop practical tools for managing stress and parenting challenges. Therapy is a place where you can talk openly without judgment and gain strategies that support both your mental health and your family.
Whether you're a first-time dad, an experienced father facing new challenges, or a husband working to reconnect with your spouse, therapy can help you build healthier relationships, increase emotional resilience, and become the father, husband, and partner you want to be.
If you're looking for therapy for dads in Redondo Beach, counseling for fathers, men's therapy, or support for husbands in the South Bay, I'm here to help. Taking care of your mental health isn't just good for you—it benefits your partner, your children, and your entire family.
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Navigate the Biggest Transition of Your Life
Becoming a father changes everything. From pregnancy through the first years of parenting, many men experience anxiety, depression, stress, identity changes, relationship challenges, and overwhelming pressure to "hold it all together."
Whether you're preparing for your first child or adjusting to life with a newborn, therapy provides a confidential space to process the emotions that often go unspoken. Together, we'll help you build emotional resilience, strengthen your relationship, and become the father you want to be.
Common reasons dads seek therapy:
Anxiety before or after becoming a father
Paternal postpartum depression
Relationship and marriage stress
Sleep deprivation and burnout
Loss of identity after becoming a parent
Work-life balance and career pressures
Fear of repeating family patterns
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Balancing Fatherhood, Career, Marriage, and Yourself
Today's fathers are expected to be emotionally available, financially successful, actively involved parents, supportive partners, and somehow still find time for themselves.
That's a lot to carry.
Millennial dads are redefining fatherhood while often healing from the parenting they received themselves. Therapy helps you navigate stress, emotional overwhelm, communication challenges, and the pressure of trying to do it all.
Whether you're parenting toddlers, school-age children, or teenagers, therapy offers practical tools and meaningful self-exploration so you can show up with greater confidence, presence, and authenticity.
Therapy can help with:
Dad burnout and chronic stress
Anger, irritability, or emotional shutdown
Parenting confidence
Marriage and co-parenting challenges
Anxiety and perfectionism
Breaking generational cycles
Finding purpose beyond work
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Fatherhood Doesn't End When Your Children Grow Up
The role of a father continues to evolve throughout life.
You may be navigating teenagers, launching adult children, becoming a grandfather, caring for aging parents, divorce, blended families, or wondering who you are now that your children need you differently.
Midlife often brings another major transition. As your relationship evolves, you and your partner may be navigating the emotional and physical changes of perimenopause or menopause, shifts in intimacy, changing family roles, and a renewed need for communication, patience, and connection.
Every stage invites growth.
Therapy offers space to reflect, reconnect with your values, strengthen family relationships, and create the next chapter of your life with intention.
Whether you're rebuilding relationships with your children, supporting your partner through life's transitions, redefining your purpose, or healing your own experience of being fathered, meaningful change is always possible.
Areas of focus include:
Empty nest and life transitions
Relationships with adult children
Marriage and relationship changes
Supporting a partner through perimenopause and menopause
Divorce and co-parenting
Blended family dynamics
Men's emotional health
Identity, purpose, and legacy
Healing intergenerational wounds
My Approach
I believe your time is one of your most valuable resources. When you choose to spend an hour in therapy, it should be meaningful. That’s why I approach each session as an opportunity for insight, growth, healing, and a deeper understanding of yourself.
My path to becoming a therapist has been shaped not only by professional training and ongoing education, but also by life experience. I’m a husband, father, entrepreneur, and former corporate professional. Along the way, I’ve experienced many of the same challenges my clients face—including the pressures of demanding careers, burnout, parenting, relationship struggles, grief and loss, adoption, chronic illness, and neurodivergence. These experiences have deepened my understanding of how complex life can be and how important it is to have support during difficult seasons.
As a therapist, I am warm, curious, collaborative, and direct. I value authenticity and believe that meaningful change happens when there is both genuine connection and honest conversation. My goal is to create a space where you feel understood, challenged when needed, and supported as you work toward the life you want to live.
My approach integrates meaning-centered therapy with evidence-based somatic modalities, including EMDR and Polyvagal-informed interventions. I help clients better understand the connections between their thoughts, emotions, relationships, and nervous systems, creating opportunities for lasting growth and healing.
Outside of my work, I value time with my family, meaningful conversations, lifelong learning, and finding moments of connection and purpose in everyday life.
Life can feel overwhelming in one season and full of possibility in the next. Wherever you find yourself today, therapy can be a place to pause, reflect, and move forward with greater clarity, resilience, and intention. I would be honored to walk alongside you in that process.
About Me
After a 20-year career in corporate construction management working with Fortune 500 companies, I found myself asking a question that many people face at some point in life: “Is this the work I want to spend the rest of my life doing?” Through my own experience in therapy, I discovered a desire for work that felt more meaningful, purposeful, and connected to helping others. That journey ultimately led me to become a therapist.
When not pursuing therapy I am just a regular guy in my 40’s who has made the southbay home his whole life. When not spending time with wife and children is obsessed with the fun, frustration and friendships of golf, sneaking in trips to relax in the mtns, and insisting he still ride a skateboard, snowboard and surfboard like he is 18 and overjoyed with the opptunity to help others with their journey.
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