Couples Therapy and Marriage Counseling in Hermosa Beach

For couples who love each other and keep ending up in the same argument. In person in Hermosa Beach and online across California.

How Couples Therapy Helps

Couples therapy helps partners understand the pattern that keeps repeating between them, not just the topic of the latest argument. At Lisa Chen & Associates, we use the Gottman Method, Intimacy from the Inside Out (IFIO), and attachment-based approaches to help you slow down conflict, rebuild trust, and feel close again. Most couples start with weekly 50-minute sessions.

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Is couples therapy right for you?

  • You love each other but feel disconnected or stuck

  • You avoid certain topics to prevent conflict

  • One of you withdraws while the other pushes for connection

  • Arguments feel circular, unresolved, or overwhelming

  • You have lost the spark, or the safety to be vulnerable

  • You are successful everywhere else, except here

What Couples Come to Us For

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    Premarital Counseling

    Research demonstrates that couples who complete premarital counseling in Hermosa Beach are less likely to get divorced. Work through the big stuff with your partner. Learn more.

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    Relationship Checkup

    Even strong relationships benefit from a check-in. A relationship checkup in Hermosa Beach identifies strengths, blind spots, and areas for growth, helping couples realign and deepen their bond before small issues become major problems.

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    Communication and Conflict

    When every conversation turns into the same fight, we help you slow it down, hear each other, and break the cycle.

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    Intimacy

    Emotional and physical closeness are key to a thriving relationship, yet many couples struggle with disconnection. Our couples therapy in Hermosa Beach helps rebuild intimacy, strengthen emotional bonds, and restore affection using proven techniques.

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    Infidelity & Affair

    Healing after an affair is difficult but possible. Our infidelity recovery therapy in Hermosa Beach helps couples rebuild trust, repair emotional wounds, and navigate the path toward forgiveness and reconnection.

Our Approach: Grounded, Compassionate, and Proven

We don’t do cookie-cutter therapy. Every couple is different—and we tailor our work to the emotional rhythms, attachment styles, and life context you bring.

We draw from evidence-based methods like:

Therapy with us is active, collaborative, and focused on real change—not just talking in circles. Our Hermosa Beach couples therapists are trained to help you slow down reactive patterns, listen without defensiveness, and build the emotional safety needed for intimacy to return.

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What’s It Like to Work With Us

Most couples who reach out to us say the same thing: “We should’ve done this sooner.” Therapy with Lisa Chen & Associates feels thoughtful, structured, and deeply validating. We don’t take sides—we hold space for both of you to be heard, while guiding you toward clarity and reconnection.

Sessions may focus on:

  • Strengthening emotional intimacy

  • Understanding and breaking recurring conflict cycles

  • Rebuilding trust after ruptures

  • Clarifying needs, boundaries, and values

  • Relearning how to speak—and listen—from the heart

You’ll leave sessions with tools, insights, and a clearer path forward—whether you’re healing together or figuring out next steps.

Meet Our Team

Serving the South Bay

Our office is located in Hermosa Beach, and we regularly work with couples from Torrance, Redondo Beach, Manhattan Beach, and across the South Bay.

Couples Therapy in Hermosa Beach: What to Expect

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If you still have questions about whether couples therapy is the right next step, schedule a consultation to explore your options.

Free Clinical Resources

Your Mind Deserves Better Than Google.

Free guides, worksheets, and self-assessments written by licensed therapists — built for the way high achievers actually think.

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What's Inside

Attachment Style Quiz
EMDR Preparation Guide
Gottman Couples Worksheets
CBT Thought Record
Somatic Reset Guide
Burnout Self-Assessment

Ready to Begin?

Whether you're just starting out or have been together for decades, couples therapy can help you rediscover each other—with compassion, curiosity, and care.

Serving clients in-person in Hermosa Beach and virtually across California
Book a free 20-minute consultation on our online calendar to see if we’re a good fit.

“As a marriage, we were at a point of no return, we thought. Couple therapy seemed our only chance to fix our marriage. It was not easy, there were many wounds to be healed, but Lisa knew how to help and gave us tools and methods to avoid repeating past mistakes
— Jason & Stacey
“Nothing matters more for our well-being than nurturing our close relationships. Thank you Lisa for teaching us how to better communicate. ”
— Anne & Liz
Couples therapy wasn’t easy, and we had our reservations about coming into therapy. Fortunately, Lisa’s warmth, wisdom, and expert guidance set the stage to restore intimacy. It saved our relationship.
— Steve & Crystal