Therapy for Redondo Beach Engineers, Executives and Founders

For people who are precise and dependable at work and running low everywhere else, and for the partners who notice it first. Private sessions a few minutes north on PCH in Hermosa Beach, or online anywhere in California.

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Built around long weeks

Until 9pm Monday through Thursday, plus Sundays, for weeks when the day belongs to a deadline or a launch.

A few minutes up PCH

Our Hermosa Beach office is a short drive north of Redondo Beach, with free parking and an elevator to the suite.

In person or video

Meet at the office, or by secure video anywhere in California, whichever fits the week.

Lisa Chen, LMFT

CA License #140374. Wharton and Harvard Business School, with an early career in corporate finance and Wall Street trading.

Precise at work. Running on fumes at home.

Redondo Beach is a working beach town. Northrop Grumman's Space Park campus is the city's largest employer, with roughly a third of the jobs in the city, and many of the people who reach us from North Redondo work in aerospace, defense or engineering, or commute up to El Segundo and Playa Vista. Others run businesses, practices or teams of their own and live closer to the harbor and Riviera Village.

That kind of work rewards precision, long hours and keeping your concerns to yourself. It also comes with long programs, hard deadlines and the uncertainty of contract cycles and layoffs, including Northrop Grumman's 2024 announcement of up to 1,000 job cuts at its Redondo Beach site. What brings people in is rarely one event. It's sleep that stops working, a shorter fuse at home, a constant low hum of vigilance, or the sense that you're managing your life like a project instead of living it.

That gap is what we work on. Not by adding another system to your day, but by understanding what keeps you running past your limits and making small, defensible changes that protect your energy, your relationships and your position.

What Redondo Beach clients work on with us

Burnout from long programs and deadlines that never let up
Anxiety, overthinking and trouble switching off after work
Layoffs, reorganizations and career decisions
The perfectionism that comes with never being allowed to drop the ball
Distance or recurring conflict with a partner

How we work with professionals and founders

Lisa Chen & Associates is a group practice founded by Lisa Chen, LMFT, who trained at Wharton and Harvard Business School and spent her early career in corporate finance and Wall Street trading. You won't need to translate the language of program reviews, reorganizations or a funding round.

We use EMDR, Internal Family Systems and somatic approaches. For people trained to solve problems analytically, that often means noticing what your body does under pressure and working with the part of you that won't stand down, instead of one more round of thinking it through. Read more about our executive burnout therapy.

Clinicians who see Redondo Beach clients

Lisa Chen, LMFT, works directly with many of our executive and founder clients. Lisa Newman, LMFT, spent more than two decades in business development before becoming a therapist, sees individuals, couples and families, and is fluent in Spanish. Payton Rund, AMFT, focuses on high-pressure professionals who are used to being the steadiest person in the room. Laura Malandrino, APCC, uses depth psychotherapy with people carrying high expectations and patterns they can't quite name.

Not sure who fits? The intake form takes a few minutes, and we'll match you with the right therapist. Sessions are confidential, and if we have a personal or professional connection that could get in the way, we'll tell you before we begin.

Getting here from Redondo Beach

Visiting from Redondo Beach

Address: Ocean Plaza, 2615 Pacific Coast Hwy, Suite 326
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
Getting here: A few minutes north of Redondo Beach on Pacific Coast Highway.
Parking & access: Free garage and lot parking. Elevator to the suite. Not wheelchair accessible (no ramp).
Hours: Mon–Thu 8am–9pm · Fri 8am–6pm
Sun 10am–4pm · Sat closed
Online: Telehealth anywhere in California
Languages: English and Spanish
Phone: (213) 537-9672

When the strain shows up at home

If your partner is the one who suggested therapy, you're in good company. Long programs and on-call weeks tend to land on the relationship first. We see Redondo Beach couples weekly for 50 minutes, often in the evening or on a Sunday, using the Gottman Method, Intimacy from the Inside Out (IFIO) and Imago Relationship Therapy. Read more on our couples therapy for Redondo Beach page, or look at a couples intensive if you're up against a decision or a date.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you have an office in Redondo Beach?

No. Our only office is in Hermosa Beach at 2615 Pacific Coast Highway, a few minutes north of Redondo Beach. There is free garage and lot parking and an elevator to the suite. Many Redondo Beach clients also meet with us online, anywhere in California.

Do you work with engineers and people in aerospace or defense?

Yes. Many of the people we see from Redondo Beach work in aerospace, defense, engineering or tech, along with executives, founders and other senior professionals. We focus on burnout, anxiety, perfectionism, career uncertainty and strain at home, and we keep the work practical and private.

Can therapy help with stress from layoffs or job uncertainty?

It can. Uncertainty about your role often shows up in sleep, focus and your relationships before anything at work actually changes. We help you steady yourself, sort out what is in your control, and make decisions about your next step from a clearer place, whether you stay, move or build something of your own.

Do you offer evening or weekend sessions?

Yes. We see clients until 9pm Monday through Thursday, until 6pm on Friday, and from 10am to 4pm on Sunday. Availability varies by clinician, and online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around a demanding schedule.

How much does therapy cost?

Sessions run $180 to $500 per 50 minutes, depending on the clinician. Lisa Chen's sessions are $425 to $500. We're out of network and provide monthly superbills you can submit to your insurance; many Redondo Beach employers' PPO plans reimburse a portion. Check your out-of-network mental health benefits to see what yours covers.

Fees

$425–500

Sessions with Lisa Chen, LMFT

$180–300

Sessions with associate therapists

Per 50-minute session. Every new client starts with a free 20-minute consultation. We're out of network and provide monthly superbills you can submit to your insurance; many Redondo Beach employers' PPO plans reimburse a portion. Check your out-of-network mental health benefits to see what yours covers.