Monika Arana (she/her/ella)

#140548
Accepting Clients

I aim to empower clients to own their story and cultivate self-love throughout the healing process.

Associate Marriage & Family Therapist in Redondo Beach, CA
Supervised by Catherine Alvarado, LMFT 134744

About My Clients

If you’re feeling overwhelmed, stuck in survival mode, or disconnected from yourself or others—you’re not alone. Many of my clients come to therapy believing that healing from trauma means rehashing painful memories until they stop hurting. But true trauma work is about learning to regulate your nervous system, respond to triggers with compassion, and feel safe in the present. You deserve to feel unburdened by what’s behind you and empowered by what’s ahead.

My Background and Approach

Together, we’ll identify practical tools to ease distress, break free from old patterns, and build healthier relationships—with others and with yourself. I offer both EMDR and traditional talk therapy, drawing from DBT, CBT, IFS, and attachment-focused modalities. In talk therapy, we’ll explore how past experiences shape present patterns and work on building emotional regulation, boundaries, and communication skills. In EMDR, we’ll use specialized protocols and body-based techniques to reduce trauma responses, process painful memories, and support deeper nervous system healing.

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

Healing is possible, and resilience lives in you. You have the power to unlearn patterns that no longer serve you and replace them with healthier, more self-honoring ways of being. Much of the work I do involves helping clients untangle the stories they've inherited or internalized and rewrite the beliefs that keep them stuck. I am a part of the Latinx/Latine community, and a born and raised Angeleno.

I offer online counseling in the following states:

At A Glance

  • Experience: 3 years of practice
  • Languages: Español
  • Rate: $175 - 250/session

Info

Email Monika
220 S Pacific Coast Hwy
#112
Redondo Beach, CA 90277

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