Lisa Chen, MA, LMFT
“Therapy is where high-achievers can finally lay down the armor—without losing their edge.”Before founding Lisa Chen & Associates, I spent years navigating the intensity of corporate boardrooms and high-pressure industries. As a former executive and marketer, I understand firsthand the demands, isolation, and relational toll that come with high achievement. That experience continues to shape the way I work with leaders, couples, and professionals today.
I built this practice with the same discernment I once brought to executive strategy—curating a team of therapists who embody both clinical excellence and deep emotional attunement. My goal has always been clear: to create a boutique therapy experience where clients feel seen not only for their struggles, but for the extraordinary weight they carry.
In my own clinical work, I integrate advanced modalities, including EMDR, Internal Family Systems, DBT, IFIO couples therapy, PRT, and the Gottman Method, to help clients move beyond survival mode and into lasting transformation. Whether meeting in my Hermosa Beach office or through secure telehealth, I offer a space where high-achievers, creatives, and couples can lay down their armor, reconnect to themselves, and create meaningful change.
Lisa both offers in-person therapy in Hermosa Beach and telehealth throughout California.The office is located at 2615 Pacific Coast Highway, Suite 326, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.
Lisa Newman, MA, LMFT
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (#150738)
“Resilience isn’t about doing more—it’s about learning to carry less, with greater freedom.”Combining over two decades in entrepreneurship with clinical training, Lisa brings grounded wisdom and real-world insight to therapy. Fluent in Spanish, she specializes in trauma‑informed care, DBT, EMDR, OCD‑ERP, and couples work using Gottman and Imago methods.
Lisa offers in-person therapy in Hermosa Beach and telehealth throughout California.
Laura Malandrino, APCC
“Healing is when we slow down enough to listen to the parts of ourselves we’ve long ignored.”Laura believes that true healing happens when we slow down and explore the deeper layers of our experience. Her approach blends warmth, curiosity, and depth-oriented therapy to help clients move beyond surface-level change. Whether working with trauma, anxiety, or perfectionism, she creates a space for meaningful self-discovery and lasting transformation.
Laura offers in-person therapy in Hermosa Beach and telehealth throughout California.
Jessica Slavin, MS, AMFT
“When couples learn to turn toward each other in small moments, big changes follow.”Warm, empathetic, and collaborative, Jessica helps individuals and couples heal from anxiety, disconnection, and relational pain. She weaves practical tools with deep emotional insight in a way that supports clarity, self‑compassion, and meaningful change.
Jessica offers exclusive telehealth therapy for California residents, providing a supportive and confidential space from the comfort of your home.
Payton Rund
“Therapy with me is a space to explore who you are beneath the pressure and build relationships that honor your identity and needs.”Payton works with adolescents, adults, and couples who look “fine” on the outside but feel anxious, overwhelmed, or alone inside. . She supports athletes, caregivers, parents, and young adults navigating pressure, identity shifts, and relationship strain. Warm and collaborative, her depth-oriented, psychodynamic approach, grounded in an LGBTQ+ affirming lens, helps you feel more connected to yourself and others.
Payton offers in-person therapy in Hermosa Beach and telehealth throughout California.
Rebekah Richin
"The stories you carry about who you are, how you love, and what you’re allowed to want shape your life, and together we slow them down and examine them with care.”If you’re successful on the outside but quietly questioning your relationships, your desire, or what you’re allowed to want, you’re not alone. Rebekah works with individuals and couples who want more aliveness, honesty, and connection in their lives. She believes the stories you carry about who you are, how you love, and what you’re allowed to want shape your life, and together you will slow them down and examine them with care so you can step into intimacy, pleasure, and self-trust with greater confidence and clarity.
Rebekah offers in-person therapy in Hermosa Beach and telehealth throughout California.
Clinical Director & Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (#51430)
Bob is the Clinical Director at Lisa Chen & Associates Therapy and works with aspiring associate marriage and family therapists (AMFT), associate professional clinical counselors (APCC) and associate social workers (ASW) to master their clinical expertise and confidence.
He is a current supervisor and former associate clinical director at Airport Marina Counseling Service (AMCS).
Bob Northcutt, MA, LMFT
