Areas We Serve · LA County · Orange County · All of California
Marriage Counseling & Therapy Across Southern California
Two physical offices — Downey in southeast LA County and Santa Ana in central Orange County — plus secure online therapy for anyone in California. Find your nearest city below to see how we serve it.
Our two physical offices
Downey Office — Los Angeles County
8531 Florence Ave, Suite 200
Downey, CA 90240
Serving Whittier, Norwalk, Lakewood, Long Beach, South Gate, Pico Rivera, and surrounding Los Angeles.
Visit the Downey location page →Santa Ana Office — Orange County
2101 North Main St, Suite C
Santa Ana, CA 92706
Serving Anaheim, Irvine, Tustin, Orange, Costa Mesa, Newport Beach, and surrounding Orange.
Visit the Santa Ana location page →Los Angeles County
Cities served from our Downey office
Marriage Counseling in Whittier
12 minutes from Downey · 87,000+ residents
Whittier couples often come to us juggling multi-generational family expectations and demanding LA-adjacent careers. The work tends to focus on protecting the partnership from outside pressure.
Therapy in Whittier →Marriage Counseling in Norwalk
8 minutes from Downey · 103,000+ residents
Norwalk residents often work long shifts across LA County — our flexible early-morning, evening, and online formats make consistent therapy realistic for the first time.
Therapy in Norwalk →Marriage Counseling in Lakewood
15 minutes from Downey · 82,000+ residents
Lakewood couples often come to us at major life transitions — first child, empty nest, retirement — moments where the relationship script no longer fits.
Therapy in Lakewood →Marriage Counseling in Long Beach
20 minutes from Downey · 456,000+ residents
Long Beach is one of the most diverse cities in California, and that's reflected in the couples we see — interfaith, intercultural, LGBTQ+, blended families. We staff specifically for that range.
Therapy in Long Beach →Marriage Counseling in South Gate
10 minutes from Downey · 92,000+ residents
South Gate couples often face the cumulative weight of generational stress — and want therapy that holds both the relational work and the cultural reality.
Therapy in South Gate →Orange County
Cities served from our Santa Ana office
Couples Therapy in Anaheim
15 minutes from Santa Ana · 346,000+ residents
Anaheim is a city of working couples and small-business families. Therapy has to fit around real schedules — early-morning, late-evening, and online options are the norm here, not the exception.
Therapy in Anaheim →Couples Therapy in Irvine
10 minutes from Santa Ana · 315,000+ residents
Irvine couples are often high-performing in every domain except the marriage — and confused why the same strategies that work professionally don't work at home.
Therapy in Irvine →Couples Therapy in Tustin
5 minutes from Santa Ana · 80,000+ residents
Tustin sits at the center of our OC catchment — many of our long-term couples are from here, and they tell us the proximity to in-person sessions matters when the work gets hard.
Therapy in Tustin →Couples Therapy in Orange
10 minutes from Santa Ana · 139,000+ residents
Orange couples often value tradition and continuity — they come to us when those values feel like they're working against the relationship instead of for it.
Therapy in Orange →Not near LA or OC? We see clients statewide.
Our clinicians are licensed in California and provide online marriage counseling throughout California via secure video — same M.I.N.D. Method™, same clinicians, from anywhere in the state. Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, Fresno, Bakersfield, the Central Coast — if you're in California, we can work together.
Why clients choose us
Why Clients Choose Self Help LA / OC
A premium marriage counseling and individual therapy practice serving Los Angeles, Orange County, and all of California — built around a proprietary method, not a generic intake form.
Convenient Downey office
8531 Florence Ave, Suite 200 — serving Whittier, Norwalk, Long Beach & southeast LA County.
Convenient Santa Ana office
2101 North Main St, Suite C — serving Anaheim, Irvine, Tustin & central Orange County.
Online therapy across California
Secure secure sessions for clients anywhere in the state — same clinicians, same protocols.
5-star rated practice
Hundreds of Google reviews from couples and individuals across LA and OC.
Proprietary M.I.N.D. Method™
A subconscious-pattern protocol developed in-house — not generic talk therapy.
Specialized in marriage & couples therapy
Couples-trained, seasoned relationship-trained practitioners who do this every day.
Flexible scheduling
Early-morning, evening, and weekend sessions designed for working couples.
FAQ
Areas we serve — common questions
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We see clients in person at our Downey office (serving Whittier, Norwalk, Lakewood, Long Beach, South Gate, Bellflower, Pico Rivera, Cerritos, Bell Gardens, and Paramount) and our Santa Ana office (serving Anaheim, Irvine, Tustin, Orange, Costa Mesa, Newport Beach, Fountain Valley, Garden Grove, and Westminster). We also see couples and individuals anywhere in California via secure online sessions.
Find your nearest location
Start where you are.
Book a free, confidential 15-minute consultation. We'll help you pick between Downey, Santa Ana, or fully online — whichever fits your life.
Free · 15 minutes · No pressure · Private & confidential