Betsy

Betsy Walli Sadur, PhD

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

“Using Emotionally Focused Therapy, I can help you reconnect with your loved one & break the repetitive negative cycles that block intimacy.”

About Me

When communication feels broken and you find yourself stuck in the same painful arguments with your spouse, parent, or child, it can be deeply isolating. I understand how frustrating these repetitive cycles can be. Through Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), I can guide you to uncover the underlying emotions driving your interactions. We'll work together to build a secure connection, transforming conflict into deeper understanding and rekindling closeness. This approach helps you move beyond blame towards a lasting, healthy relationship.

Approach

We’ll focus on the feelings that shape how you respond to each other and gently name moments that typically trigger distance or blame. By secure video, sessions move at a steady, curious pace — we reflect on patterns, practice new interactions in real time, and sometimes try short experiments between meetings to test what shifts. Couples and families ready to trade reactivity for clearer connection usually find this approach grounding and practical.
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Basic Information

In-person & Online

Services

Services Offered:

  • Conflict Management

    Structured approaches to resolving disputes and improving communication between people in conflict, whether in relationships, families, or workplaces.

  • Divorce Counseling

    Counselling for individuals or couples going through separation or divorce, addressing the emotional, practical, and relational dimensions.

  • Family Therapy

    A form of therapy that works with family members together to improve communication, resolve conflict, and strengthen relationships within the family system.

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  • Relationship Counseling

    Counselling for couples or partners focused on improving communication, rebuilding trust, and strengthening emotional connection.

  • Free Consultation

    A no-cost initial session to meet the therapist, discuss needs, and decide whether they are the right fit before committing.

  • Individual Therapy

    One-on-one therapy sessions between a client and a therapist, focused on that person's specific concerns and goals.

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  • Individual Psychotherapy

    In-depth one-on-one therapy that explores the deeper roots of a person's difficulties, often drawing on psychodynamic or psychoanalytic models.

  • Online Counselling

    Counselling conducted via video, phone, or secure messaging, providing professional support remotely.

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  • Online Therapy

    Therapy sessions conducted over video call, phone, or secure messaging, using the same professional methods delivered remotely.

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Works With:

  • Couples
  • Elderly
  • Families
  • Individuals
  • Adults
  • Parents

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

  • Divorce Counseling

    Counselling for individuals or couples going through separation or divorce, addressing the emotional, practical, and relational dimensions.

  • Family Issues

    Difficulties within the family system, including conflict, communication breakdown, blended family tensions, or intergenerational patterns, that affect individual and collective well-being.

  • Relationship Issues

    Difficulties in romantic relationships, including communication problems, trust breakdowns, conflict patterns, or uncertainty about the relationship's future.

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  • Parenting Support

    Guidance for the psychological challenges of raising children, including discipline, communication, co-parenting, and managing the emotional demands of parenthood.

  • Relationship Counseling

    Counselling for couples or partners focused on improving communication, rebuilding trust, and strengthening emotional connection.

Professional Title:

  • Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

    A therapist licensed to work with couples and families on relationship difficulties, communication, and family dynamics.

Credentials

Registrations

Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS)

Marriage and Family Therapist

Qualifications

PhD in Linguistics

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year: 1986

Masters in Counseling Psychology

California State University, Fullerton

Year: 2013

Certified in Emotionally Focused Therapy

International Center for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy

Year: 2018

Certified in Discernment Counseling

The Doherty Relationship Institute, LLC

Year: 2020

Service Areas

Online therapy in California and Florida

In-person & Online

Redondo Beach, California

United States