Perinatal & Couples Therapy for Manhattan Beach Families
Serving Manhattan Beach
Our office is just south of Manhattan Beach, in Hermosa Beach at 2309 Pacific Coast Hwy. Mother Nurture Therapy Group sees Manhattan Beach clients in person there, a few minutes' drive away, and by telehealth anywhere in California. Our focus is pregnancy, postpartum, infertility, pregnancy loss, parenting, and the relationship shifts that come with each.
From the Sand Section to the Tree Section and East Manhattan Beach, life here can make new parenthood look effortless from the outside. But on the inside, it often feels very different. Our office is a short trip down Sepulveda, so care can fit around naps, school pickups, and work.
GETTING HERE FROM MANHATTAN BEACH
From the road:
Head south on Sepulveda Blvd, which becomes Pacific Coast Hwy as you cross into Hermosa Beach. We're on PCH near Artesia Blvd, about 5 to 10 minutes from most of Manhattan Beach.
Parking:
No circling the block like you would near the pier. The building has its own lot, with free street parking on PCH as a backup.
Finding the suite:
Ground floor, a few steps from the lot and easy to access with a baby in your arms.
In person and online:
Brooke sees clients in person on Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, including Monday evenings. Yael sees clients here on Thursdays. Sessions are also available by telehealth anywhere in California.
ADDRESS:
2309 Pacific Coast Hwy
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
call or text:
Email:
who you’ll see here
Yael Sherne, LMFT
founder & clinical director
Yael founded Mother Nurture and leads its clinical team. Manhattan Beach clients often come to her when a baby, fertility treatment, or a loss has changed the way partners talk to each other, or when a hard birth keeps replaying long after it’s over. She brings Gottman Method training to couples work and EMDR for birth and medical trauma, along with years of specialized perinatal experience, and she works with individuals as well as couples.
accepting new clients
Brooke Friedberg, AMFT, APCC
A good fit if you want steady, practical support you can use the same week. Brooke spent more than 15 years teaching elementary school before becoming a therapist, and she's especially at home with postpartum adjustment, the return to work, and the identity questions of the early years. She offers Monday evening and Saturday appointments.
Accepting new clientsWhat we help with
Gentle care for profound change
Postpartum Anxiety and Depression Support for Manhattan Beach Moms
In a town where everyone seems to be back on the Strand a few weeks after giving birth, it's easy to assume you're the only one struggling. You might be checking the monitor all night, replaying worst-case scenarios, or feeling flat and far away from the baby you love. Postpartum anxiety and depression are common and very treatable. Therapy helps you name what's happening, calm the alarm system, and stop measuring yourself against how everyone else's new motherhood looks from the outside.
Couples Therapy near Manhattan Beach
Two careers, a commute up the 405, and a baby who doesn't sleep can turn partners into teammates who keep score. In couples sessions, we look at how you start hard conversations, how you each ask for connection, and how you split the invisible work of running a family. You'll leave with specific ways to repair after a rough night and to feel more like partners again, not just co-workers.
Infertility and Pregnancy Loss Support near Manhattan Beach
When every walk past Polliwog Park seems full of strollers, trying to conceive or grieving a loss can feel lonely. We help with the decisions after a failed cycle, the strain of grieving differently from your partner, and getting through baby showers and birth announcements. That includes IVF and IUI, miscarriage, TFMR, and the nervous hope of a pregnancy after loss.
Parenting Support for Manhattan Beach Families
The early years of parenting ask you to make a hundred decisions a day: sleep, feeding, screens, preschool, whether to go back to work, how much help to accept. When every choice feels loaded and the advice from other parents never stops, it's easy to lose track of what you actually believe. We help parents get clear on their own values, stay steady through toddler and preschool storms, and work as a team with a partner or co-parent, so home feels calmer for everyone, including you.
SERVING MANHATTAN BEACH AND THE SOUTH BAY
Our office sits on Pacific Coast Hwy in Hermosa Beach, just south of Manhattan Beach. If you live or work in the Sand Section, the Tree Section, the Hill Section, East Manhattan Beach, or near Manhattan Village, specialized perinatal and couples care is a few minutes away. And when getting out the door isn't realistic, sessions are available by telehealth.
Prefer one of our other locations or to meet online?
We also see clients in West Los Angeles (1849 Sawtelle Blvd, Suite 610) and Culver City (11600 Washington Pl, Suite 119D), and online across California.
Our
specialties.
Anxiety
Depression
Relationship challenges
Life Transitions
Grief & Loss
FAQs
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No. Our office is in Hermosa Beach at 2309 Pacific Coast Hwy, a few minutes south of Manhattan Beach. We also see Manhattan Beach clients by telehealth anywhere in California.
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Most of Manhattan Beach is 5 to 10 minutes away, heading south on Sepulveda Blvd into Hermosa Beach. The building has its own parking lot.
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Yes. Our Hermosa Beach office specializes in pregnancy and postpartum mental health and is a short drive from Manhattan Beach. We help moms with postpartum anxiety, depression, intrusive thoughts, and the pressure to look like they have it all together.
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Yes. Our office is a few minutes from every part of Manhattan Beach, including the Sand Section, the Tree Section, the Hill Section, and East Manhattan Beach. Telehealth is available when getting out the door isn't realistic.
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Brooke Friedberg, AMFT, APCC, or Yael Sherne, LMFT, founder of Mother Nurture Therapy Group. Both see Manhattan Beach clients at our Hermosa Beach office, and our Care Coordinator will help you choose.
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Yes. We see couples from Manhattan Beach at our Hermosa Beach office and online, especially partners adjusting to a new baby, fertility treatment, or a loss. Yael is trained in the Gottman Method.
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Yes. We help parents of babies and young kids with the big decisions and daily stress of the early years, from sleep and childcare to going back to work, in person at our Hermosa Beach office and by telehealth.
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Yes. We support individuals and couples from Manhattan Beach through IVF and IUI, miscarriage, TFMR, and pregnancy after loss, in person in Hermosa Beach and by telehealth.
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Yes. Brooke offers Monday evening and Saturday appointments in person at our Hermosa Beach office.
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Our fees run $180 to $250 for individual sessions and $200 to $300 for couples, based on the therapist you see. We're a private-pay practice and provide superbills you can submit to your insurance for possible out-of-network reimbursement.
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Book a free 15-minute consultation. Our Care Coordinator will talk through what you're looking for and match you with the right therapist and office.
