About Marie
Marie Gauley is a licensed marriage and family therapist practicing in California. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, addictions, and relationship or intimacy-related issues.
Background and approach
She also supports those struggling with parenting challenges, career changes, anger, self-esteem, and coping with major life transitions. With 28 years of experience, Marie blends practical talk and steady presence in sessions.
She listens for the patterns that keep people stuck and offers tools to change those patterns. Sessions focus on real-life skills, clearer communication, and rebuilding a sense of purpose and self-love.
Her background includes working with caregivers, people facing chronic illness or disability, and those dealing with abandonment or attachment wounds. She also brings experience addressing panic attacks, post-traumatic stress, compassion fatigue, and concerns tied to veteran and armed forces experiences.
Marie uses a mix of client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral strategies, mindfulness practices, and narrative work to help people reframe their stories. Dialectical behavior therapy skills are part of her toolbox for managing intense emotions and impulsivity.
People who choose her often want straightforward guidance and a respectful space to process hard feelings. She works in English and holds a California LMFT license.
Her approach is practical, values-aware, and grounded in long clinical experience.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on understanding each person's experience and following their lead. It helps when someone needs compassionate listening, clearer self-understanding, and support in making choices that reflect their values.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, breaks down unhelpful thoughts and behaviors into manageable steps. It is useful for anxiety, depression, panic attacks, and changing patterns that cause distress.
Dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, teaches concrete skills for managing intense emotions, reducing impulsive reactions, and improving day-to-day coping. It can be helpful for people who want practical tools to stay regulated under stress.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods best fit their goals, needs, and preferences. Therapy can shift over time as progress is made and challenges change.
Online therapy offers flexibility in how sessions happen. Video calls let people see visual cues and do deeper conversation work. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a quick check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging support shorter exchanges, homework check-ins, or ongoing reflection between scheduled meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep momentum between sessions.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 28 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English