- Client-centered approach
- Practical coping skills
- Focus on financial stress
About Marie
Marie Gauley is a California-based licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with 28 years of clinical experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, and the practical strain of life transitions. Marie also supports clients dealing with addictions, anger, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting stress, and money and financial issues.
Her style is warm and straightforward. Sessions focus on listening, practical strategies, and building skills you can use between appointments. She draws on client-centered work to follow each person's priorities, and uses cognitive behavioral tools to spot unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors.
Marie also integrates dialectical behavior therapy and mindfulness practices to teach emotion regulation and present-moment coping. Narrative techniques help people reframe painful stories and find a clearer sense of purpose. These methods are applied with attention to attachment history, caregiver stress, and life stage challenges.
She works with issues such as chronic illness, aging transitions, veteran-related concerns, panic attacks, and post-traumatic stress by combining skill-building with empathic listening. Marie pays attention to guilt, shame, impulsivity, and self-love as part of healing core emotional wounds.
Her approach is collaborative and paced to each person's needs. People who want help sorting through practical problems and emotional patterns often find concrete tools and clearer next steps. To begin, follow the Start Therapy flow and complete the short matching questionnaire to schedule based on availability.
Therapeutic approaches and how they translate online
Client-centered therapy places the client's goals and values at the center. The therapist listens closely and follows the person's lead, helping them name what matters and set priorities. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and offers brief exercises to test new ways of thinking and behaving.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Marie will talk with each person about their goals, life context, and what feels useful. She collaborates to try methods that match needs, and adjusts them based on what helps over time.
Confirm the therapist's available session options before booking, because the biography does not list specific formats. In general, online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. For people managing caregiving, health concerns, or work schedules, remote sessions can save transit and help maintain continuity of care. Licensed professionals tailor pacing and homework to fit everyday life rather than promising a particular outcome.
Areas of focus
Frequently asked questions
What common concerns does she address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, and money and financial issues.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is warm and straightforward, combining listening with practical exercises. Sessions emphasize skills you can use between appointments.
What is her clinical background and experience?
She is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 28 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of emotional and life transition concerns.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She holds a CA LMFT credential and practices in California.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not specify which formats are offered.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.