Marie Gauley, LMFT

Marie Gauley is a California-based licensed marriage and family therapist with 28 years of experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and life transitions. She also supports concerns like addiction, ADHD, relationship and intimacy issues, and caregiver strain.

Her approach is warm and direct. Sessions focus on identifying what matters most to the client and taking small, practical steps forward. She draws on client-centered listening alongside techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy to teach coping skills and new ways of responding to hard moments.

Marie pays particular attention to attachment wounds, abandonment, and issues that emerge with aging and geriatric transitions. She also works with people managing chronic illness, pain, or the stresses of caregiving. Concerns like panic, post-traumatic stress, guilt, and shame are addressed with trauma-informed practices and narrative work that helps clients rewrite their stories.

Her style blends empathic presence with skill-building. Sessions often include skill practice, thought work, and mindfulness exercises tailored to each person's pace. Over time the focus is on increasing self-compassion, improving communication, and finding clearer purpose in daily life.

Marie holds a California LMFT, which means she is a licensed marriage and family therapist in California. She offers therapy in English and does not take international clients. To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule based on the therapist's availability.

Background and approach information above summarizes how she frames care and what to expect in sessions.

How therapy approaches shape online care

Client-centered therapy emphasizes the client's perspective and values, focusing on listening and helping people find their own solutions through supportive conversation. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions, and teaches practical exercises to reduce anxious or depressive patterns. Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) combines acceptance and change strategies and offers concrete skills for managing strong emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with the client to identify goals, try approaches that fit those goals, and adjust as needed. That means sessions can blend listening, skill training, and narrative work depending on what helps most.

The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Many people find online therapy helps fit sessions into a busy life by reducing travel time and allowing appointments to be scheduled around work or caregiving. It can make it easier to keep shorter check-ins, practice skills between meetings, or meet from a quieter space without needing to commute.