- Client-centered listening
- CBT thought work
- Mindfulness practices
About Marie
Marie Gauley is a California licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with 28 years of clinical experience. She works with adults who are coping with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, addictions, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting strain, and feelings of guilt and shame.
Her approach is practical and conversational. Sessions focus on what feels most pressing and on concrete steps to manage intense feelings. She draws on client-centered methods to listen and reflect, and uses cognitive behavioral tools to notice unhelpful thoughts and experiment with different responses.
Marie includes mindfulness and narrative techniques to help people make sense of painful memories and the stories they tell themselves. She also integrates skills from dialectical behavior therapy when emotions feel overwhelming or when people want clearer ways to regulate distress. These methods are used together to address worries, panic, and recurring negative self-judgment.
Her background includes long work with adults facing caregiving stress, chronic illness, attachment wounds, abandonment concerns, and life changes related to aging. She has experience supporting military veterans and people wrestling with money worries, career decisions, or questions of life purpose.
Sessions tend to be steady and practical, aimed at reducing the day-to-day burden of intense emotions and improving communication and coping. People who carry guilt or shame about choices, identity, or relationships will find an approach that names those feelings and explores manageable ways forward.
How her therapeutic approaches work for online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy places the client's experience at the center. The therapist listens deeply, reflects what she hears, and helps people clarify what matters most. This approach is useful when guilt or shame make someone hesitant to speak up or decide what to change.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing different ways of thinking and behaving. It offers concrete exercises for anxiety, panic, and negative self-judgment and can be practiced between sessions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) contributes skills for regulating strong emotions and tolerating distress so reactive behaviors are less likely.
Deciding which methods to use is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to identify goals, try approaches that suit their situation, and adjust methods when something isn't helpful. That shared planning helps pick techniques that fit personal preferences and life demands.
Confirm the therapist's current online session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific delivery methods. Many people find online sessions let them fit regular appointments into work or caregiving schedules, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. These practical benefits can make it easier to keep therapy consistent while working on guilt, shame, trauma, and anxiety.
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Experience
28+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, anger, self-esteem, and guilt and shame among other concerns.
How would she approach shame or guilt?
She uses client-centered conversation alongside cognitive behavioral and narrative techniques to name feelings, trace their roots, and try practical steps to change unhelpful thought patterns.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Marie has 28 years of experience working with adults on issues such as trauma, caregiving stress, chronic illness, and life transitions.
What credential does she hold and where does she practice?
She is a California LMFT and practices in California.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific session formats.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.