Marie Gauley , LMFT

Marie Gauley is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with 28 years of clinical experience helping people navigate complex emotional challenges. She works with adults facing anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, addictions, relationship and family concerns, parenting struggles, career questions, and major life transitions, blending clinical expertise with a faith-informed perspective.

Her practice emphasizes healing core emotional wounds such as low self-esteem, guilt, shame, and difficulties with intimacy and communication. Marie pays particular attention to attachment patterns, abandonment issues, and the emotional effects of chronic illness and caregiving. She also brings focused experience supporting veterans and older adults through age-related emotional transitions.

Marie integrates approaches that foster resilience and practical coping skills while honoring each person’s values and life context, including conservative and Christian-oriented preferences when that is important to the individual. Her work often addresses panic attacks, post-traumatic stress, impulsivity, and the search for life purpose, offering guidance for those managing career stress, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and financial or caregiving pressures.

Marie aims to create a respectful, empathetic space where people can explore their inner world, rebuild trust and communication, and move toward meaningful growth with wisdom and genuine care.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care with Marie Gauley

Marie draws on client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy to guide her work online. Client-centered therapy emphasizes understanding each person’s experience and building a respectful, collaborative relationship so clients feel heard and empowered to find their own solutions. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and developing practical skills to manage symptoms like anxiety, panic attacks, and depression.

She also incorporates mindfulness therapy, which teaches present-focused awareness and simple practices that can reduce rumination and improve emotional regulation. These approaches can be adapted to address trauma, grief, relationship difficulties, caregiver stress, and life transitions in ways that fit the individual’s values and goals.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Marie will work with each person to assess needs, preferences, and goals, adjusting techniques over time so therapy remains a good fit. The online format offers flexibility - sessions can be scheduled as video calls or phone conversations, and some work can continue through live chat or text-based messaging - making it easier to access consistent care from licensed professionals regardless of location.