About Marie
Marie Foley is a licensed mental health counselor in Massachusetts with 18 years of experience. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and the strain of parenting. She also supports those facing relationship problems, trauma and abuse, addiction concerns, grief, and ADHD-related challenges.
She aims to make sessions feel calm and straightforward. People can expect an open space to talk through what matters most. The goal is practical steps and steady progress rather than quick fixes.
Background and approach
Her approach is collaborative. Marie listens first, then helps set clear, realistic goals. She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address mood difficulties, panic and social anxiety, and the everyday challenges that get in the way of feeling better.
Sessions focus on building coping skills, improving motivation, and strengthening confidence. Marie pays attention to how stress shows up in daily life and works with each person to find small, useful changes. Progress is measured in things people can notice week to week.
Marie draws on nearly two decades of clinical work to adapt methods to each person’s needs. She keeps language simple and steps practical so people can try tools between sessions. Her aim is to support and empower people as they make changes that last.
Evidence-based approaches and online options
Marie uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on practical skills and measurable change. One common approach she uses teaches people how to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and replace them with clearer, more balanced thoughts; this helps with depression, social anxiety, and panic symptoms. Another approach emphasizes behavior and skill building - practicing coping strategies, relaxation methods, and step-by-step exposure to reduce avoidance and build confidence in daily tasks.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. She will help clients identify goals, try methods that match those goals, and adjust the plan as progress is made. Clients take an active role in deciding what feels most useful and realistic for their lives.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let people have a conversation much like an in-person session. Phone sessions are quieter and use less bandwidth. Live chat and text-based messaging can be useful for shorter check-ins, immediate skill practice, or when writing feels easier than talking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and everyday routines.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
Also works with
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Grief
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Experience
- 18 years
- Licensed
- Massachusetts
- Languages
- English