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My Story

SURVIVOR.

THERAPIST.

WITNESS.

FROM SURVIVAL TO SERVICE.

How I found safety and now help others do the same

Growing up, I had to navigate several traumatic experiences, which left me with a disorganized sense of self, intrusive body memories, and an overwhelming feeling that every relationship was a threat. After surviving the Troubled Teen Industry, I was left wondering if therapy could ever be safe, let alone healing.
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As an adult, I studied how our brains and bodies cleverly adapt within traumatizing contexts, uncovering somatic and anti-oppressive approaches that honor those adaptations instead of pathologizing them. Armed with this insight, I  was able to find healers who were warm, direct, and wise. These healers taught me how to weave every survival strategy I had back into the core of who I am.
 
Today, I feel deeply connected to all parts of myself, cherish and feel cherished by others, and move through the world with a playful and assertive presence. It is my honor to now offer that same safety and guidance to other survivors. I continue doing my own work as a commitment to myself and to every client who sits with me.

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MARLEY COTE

Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist

EDUCATION:​
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Social Behavior

  • University of California, Irvine​

Master of Science in Counseling Psychology

  • California State University, Long Beach 

Integrative Psychiatry Institute

  • Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Training​ Program​​

TRAINING:​​

Comprehensive Resource Mode

  • 5-Day Basic Training

  • Child & Adolescent CRM Training

  • Core Self Training

  • Generational Trauma Training

  • Case Conceptualization & Treatment of DID & DDNOS

  • Treatment of Accidental/Medical Injuries ​​

Emotionally Focused Therapy

  • EFT Externship

  • Core Skills

  • Expanding the Self (EFIT and Somatic Experiencing)

Couples Infidelity Repair Specialist

​I earned my M.S. in Counseling Psychology from CSU Long Beach and my B.A. in Psychology & Social Behavior from UC Irvine. My first internship placed me with young children and their families, which gave me a front-row seat into how attachment disruptions and family systems shape us in our earliest years.

Since digging deeper into healing, I have completed the major CRM training sequence. CRM has taught me about the neurobiology of trauma and healing, the role of dissociation in survival, and the “attachment to perpetrator” bind that keeps survivors stuck. I continue advanced training and consultation with the CRM Foundation to keep my skills sharp and my presence grounded.
 
I am also trained in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy, which focuses on where partners lose each other and how to restore safe, loving connection. Blending CRM and EFT, I offer survivor-centered and trauma-competent care that balances warmth, humor, and relentless curiosity so you can embody safety within yourself and your most important relationships.

IN-PERSON SPACE

Outside/Parking

Waiting Room

Therapy Room

Outside Office
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Office room

TELEHEALTH SPACE

Therapy Office

Therapy Companions

Virtual Office
Therapy Cats
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