Get To Know Me

I’m a psychotherapist and life coach in professional practice for over 30 years, who has helped countless people accomplish their goals and improve their lives.

I believe everyone deserves to be treated with dignity and respect, and I honor individual differences.

My therapy style is compassionate and interactive, utilizing a combination of approaches based on your individual needs and preferences. My practice is informed by training in neuroscience, humanistic, developmental, cognitive-behavioral, positive, trauma and body focused therapies.

Marni Cahill is an internationally certified Life Coach and Clinical Social Worker licensed to practice psychotherapy in New York and North Carolina. She has over 30 years’ experience in the helping professions, having worked in inpatient, outpatient, hospital and community mental health settings. She has worked extensively with special populations including healthcare professionals, veterans, women, people recovering from addictions, grieving younger and older adults, and people experiencing homelessness.

Marni received her Master’s degree in Social Work from the State University of New York at StonyBrook in 1994 and has earned certifications in Coaching, Trauma Treatment, Addictions and Compassion Fatigue. She works with clients who are dealing with a wide range of concerns including life transitions, grief, anxiety, depression, relationship and health issues, addictions and trauma. Inspired by her own healing journey, she is dedicated to helping people overcome challenges and live healthier, more fulfilling lives.

Areas of focus include: Abandonment and Attachment Issues, Bipolar disorder, Body Image, Career and workplace difficulties, Caregiver Stress, Chronic Pain, Coaching, Codependency, Co-morbidity, Commitment and intimacy Issues, Communication Problems, Compassion fatigue, Control Issues, Coping with Natural or Human-Caused Disasters, Depression, Dissociation, Divorce and Separation, Drug and Alcohol Addiction, Eating and Food-Related Issues, Emptiness, Family of Origin Issues, Family conflicts, First Responder Issues, Forgiveness, Gaslighting, Grief and loss, Guilt and Shame, Health and healing, Hospice and End of Life, Illness and Disability, Impulsivity, Isolation/Loneliness, Life changes, Life Purpose, Midlife Crisis, Mood Disorders, Personal Growth, traumatic Stress, Prejudice and Discrimination, Process addiction (pornography, gaming, exercise, gambling), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self Esteem, Self-Harm, Smoking/Vaping Cessation, Somatization, Spiritual growth, Toxic Relationships, Trauma and abuse, Women's Issues, Young adults

Clinical approaches include Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Energy Healing, Existential Therapy, Gestalt Therapy, Internal Family Systems, Mindfulness, Motivational Interviewing, Neurocognitive science, Psychodrama, Somatic Therapy, Spiritual guidance and Trauma-Focused Therapy