Madeleine Saxe , LMFT

Madeleine Saxe is a California-based licensed therapist who helps women, young adults, and families navigate significant life transitions and personal challenges. With a focus on relationship dynamics, body image, self-discovery, and personal growth, she supports clients through complex emotional landscapes and practical change.

Her practice addresses stress, anxiety, addiction, and relationship concerns through a compassionate, holistic approach that honors each person's story. She also works with people facing pregnancy and postpartum experiences, fertility concerns, and broader family transformations, offering guidance that centers communication, self-love, and reclaimed purpose.

As an LMFT - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - she is trained to work with individuals, couples, and families to improve connections and resolve relational difficulties. Madeleine emphasizes clear, direct communication paired with empathy, helping clients identify strengths, process past challenges, and build realistic strategies for lasting change.

Originally from New York City, she is known for a straightforward, to-the-point style balanced by genuine compassion. Madeleine creates a supportive environment where people can explore their experiences, heal, and move toward greater resilience and meaning.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Client-centered therapy focuses on creating a warm, nonjudgmental space where the client drives the pace and goals of therapy. This approach helps people build self-understanding, improve relationships, and find their own solutions to life transitions and identity questions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and uses practical strategies to challenge unhelpful thinking patterns. It is commonly used for stress, anxiety, eating-related concerns, and addictive behaviors to produce measurable changes in daily functioning.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches skills for managing intense emotions, improving interpersonal effectiveness, and reducing impulsive behaviors. It can be especially helpful for people struggling with emotional reactivity, relationship conflicts, or patterns of self-damaging behavior.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Madeleine works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they explore what feels most effective and adjust the plan over time to support progress.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect with licensed professionals - whether by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, stay connected from home, and maintain continuity of care when life gets complicated.