Sherie Dechter, LCSW - Therapist in California

About Sherie

Sherie Dechter is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who focuses on family and parenting concerns alongside relationship and personal challenges. She makes space for parents and caregivers who feel overwhelmed, burnt out, or unsure how to handle conflict at home. Conversations are straightforward and practical so stressed people can find clear next steps.

Sessions are calm and respectful, with a focus on helping people get through crisis, grief, or hard transitions.

Background and approach

With 30 years of experience, Sherie adapts her approach to each family’s needs rather than relying on a single method. She combines tools from cognitive behavioral work and mindfulness-based ideas to reduce anxiety and manage stress. When relationships are strained she uses Imago relationship ideas and attachment-focused techniques to improve connection and communication.

Parents juggling adoption, foster care, fertility struggles, or caregiver stress will find therapy that addresses both practical problems and emotional wounds. Sherie also supports people facing trauma, loss, anger, low self-esteem, compassion fatigue, and life-direction questions. Sessions often include simple exercises, communication practice, and steps to rebuild routine and safety.

She practices in California and holds CA LCSW 19664 as her credential. Meetings happen in formats that fit busy family life: video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. All work is done in English.

Sherie aims to make therapy a collaborative process. She listens, helps identify realistic goals, and teaches skills parents and partners can use between sessions.

How Sherie’s Approaches Work Online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them and then take small actions that matter to their values. That approach can help with anxiety, stress, and decisions about parenting or work. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early bonds shape current relationships and offers ways to build more stable connection and clearer communication within families. Imago Relationship Therapy gives couples structured tools to listen and speak so both partners feel heard and understood.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Sherie will discuss clients’ goals, preferences, and the day-to-day reality of their family life and then suggest which methods to try. The process is collaborative and can shift as needs change over time.

Online therapy makes these methods easier to fit into busy family schedules. Video and phone sessions let parents meet from home, while live chat or text-based messaging provides quick check-ins and coaching between appointments. This variety supports continuity of care and flexibility for families juggling school, work, and caregiving.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?

Sherie works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family problems as well as trauma, grief, parenting challenges, anger, self-esteem, career and depression. She also focuses on adoption and foster care, attachment issues, caregiver stress, fertility concerns, and related topics.

How does she approach therapy?

She uses a mix of approaches including cognitive behavioral strategies, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, attachment-based work, client-centered listening, and Imago relationship techniques. The work is practical and collaborative, with an emphasis on communication and small behavior changes.

What is her professional background?

She has 30 years of clinical experience supporting individuals, couples and families through crises, grief and life transitions. That experience shapes a calm, problem-solving style in sessions.

Where is she licensed and based?

She holds a California Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential, CA LCSW 19664, and practices in California.

Which languages are used in sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the U.S. work with her?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

What session formats are available?

Therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different schedules and needs.

How do I get started?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to the therapist’s availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Family conflicts

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 30 years
Licensed: California
Languages: English

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