Sherie Dechter

Sherie Dechter is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 30 years of experience helping people through hard times. She focuses on practical support for stress, anxiety, anger, grief, relationship and parenting concerns. Sherie aims to make therapy straightforward and helpful so clients can feel more capable in daily life.

Sherie uses clear, collaborative methods so people know what to expect in sessions. She listens first, then works with each person to pick tools that fit their needs. Sessions often include talking through problems, building skills for emotion regulation, and finding ways to repair important relationships.

Her background spans community and clinical settings across California. Sherie has long experience helping people navigate trauma, attachment concerns, adoption and foster care issues, and caregiving strain. That history shapes a practical approach focused on real-world changes rather than jargon.

Sherie draws on several therapeutic approaches to match the work to the person. She combines Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with cognitive-behavioral ideas and attachment-informed thinking, and brings a client-centered stance to every session. This mix helps with mood, self-esteem, intimacy challenges, and career or life-purpose questions.

Therapy with Sherie moves at a steady, collaborative pace. She works to create a warm, respectful space where people feel heard and can try new ways of coping. Her goal is to help clients grieve what they need to, heal when possible, and build skills to manage stress and anger going forward.

How Sherie’s Approaches Translate to Online Work

Sherie draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, and Client-Centered Therapy in her work. ACT helps people notice difficult thoughts and commit to values-based actions, which can reduce the hold of anger or avoidance. Attachment-based ideas focus on how early relationships shape current patterns, which can help when intimacy or family origins cause distress. Client-centered therapy centers the person's experience, offering a respectful, nonjudgmental space to talk and try new responses.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Sherie will collaborate with each client to find which methods fit best for their goals and personality. That means checking in about what’s helping and shifting strategies when needed so the work stays relevant and practical.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the current session options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when that suits the day. It can also be helpful when quieter surroundings or lower bandwidth are needed, since different session styles can adapt to those needs.