- Years in practice
- 16
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- California
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Anger management
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Sheri
Sheri Pate is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) who emphasizes mindfulness and practical skills to help people handle stress, anxiety, anger, and parenting concerns. She uses simple exercises - breath work, guided imagery, and focused awareness - so clients can calm strong emotions and think more clearly in the moment.
Her work draws on attachment-based ideas and cognitive behavioral techniques to look at patterns that affect relationships and self-esteem.
Background and approach
Sheri blends these with client-centered listening to learn what matters most to each person before suggesting changes. She encourages small, achievable steps so progress feels steady and realistic. Sheri has practiced since 2002 and brings 16 years as an LMFT in California.
She has led mindfulness, meditation, and yoga groups across the country, including virtual offerings during the pandemic. That group-work background informs her one-on-one sessions and the practical exercises she shares. Her training and life experience shaped a style that is calm and focused on strengths.
Sheri often uses visualization and relaxation practices to help people build confidence and handle difficult feelings. She created a simple tool called Witness Cards to help clients notice habits and choose changes. People who come to Sheri often want help with coping skills, parenting stress, sleep struggles, or managing mood shifts like depression and bipolar symptoms.
She aims to meet clients where they are and support steady, meaningful change.
What Sheri works with
Everything Sheri lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Sheri helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Sheri lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Attachment-based work focuses on how early patterns shape current relationships and emotional responses. Online sessions can use discussion, reflective exercises, and guided activities to notice those patterns and try new ways of relating in daily life.Client-centered therapy centers on active listening and understanding a person's perspective. In virtual sessions the therapist offers an accepting space and follows a client's lead to identify priorities and build on strengths through real-time conversation and homework exercises.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with each person to match goals, needs, and preferences to specific techniques, and will adjust methods over time based on what helps most. This is a joint process where feedback shapes the plan.
Online formats offer practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for demonstrations, guided imagery, and mindfulness exercises. Phone sessions can be easier when a video connection is not possible or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging let people check in between sessions, share quick updates, or get prompts for exercises without scheduling a full session. Together these options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while keeping the work focused on skills and relationship patterns.
Questions people ask about Sheri
What kinds of concerns does Sheri address?
She works with stress, anxiety, anger, self-esteem, parenting-related stress, grief, trauma and mood concerns such as depression and bipolar symptoms.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style combines mindfulness practices, client-centered listening, attachment-based ideas, and cognitive behavioral techniques to build practical coping skills.
What is her professional background and experience?
She has practiced since 2002 and has 16 years as a licensed marriage and family therapist in California, with experience leading mindfulness and meditation groups.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is a California LMFT and practices in California.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
Sessions are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How is pricing structured?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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