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Sheri Pate

Calm-focused therapy rooted in mindfulness and CBT

LMFT California

Experience
16 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Anger, Self esteem
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment-Based Therapy
Languages
English
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About Sheri

Sheri Pate is an LMFT who emphasizes practical, evidence-informed techniques to help people manage stress, anxiety, and life transitions. She integrates cognitive behavioral ideas with mindfulness and interpersonal strategies to support clients in shifting unhelpful thinking patterns and building skills for calmer daily living.

Background and approach

Sheri highlights the value of present-moment awareness and guided imagery as tools for reducing reactivity and opening space for new ways of relating to oneself and others. With sixteen years of clinical work, Sheri draws on a background in counseling psychology and psychology to blend mind-body practices with psychotherapy.

She has led meditation, yoga, and mindfulness groups nationally and used visualization and awareness exercises to help clients increase enjoyment, satisfaction, and performance in personal and professional domains. Sheri has also developed a practical tool called Witness Cards to make self-reflection more accessible and approachable.

Her approach centers on meeting people where they are, identifying strengths, and collaborating on goals that bring meaning, joy, and more effective coping. Sheri works from a foundation of acceptance while guiding clients toward change when they are ready.

Online approaches that blend skills and awareness

Sheri uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients notice patterns of thought and behavior and develop practical strategies for managing anxiety, depression, and stress. She also draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to explore how early relational patterns shape current connections and to support shifts in emotional responses and communication. In addition, client-centered methods create space for people to feel heard and to identify strengths that fuel change.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Sheri works with each client to assess needs, preferences, and goals, and she adapts techniques as therapy progresses so interventions match what the client finds most helpful and meaningful.

Online therapy with Sheri is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to increase flexibility and access. These formats make it easier to fit regular work on skills and mindfulness practices into busy schedules, maintain continuity across life changes, and practice new coping strategies between sessions.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
Sheri focuses on a broad range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting and career challenges, and ADHD among other topics.
What is Sheri's therapeutic style and approach?
Her work blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with mindfulness, attachment-informed techniques, emotionally focused ideas, and client-centered principles to help clients change unhelpful thoughts and increase present-moment awareness.
How long has she been practicing clinically?
She brings 16 years of clinical experience and has led mindfulness and visualization groups since 2002, using those practices alongside psychotherapy in her work.
What credentials and location are listed for this clinician?
She is a licensed marriage and family therapist with the credential CA LMFT 45065 and practices in California.
Does she offer services in languages other than English?
Sessions are conducted in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
Which session formats are available for remote work?
Clients can work with her via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging according to the listed session formats.
How is payment and cost structured for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are required to begin therapy with this clinician?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule appointments based on therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAnger managementSelf esteemCoping with life changesADHD

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoaching

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCommitment issuesCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapySomatic Therapy

Experience

16+ years

Licensed

California

Languages

English