Sheri Pate, LMFT

Sheri Pate is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) who uses mindfulness and mind-body practices to help people manage stress and uncomfortable thoughts. She emphasizes accepting yourself where you are now and meeting clients with a calm, nonjudgmental stance. Her work often focuses on practical skills people can use right away to feel steadier. Sheri has worked in the field for 16 years and draws on several therapy approaches to fit each person’s needs. She incorporates mindfulness exercises, cognitive behavioral ideas, attachment-based perspectives, and emotionally-focused techniques. She also blends interpersonal and solution-focused strategies when they suit the situation. She trained in psychology at UCLA and earned a master’s degree in counseling psychology from California Lutheran University. Over the years she has led mindfulness, meditation, and yoga groups around the country, including virtual offerings during the pandemic. Those teaching experiences influence how she guides relaxation and visualization in sessions. Sheri often uses guided imagery, deep relaxation, and awareness exercises to help clients notice strengths and options. She created a simple card tool called Witness Cards to help people name areas for change and begin small steps. Much of her work centers on supporting people through life transitions, relationships, grief, stress, and mood concerns. Clients can expect straightforward practice-based sessions that focus on skills, reflection, and gradual changes. Sheri frames goals around meaning, joy, and everyday functioning while helping people build confidence to act when they are ready.

How Sheri's Approaches Translate to Online Work

Attachment-based work focuses on how past and current relationships shape how people feel and relate now; it helps with trust, closeness, and recurring patterns in relationships. Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening, empathy, and building on a person's strengths to move toward their goals. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and teaches concrete strategies to change them. Sheri treats finding the right approach as a shared process. She will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, then try exercises or techniques and adjust as needed. That way the work stays collaborative and tailored to the individual's life. Many clients find online work easier to fit into a busy schedule and to keep momentum between sessions. Before booking, confirm which session formats are currently offered with the therapist. Online sessions can make it simpler to add brief check-ins, practice guided imagery or mindfulness exercises during a break, and continue homework tools like the Witness Cards without traveling to an office.