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Sherie Dechter, LCSW
California
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Relationships and Anxiety
See online therapy options- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Attachment focus
About Sherie
Sherie Dechter is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in California with 30 years of experience helping people through stressful and painful life events. She works with concerns such as anxiety, depression, relationship and family issues, trauma and grief. Sherie also addresses parenting, intimacy-related challenges, anger, self-esteem, career questions, compassion fatigue, and ADHD-related concerns.
Her approach is practical and collaborative. Sherie draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), attachment-based ideas, client-centered methods, and Imago relationship techniques. In sessions she helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and habits and then try different ways of responding.
Sherie has long experience supporting people facing adoption and foster care issues, attachment difficulties, caregiver stress, communication and family of origin conflicts. She also works with fertility-related struggles, jealousy, questions about life purpose, social anxiety, and women’s issues. Her work includes grief and recovery after abuse.
Sessions focus on clear problems and practical steps. Sherie helps people set manageable goals, practice new skills between meetings, and track what changes. She also includes discussion of relationships when that helps the goals.
People who choose her can expect steady, experience-based guidance aimed at solving current problems. To begin, readers can follow the practice’s online process to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How her therapeutic approaches are used online
Sherie uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT works well for anxiety, depression, and stress by breaking problems into small, manageable steps.She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and to clarify what matters most so they can take committed action. Attachment-Based Therapy is used when relationship patterns and early connections shape current struggles; it focuses on understanding and shifting those patterns.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Sherie treats therapy as a collaborative process and will help clients choose which methods to try based on goals and preferences. Sessions can move between practical skill-building and deeper relationship work as needed.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current online session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments into work and family routines, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Licensed professionals can use online work to support consistent practice of skills between meetings.
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Experience
30+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she typically address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family issues, trauma and grief, and related topics such as parenting, intimacy, and career concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and collaborative, using clear steps to notice thoughts and change habits. Sessions emphasize skills practice and goal setting.
How much experience does she have?
She has 30 years of clinical experience working with people through crises and ongoing life challenges.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in California and practices in that state.
Which languages are used in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What does therapy cost and how are sessions billed?
Cost varies with location; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe, use the crisis numbers.