Sherie Dechter , LCSW

Sherie Dechter is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Southern California with 30 years of experience supporting people through difficult life moments. The LCSW credential indicates a master's-level social work license to provide psychotherapy and clinical support. Over her career she has worked with children, adults, couples, and families, drawing on a range of skills to address stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting and intimacy-related issues, self-esteem, career challenges, depression, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and related life stresses.

She focuses on creating a warm, friendly, and supportive environment where clients feel heard and understood. Sherie emphasizes the therapeutic relationship as the foundation for meaningful work, helping people heal, process grief, and navigate both expected and unexpected crises. Therapy is approached as a collaborative process in which she partners with clients to identify goals, explore obstacles, and develop practical solutions tailored to each person or family.

Sherie aims to help clients become more comfortable with themselves, build resilience, and move toward their full potential. She welcomes the opportunity to work together and to create new possibilities for growth and well-being.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Sherie integrates evidence-informed approaches to meet each client’s needs. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without being overwhelmed by them, and focuses on identifying personal values and taking committed steps toward a meaningful life - it is often helpful for stress, anxiety, and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy explores patterns formed in early relationships and how they affect current connections, making it useful for relationship difficulties, attachment concerns, parenting issues, and family of origin work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) examines how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and teaches practical skills to reduce symptoms and change unhelpful patterns, which can be effective for anxiety, depression, and coping with stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Sherie works collaboratively with clients to determine which methods best fit their goals, preferences, and the challenges they bring, adapting strategies as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to engage with licensed professionals and therapists. Sherie provides sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, which makes scheduling easier for busy lives, supports continuity of care during crises or transitions, and increases access for those who live far from office-based services or have mobility or caregiving constraints.