Sheri Pate

Sheri Pate is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) who centers mindfulness and acceptance in her approach. She invites people to start where they are and uses simple mindfulness exercises to reduce stress and soothe difficult thoughts and feelings. Her style aims to help people notice what matters and build small, practical habits that change daily life.

She blends mindfulness with cognitive behavioral ideas and attachment-focused work to address concerns like anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship struggles. Sheri also draws on emotionally-focused practices to help people connect with emotions and repair ways of relating. Her sessions include guided imagery, deep relaxation, and awareness exercises tailored to each person’s needs.

Sheri has worked in counseling since 2002 and brings 16 years as a licensed clinician to her practice in California. She led yoga, meditation, and mindfulness groups nationally from 2011 to 2022, including virtual offerings during the pandemic. These group teaching experiences shape how she guides clients through body-centered and mind-body techniques.

She holds a Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology from California Lutheran University and a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from UCLA. Sheri is a first generation college graduate and describes her background as Hispanic Caucasian, raised in a diverse Los Angeles neighborhood.

In sessions she focuses on strengths and practical skills. People can expect short mindfulness practices, visualization, and conversational work that targets coping with life changes, caregiver stress, chronic health challenges, trauma, and grief.

How attachment work and mindfulness translate online

Attachment-based work helps people spot how early relationships shape current patterns of closeness and safety. Online sessions can use conversation and guided exercises to notice those patterns and practice different ways of connecting. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple practices to calm the body and steady attention; these techniques are shown and practiced in session and then used between meetings to manage stress and intrusive thoughts. Cognitive behavioral ideas focus on practical steps to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and can be paired with mindfulness to track progress.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to goals, try specific techniques, and adjust based on what feels helpful. Clients and the therapist decide together whether more emotionally focused, attachment-oriented, or cognitive work best fits the issue at hand.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by removing travel time, allowing check-ins between errands or shifts, and enabling practices like brief guided relaxation when a short break is needed. It can also let people continue work with a licensed professional when scheduling or location would otherwise be a barrier.