Sherie Dechter

Sherie Dechter is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, relationship strain, and life transitions. She draws on 30 years of experience to offer calm, practical guidance and to help clients find steady ground during hard times.

She meets people where they are and focuses on clear, manageable steps. Sessions aim to reduce overwhelm, improve communication, and strengthen coping skills. Sherie encourages self-compassion and clearer decision making so clients can act in line with their values.

Her approach combines mindfulness practices with evidence-informed methods such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. She also uses attachment-based and client-centered techniques to look at how relationships and family history shape current struggles. The aim is to build awareness and practical habits that make daily life easier.

Sherie has a long history of helping people work through trauma, parenting challenges, adoption and foster care concerns, caregiver stress, and fertility-related issues. She also supports people dealing with career changes, low self-esteem, social anxiety, and compassion fatigue. Her work includes attention to intimacy, jealousy, and family of origin patterns.

Meetings are conducted with a warm, supportive tone and a focus on collaboration. Sherie helps people set realistic goals and tries different strategies until something fits. She invites prospective clients to begin with a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.

How approaches like mindfulness and ACT translate to online work

Mindfulness Therapy helps people notice their thoughts and bodily responses without harsh judgment. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and recovering from grief by teaching simple awareness practices that reduce reactivity.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and taking small actions that match those values. It combines practical exercises with mindset shifts to help with depression, anxiety, and life-direction questions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships affect current patterns and helps people repair and change how they relate to others.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. Sessions often mix techniques and adjust over time based on what helps most.

Confirm current session formats before booking, since specific options are not listed in the profile. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for follow-up work between sessions. Some formats also make shorter check-ins or phone-only conversations possible when that suits a client better.