Sheri Pate , LMFT

Sheri Pate is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with 16 years of clinical experience. She focuses on mindfulness and mind-body practices to help people manage stress, anxiety, anger, and low self-esteem. Sheri emphasizes accepting yourself where you are and meeting change at a comfortable pace.

Sheri blends mindfulness exercises with concrete talking and skill practice. She uses visualization, guided imagery, and relaxation to help people notice patterns and calm difficult emotions. Those tools are often paired with cognitive behavioral ideas and emotionally focused work to shift how people think and relate.

She draws on Attachment-Based and client-centered approaches to explore how relationships shape feelings and behavior. This helps when people struggle with intimacy, abandonment, family of origin issues, or communication problems. Sheri also supports people facing grief, trauma and abuse, chronic illness, and caregiver stress.

Sheri trained in counseling psychology at California Lutheran University and holds an undergraduate degree in psychology from UCLA. She grew up in a diverse Los Angeles neighborhood and is a first-generation college graduate. Her background informs a respectful, nonjudgmental style.

In addition to one-on-one work, Sheri has led yoga, meditation, and mindfulness groups across the country. From 2011 to 2022 she taught both in-person and virtual classes and developed practical exercises that she brings into sessions. She created a simple awareness card game called Witness Cards to help clients notice areas for growth.

Sheri aims to help people connect with their strengths and bring more meaning and enjoyment into daily life. She supports practical change through short exercises, reflection, and steady encouragement.

Integrating attachment, mindfulness, and online care

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early bonds shape current relationships and emotional responses. In plain terms it helps people understand why they react the way they do in close relationships and teaches ways to create safer, more satisfying connections.

Mindfulness Therapy focuses on simple present-moment exercises, breathing, and guided imagery to reduce reactivity and bring calm. It is useful for managing stress, anxiety, sleep problems, and symptoms of trauma by teaching short practices that can be used anytime.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Sheri works together with each person to test methods, notice what helps, and adjust the plan based on goals and preferences. That collaboration means therapy can shift over time as needs change.

Online formats make this work easier to fit into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and guided imagery work. Phone sessions can be a good shorter check-in or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging provide quick tools for coaching, mindful reminders, and brief check-ins between sessions. These options give flexibility for people balancing work, caregiving, or travel while keeping consistent therapeutic progress.