About Shemeram
Shemeram 'Shari' Lachin is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in California. She brings seven years of experience and focuses on practical, solution-oriented support. Shari aims to make mental health care approachable and useful for day-to-day life.
She offers an affirming, nonjudgmental atmosphere where people can talk about stress, anxiety, depression, and trauma and abuse. She also helps with issues related to self-esteem and LGBT concerns. Sessions focus on identifying strengths and building steps that feel doable.
How Shemeram works
Shari works with a wide range of related concerns, including abandonment, adoption and foster care issues, attachment and codependency challenges, communication and commitment problems, and family of origin struggles. She also supports people navigating substance use, dissociation, divorce and separation, emptiness, and experiences common to first responders. Her approach centers on evidence-based therapeutic techniques tailored to each person.
She prioritizes clear goals and concrete strategies so progress can be tracked. The work tends to be collaborative and paced to match each person's needs. Sessions are offered in English and available to international clients who can join from other locations.
The focus is on making therapy fit daily life, with straightforward planning and steps that can be used between sessions.
What Shemeram works with
The areas below are the ones Shemeram selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- HIV / AIDS
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 7 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
How evidence-based techniques translate to online care
Shari uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on clear goals and concrete skills. One common approach she draws on emphasizes building coping skills and problem-solving steps to reduce stress and manage anxiety. This method teaches practical strategies people can use between sessions to notice triggers and try small changes that add up over time.Another approach centers on processing trauma and related reactions through paced, structured work. This helps people make sense of painful experiences, reduce distressing symptoms, and reconnect with daily routines. Both approaches aim to be collaborative - the therapist and client work together to choose what feels most helpful and adjust as needed.
Finding the right fit is part of the process. The therapist will review your concerns, goals, and preferences and suggest which techniques to start with. Over time those choices are revisited and changed to match progress and comfort level.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for more in-depth work and visual connection, phone calls can work when bandwidth is limited, live chat is good for brief check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives and different schedules.
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