Three decades in the room with real people.
A licensed clinical social worker and certified nutrition coach who blends nutrition science with the experience of a seasoned behavioral health professional.
Sheri Chavez Matzel
I am the founder of CorePath Nutrition Coaching, bringing more than three decades of clinical expertise to my role as a coach.
My approach integrates nutrition science, mindset coaching, behavior change, and lifestyle strategies to help you build sustainable habits and improve your relationship with food, health, stress management, and self-care.
Experience you can feel in every session.
Licensure and certification are only the start. The real value is thirty years of sitting with people through hard, human moments.
Master of Social Welfare
University of California, Los Angeles. A foundation in the science of human behavior and change.
Clinical Social Worker
Licensed in Tennessee since 2021 and in California since 1990, a seasoned behavioral health professional.
Precision Nutrition, Level 1
Evidence-based nutrition and behavior-change science, earned in 2025 to serve clients with the current best practice.
I have met people at their hardest moments.
Across my career, I have served a remarkably diverse range of people: medical patients preparing for kidney transplant, families navigating adoption, individuals facing high-stress life transitions, adolescents to older adults seeking improved fitness, and vulnerable populations within child protective services.
This breadth of exposure lets me meet clients with deep empathy, cultural sensitivity, and a nuanced understanding of human behavior. I have held leadership roles as a Medical Social Worker III at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, a Clinical Supervisor and Compliance Supervisor at International Christian Adoptions, and a Senior Worker and Supervisor within San Diego County Children's Protective Services, mentoring clinicians and guiding multidisciplinary teams along the way.
“I struggled with eating disorders throughout my twenties. It was an early, painful lesson in how profoundly nutrition, mindset, and self-worth intertwine.”
Sheri Chavez Matzel
Professional, and deeply personal.
For the past five years I have worked closely with patients whose declining health led to the need for a kidney transplant, often the result of years of overlooked habits: poor nutrition, limited movement, and quietly rising A1c and blood pressure. I saw how much of it was preventable.
Later, as a personal fitness trainer, I watched even the most intense workouts and the traditional "eat less, move more" plans fail to yield lasting results. These experiences drive my mission: to help people feel better, get healthier, and change their body composition through compassionate, sustainable change rooted in science, autonomy, and real-life practicality.
See how we work together →Warm, autonomy-supportive, and built around you.
I am known for a style that empowers clients to make meaningful, lasting change, never a one-size plan handed down from above.
Listening first
- Motivational interviewing
- Goal setting & action planning
- Client education
- High-touch accountability
The whole picture
- Sleep & recovery
- Emotional eating
- Mindset patterns
- Stress management
- Your environment
Habits that hold
- Practical action plans
- Metabolic health
- Long-term habit formation
- A healthier relationship with food
Let's start with a conversation.
The best way to know if we are a fit is simply to talk. Reach out and we will find a time for coffee.
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