- CBT techniques
- Attachment focus
- EMDR included
About Shari
Shari Lightfield is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Colorado with seven years of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, family issues, parenting struggles, depression, and related concerns such as ADHD and addiction. Shari offers straightforward, person-focused care and helps people talk through what feels most urgent in their lives.
Shari uses a mix of approaches to meet different needs. She draws on client-centered methods that prioritize the person's perspective. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to spot patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems going. EMDR and emotion-focused ideas are part of her work when trauma or strong relational feelings need attention.
Her background includes work in residential and outpatient community mental health settings, and experience with individual and group formats. That practical experience shapes how she structures sessions and sets goals. Sessions tend to focus on clear steps people can try between meetings and on learning small skills to manage symptoms day to day.
Shari pays attention to attachment and relationship dynamics, including issues like abandonment, codependency, and commitment problems. She also supports people with intimacy-related concerns, kink and alternative sex culture questions, and the fallout from separation or domestic violence.
Her approach is direct and collaborative. She aims to build a working relationship based on clear communication and mutual respect. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.
Approaches used in online work and what they do
Shari draws from cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors; this approach breaks problems into practical steps people can try between sessions. She also uses attachment-based ideas to look at how past and current relationship patterns shape reactions and closeness, which can be helpful for people with abandonment or codependency concerns. When trauma memories are affecting daily life, she may incorporate EMDR techniques to work with those memories and reduce their emotional charge.Choosing the right approach is part of the process and she treats that as a collaborative decision. The therapist and client review goals, symptoms, and preferences together and adjust methods over time if something isn’t working. That way the work stays focused on what the person wants to change.
The original biography does not specify which online session formats are offered, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit care into a busy day, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. They also let people work from quieter surroundings or avoid being on camera if that helps them engage. Licensed professionals adapt pace and method to suit remote sessions and to match each person’s needs.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
7+ years
Listed in
Colorado
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, family and parenting problems, addictions, ADHD, and related issues such as intimacy concerns and grief.
How would she describe her therapy style?
She uses a person-centered, strength-based style and mixes approaches to fit the issue at hand.
How much experience does she have?
She has seven years of clinical experience working in residential and outpatient community mental health settings.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Colorado and practices there.
Does she offer sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list session formats; confirm current session options before booking.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.