About Shari
Shari Lightfield helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, depression, addictions, and relationship or intimacy concerns. She also supports those dealing with parenting strains, grief, anger, sleep and eating problems, attention difficulties, and compassion fatigue. Shari is based in Colorado and practices as an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor.
Her style is person-centered and strength focused. She aims to build honest, respectful working relationships. Sessions are practical and down-to-earth, with clear attention to what the person needs right now.
Background and approach
Shari draws on attachment-based ideas, cognitive behavioral techniques, emotionally focused methods, and EMDR when trauma is involved. She mixes mindfulness and other approaches to fit each person’s situation. The work often includes talking, gentle skill-building, and experiments to try between sessions.
Her experience includes seven years in residential and outpatient community mental health settings. That background means she has worked in individual, group, and family formats and has supported people through a wide range of life challenges. Shari emphasizes authenticity and communication in the therapy relationship.
She encourages clients to name what they need, try practical tools, and adjust the plan when something isn’t working. The goal is steady progress and clearer choices as people move through changes. Sessions aim to be collaborative, straightforward, and tailored to each person’s pace.
Shari accepts English-language sessions and practices from Colorado, bringing a mix of practical strategies and trauma-aware care.
Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care
Shari commonly uses attachment-based work to help people understand patterns in close relationships and how those patterns affect current feelings and reactions. This approach can be useful for worries about connection, abandonment, or communication breakdowns.She also applies cognitive behavioral therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and to teach practical skills for managing anxiety, depression, and impulsivity. When trauma is a central concern, EMDR may be included to address distress tied to traumatic memories in a paced way.
Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist and client review goals, try methods, and adjust based on what feels helpful. That flexibility helps match interventions to each person’s needs and preferences rather than sticking to a single method.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversation and nonverbal cues, while phone calls need less bandwidth and can be easier during a busy day. Live chat and messaging work well for shorter check-ins, mood tracking, and quick skill reminders between sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into work, family, and other commitments.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating disorders
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Colorado
- Languages
- English