Shari Lightfield, LPC

Therapist in Colorado

Warm, practical counseling for everyday struggles

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7 years of experience listed

LPC professional credentials

English languages

Strength based
Practical tools
Attachment focused

About Shari

Shari Lightfield is a licensed professional counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship struggles, and self-esteem concerns. She greets each person with a positive, strength-based outlook and aims to make therapy feel manageable and direct. Shari works plainly and with warmth so clients can focus on change without extra jargon.

She draws on person-centered work and attachment-based ideas to build a trusting relationship. Shari uses techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) when they fit the goal. She also includes mindfulness and elements from emotionally-focused approaches to help people notice patterns and respond differently.

Shari has seven years of clinical experience in community mental health, including individual, group, and family therapy in residential and outpatient settings. That background gives her experience with common life stresses and longer-term trauma work. She keeps the room practical and goal-oriented, adapting methods to each person's needs.

Sessions focus on identifying helpful habits, shifting unhelpful thoughts, and improving how people connect with others. She is comfortable including non-traditional tools or activities when those will help a person make progress. Shari emphasizes clear communication and steady collaboration in therapy.

Shari is an LPC, licensed in Colorado. Sessions are conducted in English. To begin, readers can use the site continue button on this profile and complete the short matching questionnaire to schedule according to availability.

How therapeutic approaches guide online work

Attachment-based work looks at how early connections shape current relationships and patterns. Online sessions can use this approach to help people understand triggers, form safer connections, and practice new ways of relating in day-to-day life. Client-centered work focuses on meeting people where they are and following their pace; it emphasizes empathy, acceptance, and the person's own goals and strengths. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps identify unhelpful thoughts and habits and replaces them with strategies people can use between sessions for anxiety, depression, and stress.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose methods that match goals, comfort level, and what has or hasn’t worked before. That plan can change as therapy moves forward so it stays aligned with the client's needs.

Confirm current session options before booking, since specific formats are not listed here. In general, online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow for shorter check-ins when a quick adjustment is needed, and reduce travel time. It can also let people use methods like CBT worksheets, mindfulness practice, and EMDR-adjacent exercises between meetings. Clients and the therapist will discuss what works best and schedule sessions to fit everyday life.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseParenting issuesDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesGrief Intimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersAnger managementSelf esteem Coping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsGuilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Mindfulness TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

7+ years

Credentials

Colorado

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting and family issues, addictions, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, eating and sleeping struggles, anger, ADHD, and self esteem among other areas.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her approach is positive and person-centered. She focuses on building a working relationship, using practical tools and clear communication.

What experience does she bring to sessions?

She has seven years of experience providing individual, group, and family therapy in residential and outpatient community mental health settings.

What are her credentials and location?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Colorado.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the country work with her?

International clients are not accepted at this time.

How does payment or cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I start a therapy relationship with her?

Select the continue button on this profile, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.