- Person-centered care
- Strengths focused
- Trauma informed
About Shari
Shari Lightfield is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Colorado. She greets people with warmth and encouragement and acknowledges how hard it is to reach out for help. Shari focuses on common and painful concerns like anxiety, stress, depression, grief, addiction, and codependency. She also supports people dealing with trauma, family and parenting struggles, intimacy-related issues, and challenges linked to ADHD and self-esteem.
Shari draws on a person-centered style that centers the client's voice and strengths. She combines that approach with practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to help shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships affect current patterns.
EMDR is part of her toolkit for people processing traumatic memories, and she includes emotionally-focused work when relationships and connection are central concerns. Mindfulness practices show up in sessions when grounding or staying present helps someone manage strong feelings.
Her experience includes individual, group, and family therapy in both residential and outpatient community mental health settings. That background shapes her flexible way of working and her willingness to tailor techniques to each person’s needs. Shari emphasizes authenticity, clear communication, and mutual respect as the foundation of the therapeutic relationship.
She invites people to be active partners in therapy and to try approaches that fit their life and goals. Shari aims to help clients discover what they can build from their strengths and what they might change to feel more grounded and connected.
How her approaches translate to online work
Shari uses attachment-based ideas to help people notice patterns that come from early relationships, and to practice new ways of connecting and responding. This approach can help when trust, abandonment, or attachment concerns affect current relationships.She also uses client-centered therapy, which focuses on listening, empathy, and building on a person's strengths. That style creates space to name goals and try small changes that feel realistic in daily life.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and will recommend or combine methods that fit. That collaborative process helps decide which techniques to try first and how to adapt them to real-life schedules and challenges.
The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm options before booking. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy day, reduce travel time, and allow people to work from a quieter or more convenient spot. Some formats can also allow shorter check-ins or sessions that are easier to schedule around work and caregiving duties.
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Experience
7+ years
Credentials
Colorado
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Shari support?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, and codependency. She also helps with trauma and abuse, parenting and family issues, intimacy and relationship struggles, and ADHD-related concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is person-centered and strengths focused. She blends practical tools with listening and tailors techniques to each person's needs.
What kind of experience does she bring?
She has seven years of experience working in residential and outpatient community mental health settings. That work included individual, group, and family therapy.
What credentials and location apply?
She holds the LPC credential, listed as CO LPC, and practices in Colorado.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with Shari?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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