Shari Lightfield

Shari Lightfield is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who helps people manage stress, anxiety, anger, grief, depression, and trauma. She supports people facing parenting challenges, relationship and intimacy concerns, addiction-related difficulties, ADHD, and struggles with self-esteem. Shari aims to create a space where people feel heard and can begin practical change.

Shari brings seven years of clinical experience in community mental health, working in both residential and outpatient settings. She has provided individual and group therapy and has experience with family therapy in those settings. Her work draws on a strength-based, person-centered outlook that centers each person’s needs and goals.

Her approach blends familiar methods with tailored tools. She uses Attachment-Based ideas to look at how past relationships shape current patterns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, known as EMDR, is part of her toolkit for addressing trauma when it fits the person’s needs.

Shari also incorporates mindfulness and emotionally-focused techniques to help regulate emotions and improve communication. She is comfortable adapting nontraditional tools when they help a person make progress. The therapist emphasizes authenticity, clear communication, and mutual respect as the foundation for therapy.

People who choose Shari can expect practical, down-to-earth sessions aimed at real-life changes. She works from Colorado and conducts sessions in English. To begin, readers are invited to follow the site’s intake steps and complete the matching questionnaire.

How therapeutic approaches guide online work

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. It helps people understand connection, trust, and how those habits affect anger and intimacy. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. It is commonly used for anxiety, low mood, and managing impulsive reactions. EMDR, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, is a method used with trauma-related memories when it suits a person’s needs and readiness.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. This is a collaborative process and plans can change as progress is made.

The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. They also let people work from quieter surroundings or choose a format that reduces the need to be on camera. Talk with the therapist to pick an approach and session arrangement that fits everyday life and therapy goals.