Shari Lightfield, LPC

Colorado · 7 years in practice

Shari Lightfield is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Colorado who helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, parenting strain, relationship struggles, and mood concerns.

License and registration

LPC, Colorado: LPC.0016439 · expires August 2027
NPI: 1518449651 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 7
Languages: English

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About Shari

Shari Lightfield is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Colorado who helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, parenting strain, relationship struggles, and mood concerns. She also supports those dealing with grief, addiction, sleeping and eating problems, anger, low self-esteem, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. Shari writes plainly and listens closely to understand what a person is facing right now.

Her approach is warm and person-centered. Sessions focus on strengths and practical steps.

Background and approach

She uses evidence-informed tools to reduce symptoms and improve coping. EMDR - Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing - is one of the methods she uses for trauma-related work. Shari blends attachment-based ideas with client-centered care and cognitive behavioral techniques.

That means she pays attention to how relationships shape feelings, follows the person’s lead, and teaches skills to shift unhelpful thinking and behavior. She also draws on emotionally focused work to help with intimacy and communication concerns. Her background includes individual, group, and family work in residential and outpatient community mental health settings.

Those roles exposed her to a wide range of challenges and ways to adapt therapy to real-life needs. In sessions she values authenticity, clear communication, and steady commitment. People who choose her can expect practical strategies, grounded conversation, and a collaborative plan tailored to their situation.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Shari lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Parenting issues
Depression
Addictions
LGBT
Relationship issues
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Eating disorders
Sleeping disorders
Anger management
Self esteem
Coping with life changes
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
Abandonment
Attachment issues
Avoidant personality
BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
Co-morbidity
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Dissociation
Divorce and separation
Domestic violence
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Guilt and shame
Impulsivity
Isolation / loneliness
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
Postpartum depression
Post-traumatic stress
Pregnancy and childbirth
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-harm
Self-love
Sexual assault and abuse
Sexuality
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Shari names

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Online support

How EMDR, attachment work, and online sessions can fit together

Shari commonly uses EMDR to address trauma-related distress and reprocessing painful memories, which can reduce the hold those memories have on daily life. She also draws on attachment-based therapy to look at how early relationship patterns affect current reactions and close connections. Client-centered methods shape how sessions feel, with the therapist following the person's lead and building on strengths.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, symptoms, and what feels most helpful. That collaborative process guides whether EMDR, attachment work, CBT techniques, or a mix of methods is used over time.

Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for deeper emotional work, phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited, live chat can suit quicker check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing brief contact between sessions. These options help fit therapy into busy schedules and different daily realities.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does this therapist help with?

Shari supports people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting strain, eating and sleeping problems, anger, low self-esteem, ADHD, and compassion fatigue among other concerns.

How would you describe the therapy style and approach?

Her work is person-centered and strengths based. She mixes attachment-focused ideas, cognitive behavioral techniques, emotionally focused methods, and EMDR when appropriate to the person's needs.

What is her clinical background and experience?

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

Where is she licensed and located?

She holds the LPC credential - Licensed Professional Counselor - and practices from Colorado.

Are sessions offered in other languages or to international clients?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How does payment and cost work?

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

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