Shari Lightfield, LPC

Colorado · 7 years in practice

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 who helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, parenting strain, relationship and intimacy concerns, and issues like addiction and ADHD. She works with people facing grief, sleep and eating problems, anger, low self-esteem, and life transitions. Shari aims to create a straightforward, compassionate space for talking through hard moments.

Shari uses an approach grounded in Emotionally-Focused Therapy and attachment ideas to help people understand feelings and connection patterns.

Background and approach

She also draws on client-centered care and cognitive behavioral tools to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. EMDR may be part of the work when trauma symptoms are present. Her style is positive and strength-focused.

Sessions are practical and tailored to each person. She may introduce mindfulness or experiential exercises and occasional nontraditional techniques that fit a person's needs. Shari's background includes individual, group, and family work in residential and outpatient community mental health settings.

That experience informs how she helps people handle complex or overlapping concerns, including co-occurring issues and attachment wounds. She brings seven years of clinical experience in Colorado as an LPC. People can expect straightforward communication, an emphasis on building trust, and a collaborative effort to set goals and track progress.

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 therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Shari integrates Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people notice and name core emotions and how those feelings shape relationships and reactions. This approach is useful for people working on attachment wounds, intimacy concerns, and patterns that repeat in relationships.

She also uses Attachment-Based Therapy which focuses on how early bonds affect current behavior and trust. This helps people understand triggers, abandonment fears, and patterns of avoidance so they can try new ways of relating. Client-Centered Therapy guides the way she listens and responds, placing the person's experience and goals at the center of each session.

Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and symptoms and then choose techniques together. That shared decision-making helps tailor the work to what matters most to the client.

Online therapy with Shari is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow fuller interaction and nonverbal cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat and messaging let people check in between sessions or use shorter, more frequent check-ins. These options make it easier to get consistent care around work, parenting, or other obligations.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does Shari address?

She supports people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, parenting and relationship issues, addiction, ADHD, grief, sleep and eating problems, anger, self-esteem, and coping with life changes.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her style is positive, person-centered, and strength-focused. Sessions are practical and tailored, with clear communication and an emphasis on building trust.

What is her clinical background?

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

What credentials and location apply to this therapist?

Shari is a Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC - practicing in Colorado.

Can sessions be conducted in other languages or internationally?

Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients.

What session formats are available?

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

How is cost handled for therapy?

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

What are the steps to begin working together?

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