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Shari Lightfield

Shari Lightfield, LPC

Therapist in Colorado

Practical support with trauma and emotion

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  • Person-centered focus
  • Strengths-based help
  • Trauma-informed methods

About Shari

Shari Lightfield is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Colorado. She greets people with warmth and straightforward language, and she recognizes that reaching out for help can feel hard. Shari invites clients to explore practical steps toward feeling better and offers steady support along the way.

Her background includes seven years working in residential and outpatient community mental health settings. That work included individual therapy, group therapy, and roles that involved family therapy settings. Shari draws on a person-centered, strengths-based outlook in session and focuses on what a person already has that can be used to heal.

She blends approaches to match each person's needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps with unhelpful thinking and behaviors. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is used when trauma memories are getting in the way. Attachment-Based and Emotionally-Focused approaches help with relationship patterns and emotional connection.

Shari is comfortable adding nontraditional tools when they suit a person’s goals. She emphasizes authenticity, clear communication, and mutual respect in the therapeutic relationship. Sessions are aimed at practical change, clearer coping, and greater emotional understanding.

People often come for help with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting strain, addictions, grief, intimacy issues, sleep and eating concerns, and attention-related difficulties. Shari works with these issues by listening carefully, naming patterns, and trying interventions that fit each client’s life.

This summary is based on the profile information listed on BetterHelp.

Approaches used online and how they help

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns. It looks at how people connect, react to distance, or struggle with trust and helps them try new ways of relating. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to shift those patterns and reduce symptoms like anxiety or low mood. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, is used for distressing memories that keep replaying; it helps the brain process those memories so they have less emotional charge.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. That collaboration guides which methods are tried and how sessions are paced.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the session options before booking since formats are not listed here. Online work can make scheduling easier and help sessions fit into a busy day. It can also allow shorter check-ins, reduce travel time, and let people meet from wherever they are in Colorado. A licensed professional will discuss practical details and match a method to the concerns you bring.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Shari commonly address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, sleep and eating concerns, and ADHD-related difficulties.

What is her therapy style like?

Her style is person-centered and strengths-based with a practical focus. She emphasizes authenticity, clear communication, and using tools that fit each person's life.

How much experience does she have?

Shari has seven years of clinical experience working in residential and outpatient community mental health settings, including individual and group work.

What credentials and region apply to this therapist?

She holds the LPC credential, listed as CO LPC, and practices in Colorado.

In which languages can sessions be held?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with her?

International clients are not currently accepted.

How are costs handled for sessions?

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

How do I begin working with this therapist?

Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.

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