Shannon Oberndorf, LMFT - Therapist in Colorado

About Shannon

Shannon Oberndorf is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) based in Colorado. She focuses on family and parenting concerns along with stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, grief, and life transitions. Her approach aims to make therapy feel practical and approachable for people who are juggling busy lives and heavy feelings.

She keeps sessions grounded and direct. Shannon listens first, then helps people identify small, doable steps that change how they relate to others and themselves.

Background and approach

She also addresses patterns like codependency, attachment concerns, and communication problems so families can find clearer ways to connect. Her style blends talking together with hands-on strategies. Cognitive behavioral techniques are used to shift unhelpful thinking and behavior.

She also draws on attachment-based ideas to strengthen bonds within family systems and client-centered listening to make space for what matters most to each person. With two decades of clinical experience, Shannon brings steady, practical guidance to complicated moments. She has worked with issues such as trauma and abuse, addictions, caregiver stress, first responder issues, and post-traumatic stress.

That background informs how she helps clients manage anxiety, improve sleep, and cope with major life changes. Sessions balance insight and action. Shannon aims to help clients improve communication, set healthier boundaries, and rebuild trust in relationships.

The focus is on realistic change that fits each family’s life and values.

Online approaches for family and parenting work

Attachment-based work focuses on how people connect and respond to each other. It looks at relationship patterns and helps families change how they relate so bonds feel safer and communication improves. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, teaches practical tools to notice and change thoughts and behaviors that increase anxiety or cause recurring conflict. Client-centered therapy centers the person in the room, offering nonjudgmental listening so clients can explore values, emotions, and goals at their own pace.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Shannon will work collaboratively to choose methods that match a family’s needs, goals, and comfort level. That means trying things that feel useful, checking how they work, and adjusting over time so therapy stays relevant and manageable.

Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into busy family life. Video calls let families connect from home, while phone, live chat, and text messaging provide options for shorter check-ins or when schedules are tight. These formats offer flexibility and help people keep progress moving even when in-person visits are hard to arrange.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Shannon address?

Her practice covers family and parenting issues along with stress, anxiety, relationships, depression, grief, addictions, sleep problems, anger, and career or life changes.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

She combines warm listening with practical steps. Sessions focus on improving communication, setting boundaries, and building coping skills that fit daily life.

What experience inform her work?

She has 20 years of clinical experience and has worked with trauma, caregiver stress, first responder issues, and family-of-origin problems among other concerns.

What are her credentials and where is she located?

She is a licensed marriage and family therapist - LMFT - with license CO LMFT MFT.0001406 and practices from Colorado.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What formats are available for meeting online?

Shannon offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as ways to connect.

How is cost handled for sessions?

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

How do I begin working with her?

Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Trauma and abuse

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 20 years
Licensed: Colorado
Languages: English

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