Shannon Oberndorf

Shannon Oberndorf, LMFT, helps people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anger, anxiety, and relationship problems. She offers practical ways to improve communication, manage strong emotions, and cope when life feels chaotic. Her style is straightforward and warm, aimed at making change feel possible and manageable.

With 20 years of experience and a Colorado LMFT credential, Shannon draws on multiple approaches to match each person's needs. She focuses on everyday skills that reduce symptoms and improve connection. Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented, with space to process painful memories or recent setbacks.

Shannon uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. She also uses client-centered methods to keep the person’s priorities central. Cognitive behavioral techniques are used when helping clients reframe unhelpful thoughts and build new habits.

She has extensive experience working with trauma, grief, addictions, and compassion fatigue. Shannon also helps people facing career stress, parenting challenges, blended family issues, and caregiver strain. Her background includes supporting those dealing with post-traumatic stress and social anxiety.

In sessions she aims to create a trusting, nonjudgmental space where clients can speak honestly. The work balances short-term problem solving with deeper exploration of family of origin and attachment patterns. Shannon believes change grows from clear goals, steady practice, and a respectful therapeutic relationship.

Approaches that translate well to online care

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current reactions and connection. Online sessions can help identify patterns that lead to anger, worry, or relationship distance, and then practice different ways of relating.

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person’s own goals and pace. In this approach the therapist listens deeply and follows what matters most to the client, which can help with issues like self-esteem, grief, and life transitions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches concrete tools to change thinking and behavior. Online work can include learning to notice unhelpful thoughts, testing them, and building new routines to reduce anxiety and improve sleep.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Shannon will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and then recommend methods to try. That recommendation is collaborative and can shift as progress is made.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know how sessions will be scheduled. Many people find online therapy easier to fit into a busy life, requiring less travel and allowing appointments during breaks or evenings. Others appreciate that some online formats need less bandwidth or feel like shorter check-ins. Discuss practical arrangements when you schedule to find what fits your routine.