Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
How Shannon works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- Colorado
- Years in practice
- 20
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Shannon
Shannon Oberndorf is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) based in Colorado. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, anger, and relationship problems. Her practical style aims to help clients find clearer ways to handle hard moments and improve everyday interactions.
Shannon draws on twenty years of experience to guide conversations toward useful change. She listens closely and helps clients notice patterns that get in the way. Sessions focus on simple skills and small steps that can make daily life feel easier.
Background and approach
Her approach blends attention to attachment and emotional history with techniques that target current problems. She uses client-centered listening to build trust, cognitive behavioral tools to shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and mindfulness skills to calm the nervous system. Psychodynamic ideas also help uncover repeated patterns rooted in earlier relationships.
Shannon often works with people facing grief, burnout, caregiver stress, and addiction-related concerns. She also supports those coping with trauma and post-traumatic stress, family-of-origin issues, and communication challenges. Parenting strain, blended family situations, and first responder stress are other areas she addresses.
In sessions she aims for clear goals and practical homework between meetings. The work is collaborative - clients set priorities and pace. Shannon helps people build better boundaries, stronger self-worth, and more satisfying relationships over time.
What Shannon works with
Everything Shannon lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Shannon's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Life purpose
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Approaches Shannon lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships influence current patterns. It helps people understand why certain interactions trigger strong feelings and teaches new ways to connect and set boundaries. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It offers practical tools to challenge unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors that reduce anxiety and anger.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Shannon collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals and comfort level. Together they review what helps, adjust techniques over time, and set small, achievable steps so progress is clear.
Online sessions use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences. Video is useful for deeper conversation and nonverbal cues, phone calls can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, live chat and messaging let people check in between appointments or handle brief concerns. These options make it easier to keep consistent care while juggling work, family, or other responsibilities.
Questions people ask about Shannon
What concerns does Shannon commonly help with?
She helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, grief, relationship and family problems, and addiction-related struggles.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is collaborative and practical. She listens, sets clear goals, and offers skills to use between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Shannon brings twenty years of clinical experience working with a wide range of concerns including trauma, caregiving stress, and communication problems.
What are her credentials and location?
She holds a Colorado licensed marriage and family therapist credential - LMFT - and practices from Colorado.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Shannon offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.