Shannon Oberndorf, LMFT

Shannon Oberndorf is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in Colorado with 20 years of experience. She is trauma-informed and works with individuals, couples, and families who want to improve communication, strengthen relationships, and reconnect with themselves.

Shannon supports people coping with stress and anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, self-esteem struggles, and relationship challenges. She also addresses family dynamics, parenting concerns, grief, addiction-related issues, sleep problems, career transitions, anger, compassion fatigue, and other life changes. Her practice attends to attachment concerns, blended family issues, caregiver stress, codependency, and social anxiety among other focus areas.

She establishes a genuine, trusting therapeutic relationship that encourages honest expression without judgment and emphasizes each person’s ability to change. Drawing on training in attachment-based work, client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, and psychodynamic ideas, Shannon tailors interventions to fit the individual or family. Shannon believes everyone deserves to be heard and has the capacity to build a life they value, and she partners with clients to develop practical skills and sustainable coping strategies.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Shannon commonly integrates attachment-based therapy, client-centered therapy, and cognitive behavioral therapy into her online work. Attachment-based therapy explores how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people improve connection and trust in close relationships. Client-centered therapy focuses on an empathic, nonjudgmental relationship that supports clients in finding their own solutions and building self-understanding. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) offers practical skills to identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, and stress-related concerns.

Deciding on the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Shannon collaborates with each person or family to identify goals, preferences, and needs, and she adjusts methods over time so therapy remains relevant and effective for the client.

Online sessions are offered by licensed professionals in formats that include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options provide flexibility for scheduling, allow therapy to fit into busy routines, and make it easier for people in different settings to access consistent care.