Shannon Oberndorf

Shannon Oberndorf is a licensed marriage and family therapist who helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma, and low self-esteem. She also supports those facing grief, sleep problems, addiction concerns, parenting stress, career transitions, and compassion fatigue. Shannon writes plainly and listens carefully so people can feel heard and understood.

With 20 years of experience and a Colorado LMFT credential, she aims to build a trusting, nonjudgmental relationship. Sessions focus on clear communication and practical tools that people can use between meetings. She often blends mindfulness practices with thoughtful conversation to help people slow down and notice what matters.

Her work draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how past relationships affect current patterns. She uses client-centered and psychodynamic approaches to explore emotions and underlying themes. Cognitive behavioral techniques and solution-focused ideas are used to create small, doable changes that add up over time.

Shannon commonly helps people facing family-of-origin concerns, blended family stress, codependency, caregiver strain, communication problems, and first responder issues. She also addresses guilt, shame, forgiveness, and finding life purpose. Her style aims to be warm, practical, and steady while inviting honest self-reflection.

People who choose work with Shannon can expect a collaborative process. She helps set clear goals, practices skills in session, and checks progress as therapy continues. Those interested in starting fill out a short questionnaire and schedule a first visit.

Using Mindfulness and Attachment Ideas Online

Shannon often blends mindfulness therapy with attachment-based and client-centered approaches. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and ease anxiety. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationship patterns shape current responses and helps people notice and change unhelpful habits. Client-centered therapy emphasizes being listened to and understood while the client leads the pace and topics.

Finding the right approach is collaborative. Shannon works with each person to decide which methods fit their needs and goals. She checks in regularly and adjusts methods as progress is made so therapy stays useful and relevant.

Confirm the available session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to schedule appointments around work, school, or caregiving duties. It can also allow shorter check-ins when time is limited and make it simpler to use mindfulness exercises between sessions. Talk with Shannon about what will fit your routine and goals so sessions can be arranged to suit everyday life.