Shannon Oberndorf, LMFT

Shannon Oberndorf is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in Colorado with 20 years of experience. She works with adults who are dealing with stress, anxiety, relationships, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, addictions, grief, parenting strain, and codependency. Shannon focuses on practical ways to help people communicate better and handle life’s pressures.

Shannon uses clear, direct conversation in sessions. She listens for patterns that keep someone stuck, such as people-pleasing, trouble saying no, or getting drawn into another person’s crises. She helps people notice those patterns and try new responses that feel manageable.

Her approach draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shaped current habits. She also uses client-centered techniques to keep the work focused on the person’s experience. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used when unhelpful thoughts and behaviors need practical steps to change.

Sessions can include mindfulness exercises to reduce anxiety and psychodynamic ideas to understand recurring themes from the past. Shannon talks through specific communication skills and boundary practices that can be used between sessions. She frames setbacks as information rather than failure.

Shannon has worked with people facing caregiver stress, blended family issues, family-of-origin struggles, first responder issues, and concerns about forgiveness, guilt, or shame. She also supports people dealing with career stress, sleep problems, and compassion fatigue. Her work aims to help clients act with more intention and feel more in control of everyday choices.

How her approaches translate to online work