Therapist profile
Amelia (Markert) Shaw, LCSW
LCSW - Stress and family concerns
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- ACT
- CBT
- Client-centered
About Amelia
Amelia (Markert) Shaw is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in Virginia with 12 years of experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationships, trauma and abuse, depression, parenting concerns, and related life changes. Amelia also lists work with issues such as addictions, grief, intimacy problems, and ADHD.
Amelia helps people sort through tense times and sudden changes. She uses straightforward conversation to identify what feels stuck and what might change. She describes her work as meeting people where they are and building from that starting point.
Her approach often looks at how thoughts and behaviors connect. That can mean learning small skills to manage stress or trying new ways of responding in difficult moments. She emphasizes practical steps as well as reflecting on patterns that repeat in relationships and daily life.
Amelia also attends to family and parenting concerns by helping individuals think through roles, expectations, and communication at home. She names additional focuses such as attachment issues, blended family challenges, adoption and foster care matters, caregiving stress, and chronic health-related strain.
Sessions can include talking about boundaries, coping strategies, and clearer decision-making. Amelia aims to help people recognize how thinking affects emotions and actions, then shape plans for specific change. The first step is a short intake and a plan for what to work on together.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on clarifying values and taking action toward them while learning to accept difficult thoughts and feelings. It can help when someone is stuck in avoidance or wanting clearer direction. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical skills to change patterns that increase anxiety or low mood. These methods are useful for stress, anxiety, depression, and many everyday struggles.Choosing the right approach is part of the early work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and then suggest methods to try. That decision is collaborative and can change as needs evolve during sessions.
The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Generally, online sessions can make it easier to fit short check-ins into a busy day, avoid travel time, or choose communication styles that match comfort with video or audio. Amelia frames sessions around practical strategies and planning, which can be adapted to different online arrangements once the available formats are confirmed.
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Experience
12+ years
Listed in
Virginia
Languages
English
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What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, depression, parenting issues, addictions, and many related concerns listed in her profile.
What is her therapy style like?
She describes a straightforward, person-focused style that begins where someone is and builds practical steps for change.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 12 years of experience providing therapy to people facing life changes and ongoing challenges.
What credential does she hold and where does she practice?
She is an LCSW licensed in Virginia and provides services from that state.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Current session formats are not specified in the biography; please confirm the available online session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to schedule with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session.
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