Therapist profile
Amelia (Markert) Shaw, LCSW
Virginia
LCSW in Virginia - relationships and stress
Continue with AmeliaWhere Amelia stands
- Credentials
- LCSW
- License
- LCSW, Virginia / 0904009707
- NPI
- 1083293278
- Experience
- 12 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Virginia
About
- ACT and CBT
- DBT skills
- codependency work
About Amelia
Amelia (Markert) Shaw is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Virginia with 12 years of clinical experience. She works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, self-esteem issues, depression, addictions, grief, and codependency among other concerns.
Amelia focuses on meeting each person where they are. She listens to immediate concerns and helps people name what feels most urgent. Sessions often begin with practical steps to manage stress and reduce symptoms so a person can think more clearly about next moves.
She uses a mix of evidence-based approaches to help people notice how thoughts influence feelings and behaviors. This includes hands-on skills for emotion regulation, communication, and boundary setting. Those tools are paired with conversations that look at long-standing patterns, attachment wounds, and relationship habits that can keep someone stuck.
Amelia also addresses life changes like caregiving, adoption or foster care issues, illness, career shifts, and parenting strain. She includes work on intimacy-related problems, codependency patterns, and how family roles affect everyday choices. The goal is clearer thinking and more consistent action, not quick fixes.
Sessions emphasize concrete goals and steps. People leave with small practices they can use between meetings to manage anxiety, sleep, or overwhelming emotions. To begin, visitors follow the site’s matching flow to schedule a first appointment and set a focused plan.
How sessions work
Online sessions that use ACT, CBT, and skills work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thinking and commit to actions that reflect their values. It is often used when someone wants clearer priorities despite ongoing anxiety or stress. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and gives concrete exercises to shift unhelpful thinking patterns and improve mood.Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills are also part of her approach for emotion regulation and distress tolerance. Those skills offer short, usable techniques for moments of high emotion, interpersonal conflict, or urges to act on impulses. Together these approaches combine practice-based tools and conversational work about old patterns and relationships.
Picking the right method is a collaborative process. The therapist and client review current needs, goals, and preferences and then choose which strategies to try first. That plan can change as work progresses so sessions stay aligned with what is most helpful.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy schedule, require less travel, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove the need to be on camera for every appointment. These practical benefits help people maintain consistency while they learn new skills and try different approaches.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
12+ years
Listed in
Virginia
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Can she help with people-pleasing and boundary issues?
Yes. She works on communication and boundary skills and helps people practice saying no in manageable steps.
What is her general therapy style?
She combines practical skills training with conversation about patterns and relationships. Sessions mix immediate coping strategies and longer term insight.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 12 years of experience as a clinician working with a wide range of concerns including trauma, addictions, and mood issues.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Virginia and practices from that state.
Does she work in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Use the site button to view online therapy options, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule an initial appointment.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.