Amelia (Markert) Shaw
Supportive LCSW for stress and parenting concerns
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed in
- Virginia
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Amelia
Amelia (Markert) Shaw uses a blend of practical, evidence-informed approaches to guide people through stressful periods. She is a licensed clinical social worker - LCSW - with 12 years of experience in Virginia. Her manner is approachable and down-to-earth, and she focuses on helping clients notice patterns, try new responses, and set clear intentions for change.
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, and parenting concerns.
Background and approach
Addiction, grief, self-esteem, and issues around intimacy and LGBT identity are also within her scope. Amelia also addresses sleep and eating difficulties, career transitions, and coping with life changes. Her sessions often center on understanding how thoughts influence feelings and behavior.
She draws from cognitive behavioral therapy to identify unhelpful thinking. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is used to build values-based action and coping skills. Emotionally-Focused and client-centered methods shape how she connects and responds in the room.
Amelia describes the work as collaborative and practical. She aims to meet people where they are and uncover new perspectives that open up options for growth. Conversations are aimed at usable steps rather than abstract theory.
For parents and people navigating family roles, she works to clarify patterns, improve communication, and reduce day-to-day tension. Her approach includes problem-solving, emotional awareness, and planning for specific change. The goal is clearer choices and more manageable routines.
Therapeutic approaches that translate to online care
Amy uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can reduce anxiety and low mood. CBT focuses on clear skills and small experiments that adapt well to video or phone sessions.She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify personal values and support committed action even when emotions are difficult. ACT emphasizes practical exercises and mindfulness skills that clients can practice between online meetings.
Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they decide which methods to prioritize and adjust the plan as needed.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. This flexibility makes it easier to maintain regular meetings, try short coaching-style check-ins, and follow up on homework. The formats support ongoing work on parenting routines, stress management, emotional skills, and real-life problem solving without requiring in-person visits.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.
Client-Centered Therapy
The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- Virginia
- Languages
- English
Next step
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