Licensed clinical social worker recordVirginia
Amelia (Markert) Shaw, LCSW
Virginia
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Stress and Relationships
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- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in Virginia
- LCSW, licence 0904009707
- NPI
- 1083293278
- Experience
- 12 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Virginia
These details come from information Amelia supplied to BetterHelp. A licence can be checked with the social work board of the state that issued it, and an NPI with the national registry.
AAbout
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Emotionally-Focused work
About Amelia
Amelia (Markert) Shaw is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Virginia with 12 years of experience. She helps people manage common life stresses, including anxiety, depression, relationship strain, grief, addiction concerns, and parenting challenges.
Amelia works in a direct, practical way. She focuses on clear goals and steps people can try between sessions. Conversations look at how thoughts affect feelings and behavior. The aim is to reduce daily strain and make decision-making easier.
Her approach draws on several evidence-informed methods. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify values and move toward meaningful action. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thinking patterns and change behaviors. Emotionally-Focused and client-centered ideas guide conversations about feelings and connection.
Amelia also brings experience with trauma, intimacy-related concerns, eating and sleeping problems, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. She pays attention to caregiving stress, chronic illness, adoption and foster care topics, and aging issues when they affect daily functioning.
Sessions emphasize practical tools - breathing and grounding, behavioral experiments, communication skills, and stepwise problem solving. The work is collaborative: she and the person set targets and check progress. To begin, she asks people to complete a short questionnaire and schedule a first session.
BHow sessions work
How Amelia’s approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying what matters and taking small steps toward those values, which can help with anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets thoughts and behaviors, offering concrete exercises to change patterns that keep problems going. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) looks at feelings and connection, helping people name emotions and improve communication in close relationships.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Amelia will discuss these methods and choose what fits each person's goals, needs, and preferences. She treats this as a collaborative process and checks in about what is working and what should change.
Formats for online sessions are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, shorten travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. They also allow for exercises and homework to be reviewed together during a meeting. Ask about session length and any technical needs when scheduling to match therapy to daily life.
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Experience
12+ years
Listed in
Virginia
Languages
English
DQuestions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, grief, addiction, parenting and related everyday problems.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and goal-focused, using client-centered conversations alongside ACT, CBT, DBT and EFT techniques to address thinking, emotions, and behavior.
How much experience does she have?
She has 12 years of clinical experience working with a range of life and mental health concerns.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Virginia.
Which languages are supported?
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 model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, call 911, or call or text 988. More crisis numbers