Amelia (Markert) Shaw, LCSW

Amelia (Markert) Shaw is a licensed clinical social worker in Virginia who blends practical techniques with a warm, down-to-earth style. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside other approaches to help people notice how thoughts influence feelings and behavior. Amelia aims to make the first step toward help feel manageable and straightforward.

She focuses on everyday problems that sap energy and joy, including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, grief, and issues with sleep or eating. She also supports people facing trauma, addiction concerns, ADHD, career questions, and compassion fatigue. Amelia pays attention to patterns such as attachment or avoidance that repeat across relationships.

In sessions she listens first and then offers tools people can try between meetings. That can mean learning ways to change unhelpful thinking, practicing acceptance of difficult emotions, or building skills for stronger communication. She keeps explanations simple and gives concrete steps to practice at home.

Amelia has about 12 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of concerns. She describes herself as approachable and straightforward, aiming to help each person develop a clear plan for change. People who come to her can expect a collaborative process that moves at a practical pace.

Her approach is flexible to match what an individual needs in the moment. Whether someone wants short-term coaching to get through a tough patch or longer work on deeper patterns, she works to set clear goals and track progress together.

How Amelia integrates proven approaches in online care

Amelia commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot and change unhelpful thought patterns that feed anxiety, depression, and stress. CBT focuses on linking thoughts, feelings, and actions, then practicing small changes that lead to different results.

She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people make room for difficult feelings while committing to values-based actions. ACT can be useful for managing ongoing worry, grief, or chronic stresses without getting stuck in avoidance.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Amelia collaborates with each person to decide whether CBT, ACT, or a client-centered direction fits best based on goals and preferences. She reviews options and adjusts techniques as progress unfolds.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different needs. Video is useful for full conversations and skill practice, phone calls work well when bandwidth or hands-free time is needed, and messaging or live chat can fit quick check-ins or brief coaching between sessions. These options help people fit therapeutic work into busy lives and make it easier to keep momentum between meetings.