Amelia (Markert) Shaw, LCSW
Licensed in Virginia · 12 years in practice
Amelia (Markert) Shaw uses practical, person-centered therapy to help people navigate real life problems.
License and registration
- LCSW, Virginia
- 0904009707 · expires June 2026
- NPI
- 1083293278 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 12
- Languages
- English
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About Amelia
Amelia (Markert) Shaw uses practical, person-centered therapy to help people navigate real life problems. She is a licensed clinical social worker - LCSW - in Virginia and brings 12 years of experience to sessions. She speaks English and focuses on plain, direct conversation to find what matters most to each person.
Amelia starts by listening to where someone is right now. She works step by step to reduce stress, ease anxiety, and address depression and trauma.
Background and approach
Sessions often focus on clearer thinking, stronger coping skills, and small, doable changes that add up over time. Her approach draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thinking and choose actions that match their values. She also uses Client-Centered and Emotionally-Focused ideas to build a trusting, respectful conversation.
This mix supports issues like relationship strain, grief, addiction, and self-esteem challenges. Amelia has helped people facing parenting strain, career transitions, chronic illness, and compassion fatigue. She also supports those working through attachment, abandonment, or adoption and foster care concerns.
Sessions often include practice with communication, emotion regulation, and problem-solving skills you can use outside the appointment. She recognizes that starting therapy can feel hard. Amelia aims to make the first steps clear and manageable, helping people set simple goals and track progress over time.
Her style is warm and straightforward, focused on practical outcomes rather than labels.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Amelia lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Workplace issues
Approaches Amelia names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small actions toward those values while learning to sit with difficult thoughts. It is often useful for anxiety, stress, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on noticing unhelpful thinking patterns and practicing different responses so emotions and behavior change in useful ways; it suits depression, worry, and behavior-focused goals. Client-Centered Therapy centers the conversation on the person's experience, using empathy and reflection to build trust and clarify goals; this is helpful when people need a supportive space to sort out feelings and decisions.Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to your goals, try methods that fit your needs, and adjust plans as you go. That means you can test what helps and shift direction if something feels off, rather than committing to one fixed method up front.
Online therapy formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face work and skill demonstrations. Phone sessions are a good option when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in fits better into a work break. Live chat and text messaging work well for ongoing check-ins, coaching-style support, or quick skill practice between sessions. These options make scheduling more flexible and let people keep momentum even with busy lives.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does this therapist address?
She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy concerns, addiction, grief, self-esteem, and ADHD.
What is the therapist's style and approach?
The style is person-centered and collaborative, drawing on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Emotionally-Focused ideas to help with thinking, behavior, and emotions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 12 years of experience working with adults on life changes, mental health challenges, and relationship concerns.
Where is the therapist licensed and located?
She is licensed as an LCSW in Virginia and lists that state as her professional location.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does cost and cancellation work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
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